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01/11/2013
Firefighters To Strike Tonight
Fresh industrial action has been announced by firefighters in England and Wales in an ongoing dispute over pension age.
Fire Brigade Union members will stage a walk out between 18:30 and 23:00 tonight and again on Monday.
Firefighters last took strike action in October, stage two walks. A third was cancelled in anticipation of an agreement being reached in talks.
The dispute surrounds a government plan to increase the age at which firefighters retire, from 55 to 60, which the union argues is to old to be firing fires.
The public have been urged to hold any domestic firework displays until Saturday.
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Fire Brigade Union members will stage a walk out between 18:30 and 23:00 tonight and again on Monday.
Firefighters last took strike action in October, stage two walks. A third was cancelled in anticipation of an agreement being reached in talks.
The dispute surrounds a government plan to increase the age at which firefighters retire, from 55 to 60, which the union argues is to old to be firing fires.
The public have been urged to hold any domestic firework displays until Saturday.
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