Photo: MARTIN GLAVIN THE nine-week long winter of 1977-78.
policy of the Callaghan government.
On 7 November 1977 an emergency recall FBU Terence the executive's recommendation to accept the 10 per cent offer.
days later LAbOUr cabinet met aiscuss lls response lo the militancy or ine the table Minister Energy FBU claim was for a modest in pay bring them into line plus the ten per centrepay norm.
firefighters were also demanding a reduction their der the Labour 48hour week.
firefighters government Socialist Challenge Fire Brigades strike stunned the labour movement in the It was the first national union to challenge the then 10 per cent pay responded by rejecting the claim outright. It mobilised Operation To defend its pay LIC SURe. policy, recame me connes most acainst me wo ver colt, cyca November and could only find a handful of the rank and file, the strike Minister That emeningallaghan Hume control James appealed for moderatior Lord Mayor's banquet!
from ordinary workers was demonstraLIULIS all over LIC TOni solidarity collections rolled donated £10,000 and pl ca is Ill support. refused to take strike action "Page 2 20 November cabinet along with the FBU and Wak NUPE's members the militancy of FBU and in paracua union's general secretary, Terry Parry.
rall had argued against it at the from other unions was vital but Parry never troubled to raise the strike on the General Council when it met It wasn't raised until the a compromise to let parry December, and the strike Now the Tories want to tear
propaganda
----- pull-quotes -----
efficien strike borean rs. strike began on
the high table
32 atte NEUVES. TROOPS OUT, TY THE FIREMEN NOW S in he Firefighters against the government- win