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Union Agm To Be Held Thursday 29/11

November 1, 2001

Members are advised that, in accordance with Rule 11(3), notice is hereby given of the FBEU’s 2001 Annual General Meeting, the details of which are as follows: 10am, Thursday 29th November, 2001 Trades Hall Auditorium Goulburn Street, Sydney Notice and […]

Union Instructions Remain In Force Until We Say Otherwise

May 3, 2001

Commissioner MacDougall has this morning issued a direction that all firefighters are “to comply with all instructions given to them by their superior officers”. We suspect the primary target of this direction to be our Union’s relieving bans. This was […]

D&d Dispute Update #5

July 31, 1999

INDUSTRIAL BANS TO COMMENCE

Attention All Members At 36 Station Crows Nest

September 9, 1998

All FBEU members stationed at Crows Nest have now had time to consider the Station renovation proposal put to them formally on 5 August 1998 by Region North management. The affected members reject the proposal that major works commence sometime […]

Training College Bans And Limitations Lifted

August 3, 1998

At a Union meeting at the Training College on 18 August 1998, the Union’s rank and file members resolved to “cease further training for members holding the position of Recruit Instructors” in BA Hazmat Training and Driver Development, until “satisfactory […]

Thredbo Snowfields Incident Retained Firefighter Entitlements

August 14, 1997

On 18 August 1997 the Manager Operational Personnel released a memorandum to all NSWFB staff regarding entitlements for staff in attendance at the Thredbo Snowfields incident. The memorandum simply stated that “the provisions of the respective awards apply”, but did […]

Eastwood Accommodation Update

December 6, 1996

The Sub Branch Executive is receiving many enquiries regarding the status of the dispute over the provision of adequate accommodation at the Eastwood Corrective Services Academy.

Firies Join The March On Canberra

July 31, 1996

Would you stand up to be counted to protect the 10/14 roster? Would you reject being forced onto an Enterprise Agreement or an individual contract? Could you cop losing Award protection for up to 25% of your pay? Will the […]

Administrative Bans Lifted

February 5, 1996

Members were advised of the basis for the administrative bans being put in place throughout NSW on January 1, 1996 by way of notice, with a further explanatory notice January 16, 1996. The fundamental basis for the NSW bans was […]