FIREFIGHTERS in Surrey have left their posts for four days as they join national strike action.The walkouts are the longest prolonged industrial action in a long-running dispute between firefighters and the government over pensions and retirement.The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) claims Government proposals to increase the retirement age for firefighters from 55 to 60 while also increasing pension contributions are "expensive and unworkable."This latest strike action, which will last...
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