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During the winter months of 2002-03 there was played out the most significant and bitter industrial dispute in the UK since the miners' strike of 1984-85. There then followed a further eighteen months of protracted negotiations, overshadowed by the Government's preparations for invasion of Iraq, constant threats to ban strikes, and the passing of draconian anti-union laws. This book tells the story of the firefighters' dispute and shines a beacon on the way the New Labour Government was prepared to go extraordinary lengths - though it was not always successful - to thwart the ambitions of a relatively small and dedicated group of public servants, who were seeking pay justice after years of decline in their relative pay, despite significant increases in productivity and skill levels.

Tom Sibley was for many years Head of Research for MSF. A former General Secretary of the International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR), during the firefighters' dispute he worked in the FBU's Research Department. His previous publications include (with Keith Ewing) International Trade Union Rights for the New Millenium. Roger Seifert is Director of the Centre for Industrial Relations at Keele University. His main research has been on employment issues in the public services, including the NHS, education, and local government.