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Agreement Reached For New D&d Award

February 9, 2007
A hearing today before Justice Marks of the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) confirmed that an in-principle agreement for a new D&D Award now exists between the Union and the Public Employment Office. The Union anticipates that the Government will […]
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2007 February Special General Meeting

February 2, 2007
In accordance with Rule 11, a Special General Meeting of members will be held on Wednesday 21 February 2007, commencing at 1000 hours at the Tom Mann Threatre, Chalmers Street, Surry Hills. Sub-Branch meeting details will be circulated separately and […]
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Dunheved On The Move, Is The Department Coming With Us?

February 2, 2007
Dunheved Fire Station will be closed either with the consent of the Department or without it after the Union’s State Committee of Management (SCOM) decided to ban firefighters from working at the station in the near future.
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Using Pumpers Off Road

January 25, 2007
No member is to take an urban appliance be it a pumper, ladders or a platform off road in order to deal with fires that require a four wheel drive appliance.
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Short Changed By $500 000

January 25, 2007
After numerous meetings, the exchange of correspondence and the listing of a dispute by the Union to the NSW Industrial Relations Commission, the Department has finally succumbed to its obligation to pay retained firefighters in accordance with the Retained Award.
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Oten Qf, Sf, Lf

January 25, 2007
As a result of an agreement between the Department and the Union hammered out at this weeks Training Review Committee meeting, Qualified Firefighters are again able to access the OTEN training modules required to progress to Senior Firefighter.
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Your Helmet – Your Union

January 25, 2007
Following 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, 2007
The 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, 2007
In 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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