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	UK Firefighter dispute 2002/2003 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Many, including the firefighters themselves, believed that the British public were largely supportive of the firefighters, and saw the government as intransigent and prepared to squander billions on supporting US war efforts while underpaying public servants.
		While public respect for firefighters had generally been high, some members of the public resented what they perceived to be an attempt by the firefighters to abuse their position for financial gain, and regarded their apparent willingness to put others' lives at risk as a form of extortion.
		Critics also said that the firefighters' claim that their wage was unfair was also damaged by the reported fact that advertised posts for firefighters could receive 40 applications, indicating by the laws of supply and demand that the pay was more than sufficient.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UK_Firefighter_strike_2002 (939 words)

	CNN.com - Firefighter strike 'threatens UK' - September 12, 2002
		The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union had given the operators of the UK's largest underground rail networks -- including London Underground and Merseyrail, in Liverpool -- a deadline to explain their contingency plans in the event of a firefighters' strike.
		Firefighters played a much bigger role in society than during the last national strike in 1977, he added.
		On the first anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks in the U.S., where the spotlight fell on the vital role played by firefighters in New York and Washington, he urged the UK government to "put its money where its mouth is" to protect the public.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/09/12/uk.firefighters (628 words)

	The Militant - September 30, 2002 -- UK firefighters take strike vote despite government threats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		LONDON--Hundreds of firefighters from around the United Kingdom rose to their feet to cheer and applaud September 12 as a Manchester conference of delegates of the Fire Brigades Union voted unanimously to ballot union members nationwide for strike action to back their pay claim.
		The move toward a strike comes in the wake of a sustained campaign over the past few months for a 40 percent pay raise and against employer attempts to attack working conditions.
		Other unions are planning coordinated strike action with the firefighters to highlight the lack of proper fire safety cover.
	www.themilitant.com /2002/6636/663610.html (519 words)

	BBC - Beds, Herts and Bucks News - Strike 4 - Two day walkout
		As the latest 48 hour firefighter strike begins, we caught up with firefighters at Borehamwood to get their reaction to the situation.
		Britain's 55,000 full-time firefighters have voted to go on a series of strikes over pay, even though their part-time colleagues are not supporting them.
		Firefighters have walked out for their latest 48 hour strike.
	www.bbc.co.uk /threecounties/news/2003/01/28_fire_strike.shtml (567 words)

	Firefighters' strike begins \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		As Britain's first firefighters' strike in 25 years got under way at 6pm tonight, the deputy prime minister, John Prescott, branded it "unnecessary and unreasonable" and said it put lives at risk.
		Up to 50,000 firefighters are now on strike for 48 hours, with the missing emergency cover provided by the army using vintage green goddess tenders.
		At the moment there are heightened fears of a terrorist attack, and firefighter cover for this possibility is said to be of great concern to the government.
	www.guardian.co.uk /firefighters/story/0,12536,839120,00.html (580 words)

	imc admin \| Firefighters on strike and army in the streets
		UK firefighters have returned to work having completed a 48 hour strike, only the second time in UK history the fire service has removed its labour.
		Their demands for an increase of 40% in salary, would leave them taking home a mere £8.50 an hour and has so far been dismissed by the Labour party, who themselves voted for an increase in their own salary of 40% in June last year.
		Seven people died in blazes and accidents even though firefighters on strike rushed out to help in emergencies in Wales, the South West, the North East, Manchester, Cumbria, Scotland and London [report].
	www.indymedia.org /en/2002/11/505982.shtml (279 words)

	strikes \| libcom.org
		A discussion of the relative merits of official strike action or unsanctioned wildcat action.
		Reports and leaflets on a strike of thousands of cleaning at the state-owned railway in Italy in 2002 which involved rail blockades, slowdowns and strikes.
		Prols leaflet that was distributed in Bochum, Germany and Milan, Italy to Nokia-workers in March 2002 after Nokia workers occupied their plant and blocked railways against outsourcing.
	libcom.org /tags/strikes?page=6 (301 words)

	FireTimes - News Story
		The threat of a national strike by firefighters moved a step closer today when union leaders agreed a ballot for industrial action in an increasingly bitter row over pay.
		Around 55,000 firefighters across the UK will vote over the next few weeks on whether to stage the first national walk-out in the fire service for 25 years.
		Arrangements will now be made to ballot firefighters across the UK as part of the union's campaign for a near 40 per cent pay rise to boost salaries from 21,500 to 30,000 British Pounds.
	www.firetimes.com /story.asp?FragID=6152 (434 words)

	The Militant - November 4, 2002 -- UK firefighters to strike in defiance of government threats
		The Militant - November 4, 2002 -- UK firefighters to strike in defiance of government threats
		The workers approved strike action by a resounding 9-1 margin in face of the government’s "emergency" plans to mobilize 19,000 armed forces personnel to step into the firefighters’ jobs.
		At the same time, officials of the Retained Firefighters Union, which organizes some 4,000 part-timers, have condemned the planned industrial action and announced that they will organize their members to work alongside the military personnel.
	www.themilitant.com /2002/6641/664101.html (534 words)

