The government must find an additional £4bn of annual funding for public service pensions after it was denied leave to appeal a case concerning age discrimination.
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has issued a consultation on its "generous" pension offer for firefighters.
Government proposals will leave firefighters retiring before aged 60 due to fitness on just over £9,000 a year, the Fire Bridges Union (FBU) claims.
An independent fact check has "comprehensively discredited" government claims over firefighters' pension reform, the Fire Brigade Union (FBU) says.
Firefighters in England and Wales will strike over pension reform on Wednesday 25 September, the Fire Bridges Union (FBU) confirms.
The government has failed to address concerns over pensions for firefighters and is misleading personnel over important changes, the Fire Brigade Union (FBU) claims.