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Article: Fire brigade strike averted
- Article from:
- The Northern Echo
- Article date:
- May 14, 2002
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THE prospect of soldiers fighting fires on North-East streets has
been averted after an 11th-hour U-turn by fire brigade bosses headed
off a strike.
The climbdown by Cleveland Fire Brigade came in the face of
demands which brought Teesside - with its concentration of petro-
chemical sites - to the brink of an all-out strike by firefighters.
A ballot result, which had been due today, was anticipated to show
an overwhelming vote for a stoppage over moves to have Cleveland Fire
Brigade share a control room with police and ambulance staff.
A contingency plan included the return of the Army's green goddess
fire engines to the streets for the first time since the national
firemen's strike 25 years ...