Members who attended the SGM’s would be well aware of the tough fight ahead to defend our conditions and rights at work and the draconian legislation that proposes to destroy all that we have previously fought for, and leave the next generation of working Australians worse off than ourselves. Read more…

Five months on, senior management last Friday finally recommended that a Senior Firefighter based at Maroubra be sacked for taking civilians on the pumper on a short drive without the approval of the Commissioner and leaving the station without the express permission of the Station Officer. Read more…

CENTRAL SYDNEY - The central Sydney SGM will be held at the Tom Mann Theatre, Chalmers Street Surry Hills, commencing 1000 hours on Tuesday 21 June. Read more…

The Union has received numerous calls from members regarding the installation of smoke alarms, and whether or not members are expected and/or required to undertake this work. Read more…

The Howard Government is about to launch an unprecedented attack upon the wages and conditions of all workers, including firefighters. The FBEU, in co-operation with interstate branches of the United Firefighters Union of Australia, the ACTU and Unions NSW is mounting a political and industrial campaign to protect ‘Your Rights at Work’, now and into the future. Read more…

For locations of each of the meetings and for the agenda see here: Read more…

A number of members are concerned about proposals to increase the capabilities of telecommunication towers from 2G networks to 3G networks where the towers are located on station land. In July 2004 the Union’s State Committee adopted the following policy regarding the installation and maintenance of these towers; Read more…