The Special General Meeting conducted around the state over the last week concluded with yesterday’s central SGM in Sydney’s Trades Hall Auditorium. Read more…

For the benefit of all members, following on from the previous two explanatory notices are these final couple of questions. Read more…

As expected, the explanatory notes which were faxed to all stations/workplaces on Tuesday have led to further questions being asked by members. For the benefit of all members, following on below are our (necessarily brief) answers to some of those questions. Read more…

As expected, the explanatory notes which were faxed to all stations/workplaces on Tuesday have led to further questions being asked by members. For the benefit of all members, following on below are our (necessarily brief) answers to some of those questions. Read more…

As previously advised, Special General Meetings will be held over the coming week to allow all Union members present to vote to accept or reject the proposed D&D Award. All FBEU members, permanent and retained, are therefore encouraged to attend any one of the following meetings: Read more…

1. Introduction

These notes should be read in conjunction with the proposed D&D Award which can be found (in pdf format) on the Union’s website.

The negotiated agreement is quite complex, and this commentary is intended as a general guide only to help inform members in your decision to accept or reject the proposed Award. Any additional questions (and there are bound to be many) can be submitted to the Union’s officials by way of email, fax or telephone – or better still, in person at one of the meetings to be held in the coming week. Read more…

As advised in last Friday’s notice, the proposed Death and Disability Award was finalised in negotiations between the Union and Govermnent representatives this afternoon. Read more…

Inside this notice:

• D&D Dispute: Agreement reached today on new Award
• Permanents’ 5% wage increase today
• Union elections

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