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FIELD OPERATIONS RESTRUCTURE – FBEU SEEKING MEMBER FEEDBACK As Members may be aware, Fire and Rescue have proposed a major restructure of Field Operations. The restructure significantly impacts positions within Field Operations and in particular members of the Senior Officer […]

As previously advised, in the context of the current pandemic, we are unable to come together collectively in person to endorse the Log of Claims for this round of Award negotiations. As noted in Sitrep 06/2022, SCoM have endorsed an approach […]

Award Update Thank you to all the members who participated in our Award survey. Our Union is always stronger when Members have a say. We appreciate your experience, your time, and your input. The FBEU Award Bargaining Team has been […]

Award Throughout this pandemic, essential workers have demonstrated their capacity to show up and deliver for the community, each and every shift. COVID-19 has exposed the years of cuts made to FRNSW budget, whether related to training, crewing, promotional pathways, […]

EVEN THE HEIGHT OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC PRESENTS NO BARRIER TO FRNSW ATTACKING CONDITIONS As outlined in SitRep 04/2022, FRNSW have put forward their position for negotiations in the form of fully re-drafted Awards containing their desires to cut conditions […]

FBEU AND FRNSW MEET TO DISCUSS AWARD NEGOTIATIONS The FBEU and FRNSW met today to discuss parameters for negotiations for both the Permanent and Retained Awards. The FBEU have been requesting FRNSW’s bargaining parameters for some months now however FRNSW […]

Public Health Order Exemption On 9 January, the State Government identified firefighters and other critical workers as being exempt from clauses 7A and 8 of the Public Health Order relating to the 7 day self-isolation from household and other close contacts. Read […]

Workforce Planning Failure The state of COVID-19 infection is having a dramatic and undeniable impact on the FRNSW workforce. We’re now seeing more cases amongst our membership in one day than in the previous two years combined. I want to […]

FRNSW Dodges COVID Responsibility  The festive period has seen COVID-19 run rampant across the state, across our worksites, and many other front-line worksites. For FRNSW, the result has been mass staff shortages, attempts to reduce minimum crewing, a lack of […]

The Union Office will close at midday on Wednesday 23rd December and re-open on Tuesday 4 January. Members requiring assistance over this time may contact a State Committee official – for their details see here 2022 FBEU Membership cards have now been posted […]

Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate Update As members are aware, following consultation with the FBEU and HSR’s, as of today, a Covid-19 vaccination requirement policy is in effect. This policy will mandate that all staff employed by FRNSW require 2 doses of […]

Vaccination Mandate Members will be aware that FRNSW sent correspondence to all staff last Friday 3rd December including an amended mandate policy. The correspondence cited ‘extensive consultation’ with both HSRs and the FBEU. This is fundamentally incorrect and more so […]