FIREFIGHTERS are set to strike for the first time in 20 years – after a row over pay.
Members of the Fire Brigades Union backed action for the first strike action since 2003.
Firefighters will go on strike over pay
Around 88 per cent voted to walk out, on a turnout of 73 per cent, the union said.
They say they’ve seen 12 per cent drop in real-terms earnings since 2010, with one in five jobs cut.
They were offered a 5 per cent pay rise in November, but rejected that.
FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said: “Firefighters have faced a sustained attack on pay for more than a decade, with average pay falling by about £4,000 in real terms.
“Our members face hazardous situations every day and sometimes risk their health to do the job.
“Facing double-digit inflation and rocketing energy bills, they are now being told to put up with an even bigger real-terms pay cut.”
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