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Industrial action in the London Fire Brigade 2010

Industrial action in the London Fire Brigade 2010. Assistant Commissioner Dave Brown. Timeline. August bank holiday- unofficial action starts Activities included Reverting to substantive role An increase in domestic delays A rise in vehicle defects. Pre Ballot outcome activities included.

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Industrial action in the London Fire Brigade 2010

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  1. Industrial action in the London Fire Brigade 2010 Assistant Commissioner Dave Brown

  2. Timeline • August bank holiday- unofficial action starts • Activities included • Reverting to substantive role • An increase in domestic delays • A rise in vehicle defects

  3. Pre Ballot outcome activities included SMS messaging and use of social networking sites to coordinate localised disruption Failure to maintain petty cash supplies Failure to perform managerial expectations No Kitbag refusal to travel

  4. Management response Brigade coordination centre stood up Introduction of pass codes for mobilising team Commissioners blog introduced Staff website for home / work access Letters to staff / Including financial penalties for partial performance An increase in cash held and managerial presence at stations FBU internal email facility barred

  5. Formal Industrial action begins 23 October 2010 – 10:00 – 18:00hrs Stations left open or barricaded and fire alarms activated Security codes changed / infra red eyes covered Private security guards abused Non striking staff filmed and details uploaded on public media sites EFCC crews pursued to incidents and jeered at whilst trying to perform role Appliances attacked and malicious 999 calls made

  6. Post action lessons learnt for LFB prior to second strike EFCC crews to RVP on retail areas supported by local police prior to occupation of hubs Primary and secondary fallback locations identified EFCC appliances fitted with CCTV Bespoke radio channel introduced Call filtering and interrogation of call origin Greater staff presence in the BCC for resilience purposes Introduction of electronic key safes at all sites

  7. Second period of industrial action 1 November 2010 – 10:00 – 18:00hrs A more robust approach by police mobile video units and increased patrols A greater managerial resilience in the area hubs and at the BCC A marked reduction in the number of fire calls from the public during this period due to LFB media campaign of staying safe and promoting confidence in EFCC capability

  8. LFB response prior to planned strike on the 5 November High court injunction granted Provision of accommodation for non striking staff to maintain service delivery and support EFCC in the event of the planned 24hr walkout by the FBU.

  9. Announcement by FBU • Cessation of action short of strike on Christmas eve 18:00hrs

  10. ANY QUESTIONS ?

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