The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is consulting members whether to go on strike against a reform that would increase employee pension contributions as well as rise the pension age from 50 to 60. Unions have branded the age increase as unrealistic, arguing 60 year olds cannot work as frontline fire crews.
English:http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2012/03/13/
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