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Members sitting the SOPP exams on Thursday 1 May 2003 are entitled to the relevant provisions of Clause 16 of the Crown Employees (NSW Fire Brigades Firefighting Staff) Award 2001.

As members would be aware, the D&D Award was last month endorsed by Union members and subsequently ratified by the Industrial Relations Commission to take effect on 21 March 2003. In short, the D&D Award is now in force.

Whilst participation in the new D&D arrangements will be compulsory for permanent members in SASS without Additional Benefit Cover (ABC), those SASS members who do have ABC will soon be given a one-off choice of one of following options:

This week, ballot papers will arrive in every member’s letterbox enabling you to determine your Union representatives for the term 2003-2006.

NOTE: The notice faxed to all stations yesterday indicated that the Sydney May Day celebrations are being held on Sunday 3rd May 2003. The correct date actually is Sunday 4th May, 2003.

Inside this notice: Elections 2003 D&D Award in force Department says no – Union and IRC say yes In Brief

The following article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on Monday. It refers to the submission that the Union made to the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), a copy of which can be downloaded by clicking here.

The Special General Meeting conducted around the state over the last week concluded with yesterday’s central SGM in Sydney’s Trades Hall Auditorium.

For the benefit of all members, following on from the previous two explanatory notices are these final couple of questions.

As expected, the explanatory notes which were faxed to all stations/workplaces on Tuesday have led to further questions being asked by members. For the benefit of all members, following on below are our (necessarily brief) answers to some of those […]

As expected, the explanatory notes which were faxed to all stations/workplaces on Tuesday have led to further questions being asked by members. For the benefit of all members, following on below are our (necessarily brief) answers to some of those […]

As previously advised, Special General Meetings will be held over the coming week to allow all Union members present to vote to accept or reject the proposed D&D Award. All FBEU members, permanent and retained, are therefore encouraged to attend […]