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Your Helmet – Your Union
January 25, 2007Following a series of very intense discussions between the Department and the Union over the rights of members to place FBEU logos on the backs of helmets, agreement has now been reached that the stickers can stay. The original directive […]
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Ignore The Psco –union Helmet Stickers To Stay
January 24, 2007The Brigades’ Professional Standards and Conduct Officer (PSCO) has today written to all members regarding the Union’s new membership helmet stickers. The PSCO’s notice refers to a misunderstanding over the statement within the Union’s notice that accompanied the stickers which […]
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Putting Credibility On The Line
January 19, 2007In September last year, members across the State voted to support a 12 month trial of changes to the way we work that would reduce excessive overtime. Throughout October & November the Union and the Department held numerous meetings and […]
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All Adrift On Staffing
January 12, 2007Most members would by now be aware that the Department has once again set its sights on a NSWFB boat for Sydney Harbour. The boat, creatively named ‘Marine 1’ has been commissioned, drafted, built and is now being surveyed for […]
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Christmas Day Recalls
January 10, 2007Most people in Australia seem to know that Christmas day is always celebrated on the 25th of December – except perhaps some members of the very senior levels of management in the NSWFB.
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Thanks To All Firies Who Donated Food For The Homeless
January 4, 2007Members from Ashfield station delivered over $1000 worth of groceries to the Exodus Foundation in the week before Christmas after the Union asked members to pitch in for the poor.
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Clarification Of D&d Fund Statements
January 4, 2007Those members who are covered by the Death and Disability Award should have received their annual statements from the Death and Disability Fund recently. We’ve had some inquiries from some members whose statements indicate they don’t have any entitlements under […]
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D&d Award Update
January 4, 2007After months of protracted and futile negotiations between the Government, the Department and the Union we have finally been able to successfully contain the discussions to the two parties with a real say in the matter – Government and the […]
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Dark Clouds Over D&d
December 13, 2006All members should by now be aware that after over a year of negotiations for improvements to our Union’s Death and Disability Scheme, we have reached a crisis point.
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