RR7750A BRITAIN FIREMEN ON STRIKE

(16 Dec 1977) RR7750A BRITAIN FIREMEN ON STRIKE Britain's firemen claim they have been left behind in the pay race, now well below the national average wage for manual workers, while their hours are long and their work, dangerous. Their frustration reached a peak after official reports, recommending substantial pay rises, were ignored by a government bent at preserving its anti-inflation clamp-down on wages. In retaliation, the firemen have employed shock tactics, calling the country's first-ever national firemen's strike. Despite the spectre of uncontrolled infernos, the government has called the firemen's bluff and now there's deadlock. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...