Honoring the Fire and Rescue Service - London and Beyond - On Web Since 2005
March 18, 2009
FIRE STRIKE - 1977
"You're lucky - Working to Rule simply means putting the fire out ...''
Photo and cartoons: Daily Mail, Daily Mirror U.K. firefighters staged a nationwide strike in November 1977. The BBC said they settled for a 10% pay increase, taking an average salary to just over £4,000. The military staffed civil defense fire engines during the strike.