Article: Prescott plans `will lead to demoralised fire service'.(News)

DEPUTY Prime Minister John Prescott's tactic of using legal powers to crush the firefighters' pay campaign will lead to a demoralised fire service, an independent expert warned last night.

Peter D Cox, a leading fire services training and management consultant, said imposing pay and working conditions on an already demoralised service was a recipe for disaster. Firefighters are due to return to work at 9am today after the latest 48-hour stoppage in their strike campaign for a near-40% pay rise. They are expected to launch another 48-hour strike on Saturday unless a ...

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