FIREFIGHTERS in Humberside will join colleagues from England and Wales in striking for eight consecutive days this month.
The strikes, which will start on Monday, July 14, come as firefighters are saying the current proposals by the government are "unworkable, unacceptable, unrealistic" and nothing short of a "vicious" attack on their pensions.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has been in negotiations with the government for three years in an attempt to avoid the implementation of proposals that they say would see firefighters paying more, working longer and receiving less.
Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: "The government must realise that firefighters cannot accept proposals that would have such devastating consequences for their futures, their families' futures – and the future of the fire and rescue service itself.
"We have tried every route available to us to make the government see sense over their attacks.
"Three years of negotiations have come to nothing because the government is simply unwilling to compromise or even listen to reason despite a huge amount of evidence showing their planned scheme is unworkable."
The strikes will take place on:
- Monday, July 14: 6am to 8am and 5pm to 7pm
- Tuesday, July 15: 6am to 6am and 5pm to 7pm
- Wednesday, July 16: 6am to 8am and 5pm to 7pm
- Thursday, July 17: 6am to 8am and 5pm to 7pm
- Friday, July 18: 6am to 8am and 11am to 1am
- Saturday, July 19: 11am to 1pm and 11pm to 1am
- Sunday, July 20: 5pm to 7pm
- Monday, July 21: 6am to 8am and 5pm to 7pm
Firefighters are also due to strike on Thursday, July 10, alongside local government workers, teachers and civil servants.
