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D&d Dispute Update

February 7, 2003

The parties returned to the IRC on Monday 3 February to report back on our progress with the finalisation of arrangements for the new D&D scheme. With the majority of the scheme’s details now sorted, the primary issue outstanding (which […]

No. 1 Stn, City Of Sydney – Transfer To New Station

February 5, 2003

All members at City of Sydney are hereby instructed that they are NOT to move into the new part of the station until such time as a majority of members on ALL shifts are satisfied that ALL work promised for the new station has been completed - and completed to a satisfactory standard.

Xmas Message And Office Shutdown

December 24, 2002

The Union Office will close for its annual Christmas/New Year break at midday today, Tuesday 24 December and resume operations on Thursday 2 January.

General Update December

December 20, 2002

Inside this issue: D&D dispute update Meals and allowances Recalls over the Xmas/New Year period Union bans lifted Nurses 6% wage rise

Pop-stars And Media Moths

December 19, 2002

The following article concerning the RFS Commissioner appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald’s “Bushfires, Your safety guide” today, Thursday 19 December 2002.

Uk: Blair Gives Modernity A Bad Name

December 5, 2002

The government needs to settle the fire strikes as much as the FBU Seumas Milne The Guardian Thursday December 5, 2002

2002 Agm Details

December 5, 2002

Sydney – The Sydney AGM will be held at Trades Hall Auditorium, Goulburn Street Sydney, commencing at 9.00am on Thursday 12 December.

Rfsa Call Is A Diversion

November 21, 2002

Bogus RFSA yelps over Union Code 2 notice The Rural Fire Service Association – the unrepresentative lackeys of Rosehill – this week issued a media release attacking your Union’s 7 week old direction to no longer accept Code 2’s from […]

Uk: Labour’s Burning

November 16, 2002

John O’Farrell Saturday November 16, 2002 The Guardian