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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 […]

Sitrep 41/2024

July 1, 2024

HSR POWERS AND PAYMENT WIN Last week, the IRC ordered FRNSW to pay a Retained Health & Safety Representative (HSR), with FRNSW arguing unsuccessfully that the HSR required permission to undertake workplace inspections. The IRC Commissioner ruled that the performance […]

Sitrep 40/2024

June 28, 2024

MEMBERS RALLY AT THE OFFICE OF THE PREMIER Both on and off-duty members rallied today at the office of Premier Chris Minns in yet a further escalation of our bargaining dispute. Members looking for a frank discussion with the Premier, […]