	Britain: Firefighters speak on strike "How do you put a price on a firefighter's life?"
		Britain’s firefighters mounted their first two-day strike last week as part a planned series of strikes against the Labour government of Prime Minister Tony Blair.
		Brent: A sub-officer of the Retained Firefighters Union [part-time firefighters who have a no-strike agreement] in Gloucester was interviewed stating that it takes two weeks to train up to use a fire engine.
		Keith: Before the strike people died in fires, but none of that was on the news.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2002/nov2002/fire-n19.shtml (1696 words)

	No Army Cover For Fire Strike
		Merseyside firefighters will be balloted on strike action which would leave the region with no military cover for the first time.
		Around the UK, Green Goddesses have been taken off the roads permanently and the Government is refusing to provide army cover in emergencies.
		A wildcat strike in 2002 is the only time fire cover has ever been withdrawn on Merseyside before but that lasted just four hours.
	www.firefightingnews.com /allNewsDetails.cfm?articleID=12378 (743 words)

	UK firefighters begin first nationwide strike in 25 years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The strike is the first national action in the industry in 25 years.
		In a ballot earlier this year, firefighters voted by nine to one to take strike action in pursuit of a pay increase of 40 percent.
		Such dangers were highlighted on November 12 at the funeral of firefighter Rob Miller in Leicester with thousands of members of the public and fellow workers in attendance.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2002/nov2002/fire-n15_prn.shtml (690 words)

	BBC - Northamptonshire - News - Second fire strike begins
		The strike began at 9am on Friday after last-minute efforts to avoid another strike by fire-fighters ended in failure.
		For striking firefighters, just weeks before Christmas, their walkout will mean the loss of another eight days' pay.
		One firefighter said: "It makes me feel very sad that we have to subject the public to this sort of danger and it makes me very angry with the government that they can't be sensible and put new money on the table."
	www.bbc.co.uk /northamptonshire/news/2002/11/22/strike.shtml (390 words)

	November 2002 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes Denali fault in Denali National Park in Alaska.
		UK Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith made what was widely considered to be a disastrous speech where he demanded that his party "unite or die".
		The UK government has refused to either confirm or deny the putative poison gas attack revealed on November 16, although it is known that three men are currently being held and investigated under the terms of the Terrorism Act 2000.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/November_2002 (2354 words)

	4 die in UK’s firefighters strike -DAWN - International; November 24, 2002
		As the eight-day strike by firefighters over pay went into a second day, there were warnings of wider industrial unrest.
		Four people were killed in separate house fires across England and a mother and her two children escaped a suspected arson attack on the home of a firefighter.
		John Monks, leader of the Trades Union Congress, Britain’s umbrella union organisation, on Saturday condemned the government’s “clumsy, shoot from the hip” approach to the dispute.
	www.dawn.com /2002/11/24/int8.htm (198 words)

	BBC NEWS \| In Depth \| Firefighter dispute \| Union unrest
		Firefighters prepare to call their first national strike for 25 years in a dispute over pay and working practises.
		Firefighters vote nine to one in favour of industrial action in support of their pay claim.
		Links to more Firefighter dispute stories are at the foot of the page.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/in_depth/uk/2002/firefighter_dispute/2512061.stm (125 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Firefighter strike 'inevitable'
		Union leaders are recommending firefighters strike for the first time in 25 years, after last-ditch pay talks broke down on Monday.
		A strike would endanger lives and property, according to the employers.
		Retained firefighters serve more rural areas which do not have their own full-time manned station.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2229668.stm (697 words)

	Firehouse.Com News - 11/4/02 - UK Fire Union Calls for New Strike
		But the Fire Brigades Union called a new 48-hour strike to start on Nov. 13 and warned that further walkouts will go ahead later this month and in December unless there is a settlement.
		The union wants firefighters' pay raised by more than 40 percent, from $32,500 a year to $46,500, and has rejected a 4 percent raise.
		The suspension of the eight-day strike, which was due to begin Wednesday, comes after the cancellation of two earlier planned strikes in October.
	www.firehouse.com /news/2002/11/4_APukstrike.html (332 words)

	Navy News - Archives - News & Features - November 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Royal Navy firefighters in Portsmouth were called to two incidents close to their base at HMS Nelson, and Navy photographer LA (PHOT) Sean Clee was there to record their efforts.
		Royal Navy firefighter Amy Stubbs hit the headlines after she was involved in a rescue from a four-storey block of flats in Southampton.
		Ocean survey ship HMS Scott has left the UK for a long deployment – she is not due to return to her home in Devonport until the year after next.
	www.navynews.co.uk /archive/stories/2002/archive_news_0211.asp (942 words)

	public and third sector \| libcom.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Following on from the recent general strike, civil servants are threatening strike action if their wages continue to be unpaid by Friday.
		The general public sector strike called by the Histadrut Labor Federation was halted Thursday morning after the National Labor Court ordered a suspension, but unpaid municipal employees might still have to wait another week to receive their long-due salaries.
		This is the summary of an interview Prol-Position made end of November 2002 with a firefighter from Belfast who is also a representative of the FBU (Fire Brigade Union).
	libcom.org /sectors/public-voluntary (324 words)

