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Federal Election Comment

November 8, 2001
On Saturday, you will be asked to vote for the future of your country. The FBEU has traditionally encouraged its members to vote Labor, however an overwhelming vote by members earlier this year resulted in the FBEU formally disaffiliating from […]
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Improved Retirement Outcomes

November 1, 2001
Permanent members of all 3 super schemes (SSF, SASS and FSS) should by now have received your yearly statements which, if compared with your last statement, should reveal a sizeable jump in your superable salary. This is directly due to […]
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Watchrooms To Close For New Positions (pt 2)

October 29, 2001
It was reported on 9 October that negotiations were continuing at that time for the redistribution of 25 permanent positions currently located in watchrooms at City of Sydney, Penrith, Campbelltown and Gosford. The State Committee of Management last Friday confirmed […]
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Watchrooms To Close For New Positions

October 9, 2001
Members would recall that one of the few concessions agreed to in return for the last Award round’s 17% increases was for the relocation of the staff positions attached to the watchrooms at City of Sydney, Campbelltown, Penrith and Gosford […]
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New Retained Award: 3% Wage Rise From 1 October

October 9, 2001
A 3% wage increase for all retained members took effect on and from 1 October, although the new 2001 Award which provides this increase (and a further 9% over the next 18 months) is yet to be finalised. Whilst the […]
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Transfer Lists Up For Review

October 9, 2001
Ongoing controversy surrounding the permanent members’ transfer list system which operates under In Orders 1991/19 and Clause 28 of the Award has led the Union’s State Committee to order an overhaul of the system, and to withdraw from any further […]
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D&d Update: Full Bench And Hearing Dates Fixed

October 9, 2001
The D&D Dispute (which we note that the Department now refers to simply as a “matter”) returned to the Industrial Relations Commission on Thursday 4 October for directions. To cut a long story short, the outcome of last Thursday’s hearing […]
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3% Wage Rise On 9 August

July 25, 2001
Members would recall that the 17% wage increases secured by our Union last year were to be delivered through two awards – a 12 month award in 2000 and a 3 year award in 2001. The 2000 award delivered the […]
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Picket State Parliament

June 18, 2001
The Carr Labor Government hasn’t only been bashing firefighters lately, they’ve also been betraying and lying to the wider trade union movement in NSW.
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