News

Xmas Message And Office Shutdown

December 24, 2002

The Union Office will close for its annual Christmas/New Year break at midday today, Tuesday 24 December and resume operations on Thursday 2 January.

General Update December

December 20, 2002

Inside this issue: D&D dispute update Meals and allowances Recalls over the Xmas/New Year period Union bans lifted Nurses 6% wage rise

Pop-stars And Media Moths

December 19, 2002

The following article concerning the RFS Commissioner appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald’s “Bushfires, Your safety guide” today, Thursday 19 December 2002.

Uk: Blair Gives Modernity A Bad Name

December 5, 2002

The government needs to settle the fire strikes as much as the FBU Seumas Milne The Guardian Thursday December 5, 2002

2002 Agm Details

December 5, 2002

Sydney – The Sydney AGM will be held at Trades Hall Auditorium, Goulburn Street Sydney, commencing at 9.00am on Thursday 12 December.

Rfsa Call Is A Diversion

November 21, 2002

Bogus RFSA yelps over Union Code 2 notice The Rural Fire Service Association – the unrepresentative lackeys of Rosehill – this week issued a media release attacking your Union’s 7 week old direction to no longer accept Code 2’s from […]

Uk: Labour’s Burning

November 16, 2002

John O’Farrell Saturday November 16, 2002 The Guardian

Lies, Damn Lies And Statistics

November 16, 2002

A survey of citizens’ opinions on the national firefighters’ strike appeared in the UK’s The Timestoday. The subtle yet deliberate wording chosen reveals just how parochial the “independent” press can be.

Uk: Fbeu Letter Of Support

November 15, 2002

“On behalf of the professional firefighters of NSW I convey our Union’s full and unqualified support for the FBU’s current struggle for wage justice and trade union rights.”