Bonfire Night firefighter strike called off
The Bonfire Night firefighter strike was called off after it was revealed that the Health and Safety Executive is investigating the private firefighting contractors from AssetCo. The investigation comes after a complaint which alleges that staff have not been trained properly and is putting its employees at risk.
The strike was planned to coincide with one of the busiest weekends and would run for 47 hours.
Chairman of London’s fire authority, Brian Coleman believes this to be a sensible move and said “These strikes have always been unjustified, unnecessary and utterly avoidable.” Matt Wrack from LFBU said that the firefighters do not want to take strike action but have no choice.
Both sides will meet on November 16th in attempt to resolve the issue.
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