Fire Brigades Union
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The FBU campaigns and lobbies on key issues affecting their members and the public at large. They are working to protect and improve the fire and rescue service, improve safety in the workplace and end discrimination and harassment at work. They are focused on winning for their members, whether they are firefighters working the wholetime or retained duty system, emergency fire control staff, or managers in the UK fire and rescue service. They also support external campaigns, from those seeking better employment rights for all workers in the UK to efforts to secure proper trade union and human rights in Colombia.
The FBU is the only recognised trade union negotiating nationally with fire and rescue service employers on behalf of firefighters and emergency fire control staff on the National Joint Council (NJC).
Committees
The union is divided into 13 regions, each with its own regional committee made up of representatives from every branch in each region plus regional officials.
Regulation
The governing body of the FBU is the annual conference. The union's policy is decided by delegates elected from branches, regions and the union’s sections. Policies decided at conference are carried out by the Executive Council (EC), elected from the regions and the sections.
Members
The FBU represents over 85% of the uniformed staff of the UK fire and service. Their members are frontline public service workers - covering the roles of Firefighter to Area Manager, including emergency fire control staff and firefighters working the retained duty system.
