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Hopefully, members will have noticed that your Union’s officials have been pretty active on the media front over the last day or so. We can assure you that Phil Koperberg, Bob Debus and Bob Carr have all noticed, and that […]

From ABC Online Friday, 4 January 2002 11:37 AEDT Call for recognition of paid firefighters as well as volunteers

Firefighters back “Elvis” over Koperberg The Fire Brigade Employees’ Union (FBEU) today criticised RFS Commissioner Phil Koperberg’s apparent reluctance to embrace offers from both John Howard and Bob Carr to purchase much-needed specialised firefighting aircraft.

More Elvis choppers on their way Sydney Morning Herald (smh.com.au) Thursday 3 January, 2002

On Saturday, you will be asked to vote for the future of your country. The FBEU has traditionally encouraged its members to vote Labor, however an overwhelming vote by members earlier this year resulted in the FBEU formally disaffiliating from […]

Permanent members of all 3 super schemes (SSF, SASS and FSS) should by now have received your yearly statements which, if compared with your last statement, should reveal a sizeable jump in your superable salary. This is directly due to […]

Members are advised that, in accordance with Rule 11(3), notice is hereby given of the FBEU’s 2001 Annual General Meeting, the details of which are as follows: 10am, Thursday 29th November, 2001 Trades Hall Auditorium Goulburn Street, Sydney Notice and […]

It was reported on 9 October that negotiations were continuing at that time for the redistribution of 25 permanent positions currently located in watchrooms at City of Sydney, Penrith, Campbelltown and Gosford. The State Committee of Management last Friday confirmed […]

Members would recall that one of the few concessions agreed to in return for the last Award round’s 17% increases was for the relocation of the staff positions attached to the watchrooms at City of Sydney, Campbelltown, Penrith and Gosford […]

A 3% wage increase for all retained members took effect on and from 1 October, although the new 2001 Award which provides this increase (and a further 9% over the next 18 months) is yet to be finalised. Whilst the […]

Ongoing controversy surrounding the permanent members’ transfer list system which operates under In Orders 1991/19 and Clause 28 of the Award has led the Union’s State Committee to order an overhaul of the system, and to withdraw from any further […]

The D&D Dispute (which we note that the Department now refers to simply as a “matter”) returned to the Industrial Relations Commission on Thursday 4 October for directions. To cut a long story short, the outcome of last Thursday’s hearing […]