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The “framework agreement” between our Union and the Government on 15 December was meant to produce a number of outcomes including the start of award negotiations, the production of the Department’s award counter claim within 2 weeks and the 1st […]

As members would be aware, the 1997 Crown Employees (NSW Fire Brigades Retained Firefighting Staff) Award – otherwise know as the retained Award – expired 30/09/99.

Union Office Christmas/New Year Shutdown The Union Office will close for its annual Christmas/New Year break at midday today, Friday 24 December and resume operations on Tuesday 4 January.

Further to the Union notice dated 14/12 and negotiations held this week, it has been agreed between the Department and the Union that the following special arrangements will apply between 1800 hrs on New Year’s Eve to 0900 hrs on […]

Decision of this week’s Special General Meeting: “That the framework set out in the Union notice dated 13/12/99 which is proposed to progress both the death and disability dispute and negotiations for new permanent and retained firefighters’ consent Awards be […]

With the exception of a handful of members who were exempted in order to maintain “skeleton” crews (see below), all permanent members from Recruit to Chief Superintendent who were on duty were called upon to stop work last Monday December 6 at […]

In September the Department, true to its ongoing fixation with Y2K, wrote to us seeking revised pay arrangements for permanent members over the coming Christmas/New Year period. We have agreed to special pay arrangements over this time in recent years, […]

As advised in last Saturday’s Union notice, the State Committee of Management resolved to suspend (not permanently lift) our Union’s D&D bans from 0800 hours this morning pending a Special General Meeting of members to be held this Wednesday, 15 […]

Bans Suspended from 0800 hrs Monday, Urgent SGM this coming Wednesday

Apologies: “That the apologies as reported by received and accepted.” Adoption of 1998 AGM Minutes: “That the minutes of the 1998 Annual General Meeting of the Union as read and presented here be received and adopted as a true and […]