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Hiroshima Never Again
August 2, 2006At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, the people of Hiroshima city in Japan became the first humans on the planet to pay the price of Nuclear Warfare. An atomic bomb was detonated some 600 meters above Shima Hospital vaporizing […]
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Meal, Travel And Accommodation Allowance Increases
July 27, 2006Certain allowances in both the Permanent and Retained Awards increased on 1 July 2006. Most of these increased rates reflect a 2.7% increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) since the last review in July 2005.
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July 2006 General Update
July 21, 2006Inside this notice: Progression from QF to SF sorted Disability discrimination – Dept loses case and costs Medical certificates 2006 D&D Award update Its your Union – get involved Asbestos
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Workchoices Used Against Firefighters
July 21, 2006Management of ESS (a global company which has the contract for private fire services at military bases near Wagga and Bandiana (Vic) delayed finalising a private sector collective agreement with its staff until today by giving assurances to the United […]
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“duty Of Care” – Holsworthy Asbestos Scandal
July 12, 2006Two years and six weeks after ‘Operation Explorer’, the biggest NSWFB anti-terrorism exercise to date, the facts are finally starting to emerge from the fog of managerial responsibility.
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Department Walks Away From Pstp Stage 2
July 7, 2006As late as yesterday afternoon, the Department finally put the cards on the table and informed our Union that it can not and will not fund any wages increases as a result of the introduction of the second stage of […]
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Us Supreme Court Rules Guantanamo Bay Illegal
July 7, 2006The trade union movement is now putting its weight behind the right of Australian citizen David Hicks to a free and fair trial after the US Supreme Court last week ruled that the Guantanamo Bay maximum security prison is unconstitutional […]
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Unjust And Unfair – Howard Sues Building Workers
July 7, 2006A union-busting test case is currently before the Federal Court in Western Australia after building workers attached to the $1.5 Billion Perth to Mandurah “cross city tunnel” project walked off the job to support a sacked shop steward. The workers […]
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Vale Comrade John Wright
June 30, 2006We regret to report that former FBEU official and Life Member, John Wright passed away this morning.
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