For the benefit of anyone treating this comment with any seriousness... The UK Fire Service last took nationwide industrial action in 2002 and the strike laste

For the benefit of anyone treating this comment with any seriousness... The UK Fire Service last took nationwide industrial action in 2002 and the strike lasted for two days. In 2004 there were a handful of wildcat actions that fell out of the the 2002/2003 industrial action, however 999 emergency calls were being responded to by staff involved in the "strikes". The Green Goddess fleet thankfully isn't used now and in their place third party operators now operate the same modern fire apparatus from the same fire stations in the event of an all out strike. > despite getting double the amount of the armed service personnel covering said strike For the benefit of anyone's doubt about what UK firefighters are paid, see this page here: https://www.fbu.org.uk/pay-rates/pay-settlement-2021 https://www.fbu.org.uk/pay-rates/pay-settlement-2021 Let's just say it's not a very highly paid job when you consider the risks attached to the role. These are the pay scales offered by the British Army (see the section on Soldier Pay and Officer Pay): https://apply.army.mod.uk/what-we-offer/army-life/benefits https://apply.army.mod.uk/what-we-offer/army-life/benefits Trying to compare armed forces pay with civil emergency services pay is like comparing apples and oranges. If you're in the forces your accommodation, food and many other expenses are included in your compensation. I feel this is yet another ill informed divide and conquer comment.