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Further to update #8, the final negotiations scheduled for Monday 5 April did take place. Unfortunately – and despite the best efforts of both parties to do so prior to the Easter break – we are yet to reach agreement.

Several meetings have been held at the highest levels over the last few weeks, with a further (and we expect, final) meeting between the Department and Union to be held this coming Monday 5 April at 0900 hours. A full report […]

In our last update on Friday 20 February we reported having been assured of “another offer being put to us by this coming Monday 23 February, or Tuesday 24 February at the very latest”. As it happened, the Department’s offer […]

Whilst negotiations have continued since our last update on 23 January there is still no agreement for a new permanent Award. Despite the best efforts of both parties over the last six months, we remain a good deal apart on […]

Inside this notice:

Award Negotiations Update #5
Retirements and the new Award
S/O shortages and LF act-ups
First of $23M in D&D payments made today
Cancelling SASS Additional Benefit Cover (ABC)
Health and Fitness
Verballing the Union
SOPP Pre-Entry Test debacle
Making personal telephone calls from stations
More garbage from the Department

The Union Office will close for its annual Christmas/New Year break at 1400 hours today, Wednesday 24 December and resume operations on Monday 5 January.

I am pleased to report that detailed and fruitful discussions between the parties were held during the course of yesterday and again today, and that as a result the Union’s officials have this afternoon agreed to lift our bans on […]

It is deeply disappointing that the Commissioner yesterday chose to attack the Union’s officials rather than to address the real issue in question, which is the employer’s continued refusal to recognise any of your new roles or responsibilities during these negotiations.

2003 Annual General Meeting Senior Officers - The Senior Officers' Sub-Branch will meet at the Main Conference Room, Greenacre commencing at 1900 hours on Thursday 4 December. Newcastle - The Newcastle Sub-Branch will meet at No. 260 Station, Newcastle commencing 1000 hours [...]

Inside this notice: Relievers and Out-duties Sick Leave 38 hr leave flexibility The rough end of the pineapple

The new Communications SOGS which were orginally scheduled to be introduced on Sunday 12 November, but were deferred until 0800 hrs tomorrow, Sunday 30 November have been banned by the Union, effective immediately.

The Department this week instructed Station Officers and Captains to arrange for the servicing of positive pressure ventilators (PPVs) annually, with the first such service to “take place as soon as practicable”.