After reading an article in one of the better newspapers today, it appears our friends in the FBU are having a ballot in the next few weeks, with a view to striking in September. Apparently, a force of 11500 will be required to man the fire tenders and Op Fiasco looks to be revived.
The Army will be hit for approx 7000 troops with the RAF/RN providing the remainder. Oh well its a good job that we aren't too busy at the moment and we have loads of spare people on the ground to deal with this??????
I really don't understand their problem, (can someone please fill me in???) they earn good money for what they do, and once again, many junior ranks are going to find themselves being quasi-firefigters on less money than the firefighters are ALREADY on!
This absolutely stinks, I can only hope that the members of the FBU will appreciate just how much this will hurt the armed forces and will realise that no one really gives a toss about their "cause".
DS