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All members of the State Authorities Superannuation Scheme (SASS) which was open to firefighters from 1985 until 1991 will soon be receiving letters from SASS informing them that they are able to salary sacrifice the employee component of superannuation. For […]

REQUIREMENTS FOR RELIEVING FIREFIGHTERS AND OUTDUTIES –  WORKING OUTSIDE OF YOUR FIRE DISTRICT It has been brought to the Union’s attention that there may be some confusion regarding the Award requirements for Relieving Firefighters and those Firefighters performing outduties, specifically […]

They’re at again. Penny pinching by the Department’s bean counters has resulted in SO’s being directed to find out which phone numbers dialed at stations are work related and which ones aren’t.

The Union’s 96th Annual General Meeting will be held at the Tom Mann Threatre, 136 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills (approx. 200m south of the Devonshire St tunnel exit from Central Station) commencing at 10.00am on Wednesday 15 November.

The results of the Unions Special General Meeting and votes held at Sub Branch meetings throughout the state are now through and all three proposals put forward by the State Committee have been overwhelmingly endorsed.

The Maritime Union of Australia has written to the FBEU inviting the hundreds of firies who joined the picket lines at Port Botany to appear as extra’s in re-enactment scenes for a mini-series about the 1998 ‘Patricks/MUA’ dispute.

Members will be aware that Merseyside Fire Brigades Union comrades have been on strike for the last week or so, after their bosses asserted what they claim is managerial prerogative to sack over 120 firefighters, de-staff 4 pumpers and introduce […]

This weeks water tanker dispute has been a bruising affair for the FBEU and for the Departments bottom line with close to $250 000 worth of overtime now lost forever in a pointless attempt to undermine the Unions proposal for […]

Following proceedings before the Industrial Relations Commission yesterday afternoon and again this morning this morning, the Union has agreed to lift the relieving bans that were imposed at 1800 hours last Friday, 1 September.

After a three year delay, Minister for Water has finally pulled his finger out and given us a guarantee that recycled water at Bluescope Port Kembla is safe.

Some members may be aware that Fire Brigades Union comrades in the Merseyside fire and rescue service in the UK have been fighting retrenchments. Following the collapse of negotiations, Merseyside fire crews have voted in favour of strike action over […]

The Department has sought today to unilaterally and without consultation remove Water Tanker appliances from Penrith and Dunheved Fire Stations.