Firefighters National Strike, 1977
1977 1960-2000 "Firefighters National Strike, 1977" [T0443.jpg], 1977 Almost 30,000 firefighters were involved in the fire service national strike November 1977 - January 1978 and over 1.25 million working days were lost. Emergency cover was provided by 10,000 servicemen using a fleet of &...
| Institution: | TUC - Trade Union Congress Library |
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| Language: | English |
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1977
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/01A61F34-AB95-4CB1-9852-BE26C97AF8D3 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/2CAEDB0B-37C7-40A7-AE05-51060D3427B0 |
| Summary: | 1977
1960-2000
"Firefighters National Strike, 1977" [T0443.jpg], 1977
Almost 30,000 firefighters were involved in the fire service national strike November 1977 - January 1978 and over 1.25 million working days were lost. Emergency cover was provided by 10,000 servicemen using a fleet of 'Green Goddess' engines. Firemen earned £3700 p.a. for a 48 hours week and there was widespread public support for the strikers. The Fire Brigades Union demand for a 30% increase was outside the government 10% limit on wage increases.
This photograph shows a FBU lobby of the TUC General Council at Congress House, London on 21 December 1977 calling for a TUC campaign against the government's pay guidelines. Although the TUC opposed the pay policy, it refused to launch a campaign. After 9 weeks, the FBU agreed a 10% pay rise with employers. |
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