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.
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
Staffing At Newcastle And Wollongong Comms Centres
June 5, 1999
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 […]
5 May, 1999 CHO/0461 1 New South Wales Fire Brigades 227 Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW 2000 PO Box A249 Sydney South 1232 Mr Chris Read State Secretary NSW Fire Brigade Employees' Union 267 Sussex Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Dear Chris [...]
The Union has previously advised members of the Government’s proposal to lure members off the “old” State Super Fund (SSF) and into the “new” First State Super Fund (FSS).
A meeting of Superintendent and Chief Superintendent members will be held on Thursday 8 April 1999 at 3 pm in the Union office, to consider the following issues:
