01.02.1996

Fire talks

A 24-hour strike set for January 29 was called off. Acas has been involved in brokering new talks in this six-month long series of strikes. The talks are set to take place at the Acas London headquarters and rumours of a prospective deal are circulating the brigade. They involve the FBU accepting a cut in leave for 1996 with a promise to restore it in the next financial year. FBU members are rightly suspicious after a series of talks held out by management have led to nothing. The question for the FBU is how to take the dispute forward after six months of selective action.

Chris Jones