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Yesterday in the NSW Parliament, the Minister for Emergency Services, Bob Debus formally announced the Labor Government’s country staffing intitiative. We’re also pleased to note that Chris Hartcher (Liberal Member for Gosford) and the State Opposition have acknowledged the important […]

Trades Hall Auditorium, Goulburn Street, Sydney, 1000 hours, Friday 27th November, 1998 OPENING ADDRESS Comrade Paul Caica, National Secretary, United Firefighters of Australia APOLOGIES ADOPTION OF 1997 AGM MINUTES STATE SECRETARY’S ANNUAL REPORT QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

As members would be aware, a ballot was held last Wednesday 11th November to determine order of placement of members without residential qualification on the various new Country Transfer Registers. Each of the Registers (as they currently stand) are on […]

In accordance with the determination of the Unions Special General Meeting and In Orders 1998/19, a ballot was conducted this morning to determine the members ordering for each of the 12 new country transfer registers. The ballot was held at […]

JUDGE SLAMS UNETHICAL BOSSES On July 17 the Union issued a notice to all members (following on from previous notices dated May 11 and 13) which concluded by advising that “the PFU filed a comprehensive application to the Employment Court […]

Owing to the successful conclusion of negotiations for country staffing, the Union has now accepted the de-staffing of the remaining permanently-staffed water tankers. During the course the of the Union’s Special General Meeting in June this year, the rank and […]

NSW FIRE BRIGADE EMPLOYEES’ UNION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Members are hereby advised that, in accordance with Rule 11(3), notice is given of the Annual General Meeting of the New South Wales Fire Brigade Employees’ Union (FBEU). The meeting details are […]

The Union has been engaged in negotiations with the Department throughout today on the subject matter. It has now been agreed that the Upgrade to SO and 3 Minimum Staffing at 238 Station will be introduced by no later than […]

As part of the negotiations surrounding the Union’s Country Staffing Proposal, the Department wrote, in the following terms, to the Union on 4 September 1998: “The department recognises the unique circumstances surrounding the provision of specialist bush fire appliance and […]

Yesterday the Commissioner NSWFB issued an e-mail message on the subject matter. It read as follows: It is intended that the water tanker from Miranda be re-positioned at Engadine Fire Station with a retained firefighter crew. The recruitment process for […]

I am pleased to advise that formal agreement on our Union’s country staffing proposal was reached with the Department last Friday, September 25.

The Union office has received a great deal of correspondence on the question of Leading Firefighter promotions to Station Officer after January 1, 1999.