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This page is just to give a little information about the current Fire Brigades Union pay campaign
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| Rally at FBU recall conference Manchester 12 Sept 2002 |
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The FBU are asking for professional pay for a professional job.
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They are asking for the pay of a qualified firefighter to rise from £21500 a year to £30,000 a year.
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The firefighters shift system covers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. They get no extra pay for working nights or weekends.
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To train as a wholetime firefighter you generally have to complete a 13 week residential training course and it take four years to become fully qualified.
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The green goddesses that local authorities are happy to use to provide your fire cover are 50 years old, have virtually no equipment, are unreliable and achieve a top speed of approximately 40 mph.
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