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Sitrep 28/2021

June 11, 2021

COVID-19 Alert For Regional NSW HSU Ambulance Division Strike Action Retained Pagers Rollout Farewell, Georgie! COVID-19 Alert For Regional NSW Due to a recently confirmed case of COVID-19 traveling through regional NSW, NSW Health has issued the following public health […]

Sitrep 27/2021

June 4, 2021

Award Update Review of 24 Hour Shifts Award Update As reported in last week’s SitRep, we were in the Industrial Relations Commission this week along with the Department for our Award claims, spending Monday in conciliation and then three days […]

Sitrep 26/2021

June 3, 2021

FRNSW Moving Bathurst’s Appliance Earlier this week the Department sent out an email about the Union’s ban on training involving 216 Bathurst Station. To be very clear, the issue wasn’t about training but about member safety. It’s something we take […]

Sitrep 25/2021

May 28, 2021

Award Update PAD FBEU Shop Open Award Update We will be in the Industrial Relations Commission next week for our Award claims. As well as our claim for a 2.5% pay increase, our application incorporates the member-endorsed log of claims. […]

Sitrep 24/2021

May 21, 2021

Blayney Fire Station Upgrade FBEU Merchandise Blayney Fire Station Upgrade Last Saturday saw the announcement of over $1 million in state government funding to refurbish and expand Blayney Fire Station. You can more read about why members have been fighting […]

Sitrep 23/2021

May 14, 2021

Open Day Following the Code Red on in-person Open Day activities issued yesterday, FRNSW made an urgent application in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission which we attended this morning. At the hearing we relayed the concerns that members had communicated […]

Sitrep 22/2021

May 7, 2021

Win on PAD in the IRC CAFS Aerial Pumpers COVID-19 Restrictions Landlords and Home Fire Safety Visits Win on PAD in the IRC As you know, FRNSW tried to unilaterally implement the PAD program last year without agreement, proper consultation […]

Sitrep 21/2021

May 4, 2021

FBEU State Committee Election Thank you for your patience while we waited for the official results of the 2021 FBEU State Committee Election. The NSW Electoral Commission has now formally declared the count which you can find here. Thank you […]

Sitrep 20/2021

April 29, 2021

PAD Update CAFS Aerial Pumpers Retained Turnouts May Day Marches on This Weekend FBEU State Committee Election PAD Update By now I’m sure many of you have read yesterday’s email from Deputy Commissioner Fewtrell about the PAD Program, and specifically […]