The Guardian
ENGLAND — Firefighters in England and Wales will strike for five hours on 19 October over pensions, the Fire Brigades Union has said.
Firefighters in Scotland will not be taking industrial action after the Scottish government made them a pensions offer the union said was enough to prevent a strike “at the current time”.
The FBU argues that changes to pensions and the retirement age will mean thousands of firefighters lose their job “simply for getting older”. The union also maintains that firemen and women pay some of the highest pension contributions in the UK at almost 13% of their salary, with further rises due next year.
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