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Firefighters dispute
Last Updated: Wednesday, 15 August 2007, 15:07 GMT 16:07 UK
Firefighters' picket line
Firefighters' deal averts strike
Employers and unions reach an agreement, resolving the long-running dispute over firefighters' pay.

OVERVIEW
Q&A: Fire dispute

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FROM 2003
Firefighters' leaders back deal
Firefighters settle 2003 dispute
Prescott to impose firefighter deal
A Herefordshire firefighter explains how he and colleagues are feeling Morale still low
A year on from end of strike, firefighters are not happy
Futurist fire station
The modernisation process is already under way
Fire engines Salford's Burning
Bitterness as Greater Manchester becomes focus of fire dispute

THE 2002/03 DISPUTE

Striking firefighters around a brazier Forced modernisation for service
Local authorities told to push through modernisation plans despite lack of pay deal.

Working practices row
Q&A: Fire employers pay offer
At a glance: The Bain Report
Fire review urges radical reform
Firefighter responds to Bain
BACKGROUND

At-a-glance: The dispute
Why has the dispute gone on so long and what were the main sticking points?

A long and bitter dispute
Do Euro firefighters earn more?
The man leading firefighters
Q&A: Fire strike takeover threat
FEATURES

Firefighters on strike Firefighter's mixed emotions
As the long-running firefighters' dispute ends, one fireman has mixed feelings about the process.

The art of firefighting
Firefighters out in the cold
Bringing back painful memories


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