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On blue watch, officers are angry at the ‘derisory’ offer Owen Bowcott Tuesday November 12, 2002 The Guardian

Fair trade, not free trade – Say NO to the WTO 

In this notice: D&D update Industrial dispute – who’s to blame? Meals and Refreshments Briefly…

The UK Fire Brigade Union’s (FBU) 52,000 members this month voted 9 to 1 vote in favour of national strike action in support of their claim for a 40 per cent pay rise which would take their basic salary from […]

The spirit of the narks The government’s denunciation of the firefighters has echoes of a murky industrial past, writes Seumas Milne The Guardian, Thursday October 24, 2002

By picking a fight with the FBU, Blair has opened a dangerous front By George Galloway The Guardian, Tuesday October 22, 2002

For almost as long as the now well out of date Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Rural Fire Service has existed the Union has fielded a glut of calls from members deeply disturbed about the manner in which it, […]

In this notice: Permanent Recruit Entry Requirements Pre Incident Planning First Aid Accreditation MAA’s and Boundary Variations

Following on from a SMH article a few months back, it was again reported in yesterday’s Sun Herald that RFS Commissioner Phil Koperberg remains on target to be a Labor candidate in the State election to be held on 22 […]

Inside this notice: 2002 Regs Dispute New Firefighting Helmets No to new Service Numbers SRAFS D&D dispute Good Service Badges

The latest Award payrise for permanent members of 4% took effect on 9 August, and will therefore now appear in this fortnight’s pays due tomorrow.

Shut and Open Case As previously advised, the dispute over the review of the regulations was the subject of a hearing today in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission.