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The Commissioner has today faxed a copy of Justice Hungerford’s decision from Wednesday’s proceedings in the IRC. It’s appreciated – he’s saved us the time and money of having to fax it out from the Union office.

The reason is (or was) simple – the Department in writing agreed in full to our demands prior to our deadline of 1000 hours. The problem now is that the Commissioner has attempted a monumental backflip on his own offer […]

Trades Hall Auditorium, Goulburn Street, Sydney 1000 hours (day section) and 1900 hours (night section)

Date: 03 December 1999 Author: FBEU 

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 […]

Date: 01 December 1999 Author: Media Transcript 

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

The Gloves Come Off: STOP WORK MEETING THURSDAY

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” […]

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

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.