Firefighters across the county will go on strike today (August 28) and again on Tuesday (September 1) as a dispute over what they call "unfriendly" work practices and budget cuts rumbles on.The Essex branch of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said that on-call firefighters and officers directly in charge of operational crews will take strike action between 9am and 6pm on the two days.A number of days of strike action have taken place since the first FBU walk-out in January, and Keith...
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