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Meal Reports Banned

August 11, 2006

A memo was circulated to W6 Station Commanders recently by management regarding the payment of meal and refreshment allowances. Not only did it contain highly offensive language it also implied a member could be open to disciplinary action for making […]

The Department – Slow Learners Or Bad Managers?

August 11, 2006

It emerged this week that the Department has recently conducted a training exercise on ANOTHER HIGHLY CONTAMINATED EX DEFENCE SITE and was planning to conduct further training at the site (ex Navy submarine depot, HMAS Platypus at Neutral Bay). According […]

Asbestos Screening Update

August 4, 2006

Further meetings between the Union, Department and the Dust Diseases Board (DDB) have been held to implement the four point plan that was thrashed out between the Union and Department (see our Notice dated 21 July 2006). The DDB is […]

Hiroshima Never Again

August 2, 2006

At 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 […]

Meal, Travel And Accommodation Allowance Increases

July 27, 2006

Certain 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.

July 2006 General Update

July 21, 2006

Inside 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

Workchoices Used Against Firefighters

July 21, 2006

Management 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 […]

“duty Of Care” – Holsworthy Asbestos Scandal

July 12, 2006

Two 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.

Department Walks Away From Pstp Stage 2

July 7, 2006

As 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 […]