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AGM RESULTS Annual General Meetings for 2024 have concluded, with the final meeting held at Huntingwood Fire Station on Friday 8 November. The results of each motion were declared as below:   Motion Support Reject Abstain Adoption of Minutes 287 […]

Financial Statements Members are advised that, in line with our reporting requirements, our financial statements are available by clicking here. Survey for Communications Centre staff The FBEU is investigating increased workloads and a failure of management to monitor those workloads […]

LIFTING OF CODE REDS  Members will be aware that we are continuing our Arbitration before the NSW Industrial Court. Evidence has been submitted, and we are working hard to make the case for our endorsed log of claims to be […]

Members please note: Following motions from the first 2024 AGM held on the 31st of October at City of Sydney Fire Station, the agenda has changed for subsequent meetings. The revised agenda is below: 2024 AGM AGENDA 1. Appointment of Returning Officer […]

The current list of AGMs is below and will be updated as more meetings are confirmed. At least seven members will be required at each location to reach a quorum. Any Union member (permanent or retained) may attend any meeting […]

Notice of 2024 AGM The first of the 2024 AGMs will be held on 31 October at 1000 hours and the closing meeting will be held on 8 November at 1200 hours.   A reminder for all Country and Retained […]

3% PAY INCREASE TO BE PAID ASAP AND BACKPAID – ARBITRATION STILL CONTINUES I am pleased to be able to inform you all that after significant negotiation and discussions with various levels of Government for the past number of weeks, […]

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ASSURANCE REVIEWS  As a follow-up to the email sent out by the Director of Health & Safety yesterday, members who have been asked to complete a WHS Assurance Review are reminded that they do not need […]

SYDNEY NORTH SUB-BRANCH ELECTION RESULT As outlined in SitRep 50/2024, there was a vacancy in the Sydney North Sub-Branch. Today the NSW Electoral Commission wrote to us to advise that the position has been filled unopposed by Comrade Wilmott. You […]

Sydney Metro Capability Uplift   Last Friday the FBEU, FRNSW and other emergency services stakeholders met with key decision makers at Sydney Metro to further discussions concerning capability on Metro lines. As previously identified, Metro have failed to provide FRNSW with an […]

FBEU AWARD ARBITRATION SURVEY OF MEMBERS – ALL MEMBERS ASKED TO COMPLETE ASAP As you are all aware, we are currently in the process of preparing our evidence and submissions for the upcoming arbitration before the IRC for our Award […]

Code Red Lifted – Samsung Phones  On 20 February, the FBEU issued a Code Red requiring all Samsung phones to be removed from appliances due to a spate of batteries bulging, creating an unacceptable risk to the health and safety […]