	The Truth Seeker - A Bush pre-election strike on Iran 'imminent'
		Reports of a pre-emptive strike on Iran come amid concerns by a number of political observers that the Bush administration would concoct an "October Surprise" to influence the outcome of the presidential election.
		According to White House sources, the USS John F. Kennedy was deployed to the Arabian Sea to coordinate the attack on Iran.
		The White House leaks about the pre-emptive strike may have been prompted by warnings from the CIA and the Defense Intelligence Agency that an attack on Iran will escalate out of control.
	www.thetruthseeker.co.uk /article.asp?ID=2399 (1373 words)

	Inquiry into botched bombing - theage.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		King said the mission had included a pre-planned strike by a B-52 bomber on a previously identified anti-aircraft artillery site that fired in the past on US forces.
		He said he presumed that the bomb that went astray was dropped by the B-52 since the aircraft providing close air support to the troops on the ground, a special forces AC-130 gunship, is armed with side-firing cannons but carries no bombs.
		The coalition's ground troops never got into a direct firefight with the opposing forces on the ground, but they continued their mission, he said.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/07/02/1023864722251.html (695 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Firemen vote 9-1 for strikes
		Firemen will stage a 48-hour national strike in 10 days time after an overwhelming vote in favour of industrial action thrust the service into its biggest crisis for 25 years.
		The decision to stage the first national fire brigade strike since 1977 came after the FBU rejected a four per cent offer and in the middle of an independent review of pay linked to modernisation which is due to report in December.
		As the Army's replacement fire tenders, the 50-year-old Green Goddesses, were deployed across the country, Mr Gilchrist announced a 48-hour strike from 9am on October 29.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/10/19/nfire19.xml (855 words)

	William MacDougal: Heroes and Villains
		Aligning striking firemen to such bogeymen however, is an alarming and worrying return to the sort of tactics employed to undermine former NUM president Arthur Scargill.
		During the strike, NUM leaders Arthur Scargill, Mick McGahey and Peter Heathfield were subjected to a protracted character assassination campaign instigated by Margaret Thatcher and ably executed by the media and MI5.
		The men and women of the UK fire service are devastated by these vindictive attacks upon their integrity.
	www.counterpunch.org /macdougal1121.html (2166 words)

	Men statements 2002
		When we last saw him he cussed the US and UK governments for bombing Afghanistan, and the local council for their cuts in services – a great example for the need to invest in caring not killing.
		In the opinion polls, the fall in the support for the so-called war on the side of women was about 20% greater than that of men, which is very significant.
		Defeating the US-UK war machine will require the broadest possible movement, and in my experience if women are not part of the movement in their own name, they become invisible and we’re all diminished.
	www.globalwomenstrike.net /English/menstatements2002.htm (1700 words)

	NIOSH-HOUSTON-2001
		On April 12, 2002, a phone interview was conducted with the officer of Engine 11.
		The Fire and Arson Investigation Division reported that the SCBA was last used during interior firefighting operations at a structure fire on October 13, 2001.
		Upon arrival, the sealed package was taken to the Firefighter SCBA Evaluation Lab (Room 1520) and stored under lock until the time of the evaluation.
	www.firetactics.com /NIOSH-HOUSTON-2001.htm (6662 words)

	Secular Blasphemy
		The British strike among firefighters undermines the fighting capability of the army, warns the chief of the defence staff.
		With firefighters on strike, 19,000 troops are called out to cover for them.
		As the UK has been Bush's strongest supporter, this mix of domestic dispute and international problems is highly embarressing for the Labour party and Mr.
	blogs.salon.com /0001561/2002/11/21.html (331 words)

	Irish Aires News: Republicans Recall Hunger Strike
		still be with her if it had not been for the hunger strike.
		strike in a British prison in Northern Ireland.
		strike; the last entry was March 17, 1981.
	irishaires.blogspot.com /2006/05/republicans-recall-hunger-strike.html (4293 words)

	NucNews - March 24, 2002
		DU rounds were developed to ensure that the UK's in-service Main Battle Tank (MBT) fleet, comprising Chieftain and Challenger, and the Replacement Tank (subsequently called Challenger 2) would be able to match the threat for the 1990s and beyond.
		Furthermore, the UK cannot ignore that DU ammunition will be available to, and deployed by, allies, coalition partners and potential aggressors in future conflicts where UK forces and personnel are present.
		Minutes before the fatal B-52 strike, which also killed five Afghan opposition soldiers and injured 18 others, the controller had used the GPS receiver to calculate the latitude and longitude of the Taliban position in minutes and seconds for an airstrike by a Navy F/A-18, the official said.
	nucnews.net /nucnews/2002nn/0203nn/020324nn.htm (20645 words)

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