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Stop Work Today At 11hrs

December 2, 1999

All members (recruits to Executive Officers) in the GSA, excluding exemptions (see below) are instructed to stop work today at 1100 hours and proceed to City of Sydney Fire Station. The Police have agreed to close Castlereagh St (between Bathurst […]

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Interview With Ron Casey, 2gb

December 1, 1999

Date: 01 December 1999 Author: Media Transcript 

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Union General Meeting Reminder

December 1, 1999

This Thursday, 9th December, Trades Hall Auditorium, Goulburn Street, Sydney

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Stop Work Meeting Thursday

November 30, 1999

The Gloves Come Off: STOP WORK MEETING THURSDAY

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Union D&d Bans Clarified

November 30, 1999

The following advice was approved by yesterday’s meeting of the State Committee of Management to serve as a guide on the intention and application of our Union’s current industrial bans. As such, it should assist members by removing any “grey” […]

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Media Release – Firefighters To Walk Out

November 30, 1999

Professional firefighters throughout the state will walk off the job on Thursday to attend stop work meetings.

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Stop Work Threat – Union To Department

November 30, 1999
30th November, 1999 Mr. Ian MacDougall Commissioner New South Wales Fire Brigades PO BOX A249 SYDNEY SOUTH NSW 1232 Dear Sir, Re: IRC Matter No. 99/5972 The Union writes with regard to the Department's continued refusal to enter into negotiations [...]
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President’s Response To Commissioner’s Update

November 19, 1999

Dear FBEU member, The Union has received numerous calls regarding the Commissioner’s Industrial Update. It is pleasing that most members saw the Commissioner’s message as disingenuous.

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D&d Dispute Update #29

November 19, 1999

Response to Commissioner’s Industrial Update Our caring, sharing Commissioner is now showing his support for our “just cause” (his words) by refusing to promote members, threatening to not open new stations and refusing to negotiate a new Award.

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D&d #28 – Your Money Or Your Life

November 17, 1999

Your Money … The Union and the Department again appeared before the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) yesterday, but this time it was over our application for a new Award for permanent members rather than the D&D dispute.

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Xmas & New Year’s Eve, 1999

November 8, 1999

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS Negotiations between public sector unions, the Labor Council of NSW and the NSW Government have led to broad agreement on special arrangements for the Xmas/New Year period, with the actual implementation within each Government agency to be negotiated […]

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Stop Work Today At 1300hrs

November 6, 1999

All members (recruits to Executive Officers) in the GSA, excluding exemptions (see below) are instructed to stop work today at 1300 hours and proceed to City of Sydney Fire Station. The Police have agreed to close Castlereagh St (between Bathurst […]

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