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FIREFIGHTERS’ STRIKE IN THE BALANCE The Fire Brigade Employees’ Union today said that the firefighters’ industrial action scheduled to commence this Sunday, August 1 is hanging in the balance following the failure of talks with the Government yesterday.

Members are hereby instructed to disregard today’s special In Orders 1999/16 concerning the industrial dispute. Accordingly, all members should continue to observe all existing Award conditions, including current rosters, stations and platoons until advised otherwise by the Union.

Retained Members Not Forgotten Many retained members have contacted the Union regarding the Death and Disability (D&D) dispute and the foreshadowed industrial action by permanents over the inferior D&D benefits provided under the SASS and FSS super schemes (for more […]

Important information re this Friday’s SGM The elected officials of our Union’s State Committee of Management held a special meeting last Friday to consider the progress of the death and disability dispute.

A Special General Meeting of the Union is to be held in accordance with Rule 11, the details of which are as follows: Friday 23rd July, 1999 Trades Hall Auditorium, Goulburn Street, Sydney. 1000 hours (day section) 1900 hours (night […]

Recent changes to Departmental and divisional reporting systems have been cited as the reason for senior management seeking information from Station Officers about a range of activities. These activities include: FireEd, Public Education, Displays, Brigade Exercises, Hydrant Inspections and Pre […]

Our Union met again last week with representatives from the NSW Premier’s Department and the Fire Brigades to continue firefighter death and disability (D&D) negotiations. In short there was no progress made at that, our 3rd meeting.

Instruction to All Members Recent changes to Departmental and divisional reporting systems have been cited as the reason for senior management seeking information from Station Officers about a range of activities.

The following advice was prepared for the benefit of FBEU members with the assistance of the Union’s accountants, AJ Williams & Co.

All members are advised that the minimum staffing for No. 4 Stn Darlinghurst is to be maintained at Station Officer & five (5) firefighters per Platoon.

Members in Attendance Country Sub-Branch – 94 Newcastle Sub-Branch – 103 Illawarra Sub-Branch – 107 Sydney Day Section – 521 Sydney Night Section – 214 TOTAL = 1039

Members working in Operational Communications would be well aware of the ongoing requests by the Union for more appropriate staffing levels at both Newcastle and Wollongong Communications Centres.  To date the Department has failed to adequately address our concerns over […]