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Sitrep 47/2020

November 27, 2020

Award Update Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Issues with New Pumpers 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence Work Health and Safety Update Award Update This afternoon your Award Negotiating Group met with the employer. Just prior to the meeting, they […]

Sitrep 46/2020

November 20, 2020

Bushfire Legislation Passes NSW State Budget E-Recall Review Medical Work Home Safety Fire Visits Relieving SOs Assist Ambulance Bushfire Legislation Passes The Bushfire Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 has now passed after the NSW Legislative Council made significant amendments that will […]

Sitrep 45/2020

November 13, 2020

Minister Elliot Fails to Consult on Bushfire Legislation Yesterday the NSW Legislative Assembly passed the Bushfires Legislation Amendment Bill 2020, despite it only being introduced by the Minister for Emergency Services, David Elliott, Tuesday evening. The legislation is allegedly in […]

Sitrep 44/2020

October 30, 2020

AGM Update So far, almost 500 members have attended our AGMs and we’re not even halfway through. We have been committed to AGMs going ahead despite the pandemic, so special arrangements were put in place. Our decision to do things […]

Sitrep 43/2020

October 23, 2020

AGMs and Award Claim Over the last couple of weeks, more than 120 members joined me in Zoom briefings about the AGMs and the Award, and to take a look at the work of the year behind us and the […]

Sitrep 42/2020

October 16, 2020

AGMs – Corrections We have previously outlined some temporary changes in place for our AGMs this year because of COVID-19. On Wednesday we published a list of more than 100 station-based AGMs for 2020. These additions and changes need to […]

Sitrep 41/2020

October 9, 2020

Final Reminder – Register Your Meeting I am encouraged by the response of members to holding our AGMs differently this year. We have more than 50 meetings registered so far – and it’s not too late. Register your meeting by […]

Sitrep 40/2020

October 2, 2020

AGMs – 2020 Underpayment for Relief Work Blayney Fire Station Members Working Outside of Hours Promotional Working Group Retained Working Group Public Sector Wage Freeze Secretary’s Briefings AGMs – 2020 Last week’s SitRep gave notice that Annual General Meetings will […]

Sitrep 39/2020 And Agm Notice

September 25, 2020

AGMS – 2020 Please take the time to read this important information about changes to the way our AGMs will run this year. The formal notice of AGMs is here. The current public safety orders in place because of COVID19, […]