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Award Update Yesterday I, along with President Mick Johnsen and Senior Industrial Officer Rini Krouskos, met with FRNSW for our second bargaining meeting where, in line with SGM outcomes, we presented our log of claims. FRNSW were receptive to some […]

Labor Promises 600 New Firefighters In a massive announcement for the FBEU, Opposition Leader Chris Minns has today committed to bolster FRNSW staff by 600 additional professional firefighters if elected. This announcement is the biggest investment in professional firefighters seen […]

A printable version of this document can be downloaded here   January/February SGM Meeting Dates The first Special General Meeting will be held at 0900hrs Monday, 30 January at The Teachers Federation Auditorium and the closing meeting will be held […]

Award Log of Claims update – latest versions and SGMs Following a meeting of SCOM last week we can advise that your State Committee have now endorsed latest versions of the Log of Claims for the Permanent, Retained and D&D […]

AGM results This last week has seen the 112thAnnual General Meetings held all around the state with the final meeting held at 92 Stn St Andrews.  It was great to listen to the discussion and debates raised at these meetings […]

The Union’s 2021-2022 Financial Report is now available by clicking here The Report, which all members are encouraged to read, was prepared by independent auditors Daley Audit and adopted by the State Committee of Management today as a true and […]

As per the AGM Notice sent out on October 2, the Union’s 112th Annual General Meeting will be held, commencing next week. The AGM’s agenda can also be found in the online version of this notice. The meetings confirmed to […]

Budget Estimates Continued…FRNSW Stations Just ‘Bricks and Mortar’ As noted in last week’s Sitrep, Members are now aware that FRNSW have engaged consultative firm KPMG, presumably at a significant cost, on a number of projects including some which would see […]

Budget Estimates – Consultants over Consultation  On Tuesday the new Emergency Services Minister, Steph Cooke, and Acting FRNSW Commissioner Stifler attended the Budget Estimates inquiry to answer questions about FRNSW expenditure, performance and effectiveness.  ­ Budget estimates are a key process […]