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The Annual May Day March and celebrations will once again be held on 1st May. This year the date is Sunday 1st May 2005 and all those wishing to take part and join your Union comrades should assemble at our […]

The Union has agreed to a once only period of three (3) months appointment of two (2) civilian service technicians at the BA/Hazmat Section Greenacre till 30th June 2005. Should a firefighter or firefighters apply for these positions within this […]

In an attempt to standardise the current remuneration packages paid to both retained and permanent members who are used as Instructors at NSW Fire Brigades Training Centres, the Union has used the principle of equal work, equal pay. For too […]

The Union has become aware of a meeting held on the 15th March between the manufacturers of Sabre Contour Air Sets and the Department where demand valve problems with Sabre Contour SCBA were discussed.

Inside this notice: Aerial evolutions or spin Reminder – Members on Worker’s Compensation Union Retirement Gift Reminder of Union bans still in force

The bans imposed in today’s earlier notice are hereby lifted upon receipt of this notice (by fax from the Union to your station).

Today the Carr Government unilaterally removed a major component of South Sydney’s fire protection, namely the Hydraulic Platform at No.13 Station Alexandria together with a staffing component of two firefighters. According to the Department, this vital resource was removed so […]

Carr Govt to cut high-rise service – Firefighters threaten action tomorrow

When availability falls below the minimum level required to ‘Safely and Effectively” staff a fire appliance, that station is to be manned by the standby of retained or permanent firefighters as per award provisions and In-orders 1995/20.

Inside this notice: 2005 Awards endorsed My resignation…

As was referred to in yesterday’s notice, the Union is unable to provide members with draft agreed awards as yet. Our prediction of yesterday that the draft 2005 awards should have been finalised today (and posted on the Union’s website) […]

Below is a summary of the changes within the proposed new 2005 Awards which members are being asked to vote upon at next week’s SGM (see Union Notice dated 16 February for meeting details).