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As per our previous update on Award negotiations, this week the FBEU and FRNSW spent several hours in conciliation before the IRC to discuss the Awards. In conciliation the Commissioner acknowledged the extensive work by the FBEU to consult with […]

Award Update – It’s Time for Members to Show Your Support for the Fix Our Fire Service Industrial Campaign As per our previous update on Award negotiations, yesterday the FBEU and FRNSW spent several hours in conciliation before the IRC […]

State Election 2023 – We Need You Pre-poll for the State Election starts tomorrow, and our members are fired up and having a huge impact through our campaign. Hundreds of members have so far turned out to campaign against this […]

Vaccination Risk Assessment Update  Following our most recent request for an update, FRNSW has communicated to the FBEU that they are currently reviewing the COVID-19 Risk Assessment. FRNSW will soon be engaging with Health and Safety Representatives and the FBEU […]

Health Checks Code Red Lifted Effective Immediately Further to our Sitrep issued on Wednesday we can advise members that yesterday, FRNSW and the FBEU went before the IRC in relation to the application of FRNSW seeking that our Code Red […]

Award Negotiations Stall Temporarily, SOSB Bans Discussed In our last sitrep we updated members in relation to Award negotiations advising that we had managed to secure some time, if limited, with FRNSW to discuss your Log of Claims for Award […]

Award Update Further to the last update on Award negotiations, we can confirm, that after a fair bit of to-ing and fro-ing, we have been able to lock in 3 negotiation meetings with FRNSW prior to our next attendance at […]

The FBEU recently wrote to FRNSW with concerns regarding the commencement of recruitment of civilians to the newly created Roster Officer positions instead of uniformed firefighters and officers. FRNSW have proceeded with these recruitment process completely disregarding the concerns raised […]

CODE RED – SPECIAL ROSTER RELIEVING INSPECTORS The FBEU remains concerned that FRNSW has continued to delay or refuse to fill vacant relieving Inspector/Duty Commander roles. The union sees this action as a direct attack on the number and rosters […]

Over recent months there has been a continued and escalating trend by FRNSW to inconsistently apply merit-based selection process for Senior Officer’s roles and a failure to appropriate use Expressions of Interests to fill long term absences. The union also […]

Award Update While members have been busy doing the job of FRNSW and campaigning to show the public how underfunded and under resourced we are (see below), the Department has been busy trying to stop fair negotiations for an Award […]

Award Update Yesterday I, along with President Mick Johnsen and Senior Industrial Officer Rini Krouskos, met with FRNSW for our second bargaining meeting where, in line with SGM outcomes, we presented our log of claims. FRNSW were receptive to some […]