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On 20 August the FBEU put in place the code red advising members to adhere to level 4 restrictions. This code red was implemented as your Union felt that FRNSW was not taking serious enough measures to do everything in […]

TOLing Dispute PAD Election  TOLing dispute As you probably all know by now, this week we were in the Industrial Relations Commission fighting a proposal by FRNSW to expand the list of stations that can be temporarily taken off-line due […]

Elections for State Secretary and President (Vacancies) The candidates for the 2021 FBEU State Secretary and President election have now been finalised and you can find the list of candidates here. As a requirement of of Rule 25 (3) the […]

Medical Notifications Policy  FRNSW has sent the FBEU a copy of a new policy they are proposing to publish titled “Medical Conditions Notification Policy and Procedure”. You can find a copy of the policy here and the procedure here. This policy, in short, […]

PAD   Following our previous communications regarding the attempted implementation of the PAD program, the FBEU have approached FRNSW with two options a way forward or we will see you in the highest court of the land. As always the […]

Vaccination Status Today FRNSW’s vaccination status entry into ESS went live. This is what your Union had been advocating for, and was ultimately agreed to within the COVID IMT. An email has been sent by FRNSW to all staff advising […]

Tonight Commissioner Baxter decided to make an unwelcome late appearance to the party and announced we would be taking on PAD work immediately. **Update** The two emails sent today by the Commissioner to all staff have now mysteriously been removed […]

COVID Update FRNSW has just now shared its revised pandemic restrictions document. We will look over it and determine its suitability before we meet with FRNSW to discuss. At this early stage we are unable to say whether we agree to their revised […]

Good afternoon everyone Please find attached a joint communication from FRNSW Executive Director of People and Culture Michael Baldi and myself in relation to respectful behaviour.   Respectful behaviour in challenging times  As staff and members would appreciate, there are […]

It has come to our attention that members are being instructed to declare their vaccination status by email or in the e-occurrence book. This instruction is contrary to discussions that have taken place during the COVID IMT/FBEU joint meetings. Both […]

Level 4 Restrictions remain   COVID update Mandatory vaccinations are a hot topic at the moment and we understand people are frustrated by the situation. NSW Health requires at least one dose of a COVID vaccination for people who live in […]

Retained Pager Rollout Following from our updates on FRNSW’s proposed new pager rollout in SitReps 28/2021, 42/2021, 43/2021 and 45/2021, we have now concluded our pager survey and had final discussions with FRNSW about what the rollout will look like […]