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D&d Dispute Update #26

October 27, 1999

Union defeats Govt. application to stop industrial action As reported in D&D Update #25, the dispute came back before a Full Bench of the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) on Monday at 10 am, with proceedings continuing through until late yesterday. […]

D&d Dispute Update #25

October 23, 1999

Union Bans Set Alarm Bells Ringing in Macquarie Street The Department yesterday advised the Minister that there is a “risk to public safety” as a result of our Union’s bans on the connection of new automatic fire alarms.

D&d Dispute – Latest Correspondence

October 22, 1999

D&d Dispute Update #24

October 15, 1999

Next Step Tuesday The dispute was scheduled to return to the IRC yesterday, but proceedings were deferred until midday, Tuesday October 19.

D&d Dispute Update #23

October 8, 1999

Unfit to Lead? This week’s Issue No. 69 of the infamous (and increasingly weird) “Commish’s Corner” carries an article headed “Fighting Fires With New Fitness Levels”.

D&d Update #22

October 7, 1999

A Good Day in Court? As reported in last week’s D&D Update #19, the dispute returned to the Industrial Relations Commission yesterday at 1400 hrs. To cut a long (ie 2.5 hour) story short, we emerged from the IRC with […]

D&d Dispute Update #20

September 29, 1999

Update on Industrial Bans During the course of last Friday’s State Committee of Management meeting, our current industrial action was reviewed.

D&d Dispute Update #21 – Sgm

September 29, 1999

Trades Hall Auditorium Goulburn Street, Sydney Wednesday 13th October

D&d Dispute Update #19 – Union Demands New Award

September 28, 1999

Last Friday, September 24 the Union’s State Committee of Management met to consider the progress of the D&D dispute.