London FBU Socialist Party Bulletin
London FBU Socialist Party Bulletin
London FBU Socialist Party Bulletin
No to an Easy-jet
fire service!
A ll 5,557 fire fighters in London are
threatened with the sack if they
change are fire stations closing, fire
engines removed from night-time
don’t accept new contracts. Contracts service and even cuts in frontline staff.
which not only threaten fire fighters jobs, These attacks could cost lives!
conditions of work and family lives, but
will open the door to the destruction of The current shift system was fought
the fire service as we know it. for by workers in the fire service after
the Second World War to turn it into a
Leader of the London Fire Authority professional, public, modern service,
Brian Coleman is a Tory councillor and but now the clocks are being turned
London Assembly member for Barnet. back. “Modernisation” means cuts.
Well known for claiming exorbitant taxi
fares and dinners, Coleman is part of Firefighters have shown
a council attempting to force through
‘easyJet style’ services in Barnet council. their determination to
This means the council providing only defend the service at
the barest minimum of services, and
people paying for anything extra.
mass meetings all over The Socialist Party
London. gives our full
And in reality this is what he wants for
support to the
our fire service!
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