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Sitrep 48/2024

August 23, 2024

PRESUMPTIVE LEGISLATION FOR QLD FIREFIGHTERS Yesterday the QLD Labor Government announced amendments to workers’ compensation law adding an extra 11 cancers to the list of presumed firefighter diseases. The improvement comes off the back of strong advocacy from our counterparts at the […]

Sitrep 47/2024

August 16, 2024

AWARD UPDATE – ARBITRATION TIMETABLE SET As outlined in previous Sitreps, the IRC has now formally issued directions setting the timetable for the Award arbitration. It is expected that the case will be heard over 9 days from 11 – 21 February and […]

Sitrep 46/2024

August 2, 2024

SYDNEY METRO RAIL PROJECT UPDATE As announced by the Government this week, the Sydney Metro City & Southwest will not open on the 4th of August. As cited in Sitrep 44, the FBEU have strongly opposed the State Government’s hard deadlines for […]

Sitrep 45/2024

July 26, 2024

CODE RED LIFTED – SYDNEY METRO RAIL PROJECT Effectively immediately the CODE RED concerning activities on the Sydney Metro rail project is lifted. Since Code Red instructions were issued on 11.7.24, the FBEU have met with the Minister for Transport and […]

Sitrep 44/2024

July 19, 2024

AWARD UPDATE – Awards to be Arbitrated Both parties reported back to the IRC today regarding the status of Award negotiations. Despite genuine attempts made by the Union over the past two weeks to negotiate and conciliate an outcome, […]

Code Red – Sydney Metro Rail Project

July 11, 2024

CODE RED – Sydney Metro Rail Project Sunday 4 August 2024 will mark the official opening of the Sydney Metro ‘City’ rail network, subject to final regulatory approval from the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR). The approval […]

Code Red – Strategic Operations Centre

July 11, 2024

CODE RED – Strategic Operations Centre We are aware that the Department is recalling Senior Officers to the SOC to undertake administrative tasks including organising recalls and relief duties. Despite this occurring for the past couple of weeks, the Department […]

Sitrep 43/2024

July 10, 2024

RALLY AT STATE PARLIAMENT TOMORROW When: 11:30am tomorrow, Thursday 11 July Where: Rear of NSW Parliament House (Hospital Road) FBEU members have been forced to escalate actions after months of negotiating in good faith. We have met with MPs in […]

Sitrep 42/2024

July 5, 2024

AWARD UPDATE We were back before the IRC this week with another report back on the progress of negotiations. Unfortunately, there was little to report as FRNSW and Premiers Department has continued to fail to properly cost the productivity […]