Who will be the next GS of the FBU

[jake]

One suggestion from a Twitter user:-

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[Nightstaffer]

Good luck to whoever it will be .

Is it time for the first female ?
BEM or LGBT ?

White male again?

[SoCo]

Good luck to whoever it will be .

Is it time for the first female ?
BEM or LGBT ?

White male again?

or how about just getting the right person for the position, rather than trying to tick the diversity box regardless of what they do or dont identify as? Just a thought!

[bill.advanced]

Thankless impossible job in today’s world. Why anyone would want it deceives me. But for what it’s worth Sean Starbuck is an extremely capable man. But no matter who gets the job they will get pelters from some and that’s a real shame.

[Lou1z]

Well, if you think back..... MW was catapulted to fame by this very site. Same as the AGS and some other national officers, EC members as they were relatively unknown at the time nationally. One of MW's elections was also strategically moved to before the last national industrial action. History shows that GS's don't tend to stay in post in the election after the IA so by doing it just before, it gives the person more chance of staying in post as people tend to forget and calm down over time. So it will be interesting to say the least.
It's also been a fairly hard time for any union or their leaders over the last decade or so and if you stand back and look at the big picture, you could say the FBU has stood out above the rest ie with regards to the pension etc. All other unions had all but given up but the FBU kept plodding on so all credit to them.
With regards to the position itself, I'm not sure how long MW can remain (or wants to remain) in that post eg due to age/retirement etc so as always, it's vital to have a constant stream of experienced reps coming through....

[bill.advanced]

Well, if you think back..... MW was catapulted to fame by this very site. Same as the AGS and some other national officers, EC members as they were relatively unknown at the time nationally. One of MW's elections was also strategically moved to before the last national industrial action. History shows that GS's don't tend to stay in post in the election after the IA so by doing it just before, it gives the person more chance of staying in post as people tend to forget and calm down over time. So it will be interesting to say the least.
It's also been a fairly hard time for any union or their leaders over the last decade or so and if you stand back and look at the big picture, you could say the FBU has stood out above the rest ie with regards to the pension etc. All other unions had all but given up but the FBU kept plodding on so all credit to them.
With regards to the position itself, I'm not sure how long MW can remain (or wants to remain) in that post eg due to age/retirement etc so as always, it's vital to have a constant stream of experienced reps coming through....

Agreed Lou the fire brigades union have had a go where other much larger wealthier trade unions have looked on from the sidelines. Just look at the current pension dispute, why did unite and other larger trade unions not look into this. To make matters worse officials from other trade unions were stating the fire brigades union was wasting its time.

[Lou1z]

Those unions actually went against the wishes of the FBU at the time which was to all band together and stay strong. They even went as far as to try and silence the FBU by not letting them in the room (by way of the FBU membership numbers being too low) for them to have a valid voice.
They still decided to go their own ways thinking that they could each get a better deal for their own members. What did they achieve for their members?
A big march in London (that the anarchists hijacked and got the publicity on the day) and another damp squib of a march 6 months later. They then resigned themselves to defeat and put little or no further efforts into it. Only the FBU (and judges) continued. And a lot of those other unions will join the ranks of the RFwho... riding on the back of the FBU success and portraying it as their own.
But we digress here......