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The Union’s 2019-2020 Financial Report is now available by clicking here. The Report, which all members are encouraged to read, was prepared by independent auditors Daley Audit and adopted by the State Committee of Management today as a true and fair view […]

Bushfire Legislation Passes NSW State Budget E-Recall Review Medical Work Home Safety Fire Visits Relieving SOs Assist Ambulance Bushfire Legislation Passes The Bushfire Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 has now passed after the NSW Legislative Council made significant amendments that will […]

The FBEU Award Committee met with FRNSW again yesterday. As expected, they informed us that the NSW Government has now instructed them to offer a 0.3% wage increase. We believe this is a slap in the face to our members […]

Minister Elliot Fails to Consult on Bushfire Legislation  Yesterday the NSW Legislative Assembly passed the Bushfires Legislation Amendment Bill 2020, despite it only being introduced by the Minister for Emergency Services, David Elliott, Tuesday evening. The legislation is allegedly in […]

This Award round is member led in a way we haven’t seen before. When it comes to your pay and conditions, you determine what we ask for and what action you’re willing to take to get it. To develop our […]

The AGM results are here. This year, with us working hard to keep you and the community safe, we had to do things differently. I’m very happy to tell you that we held more than 100 meetings and nearly 1100 of you attended them. […]

AGM Update So far, almost 500 members have attended our AGMs and we’re not even halfway through. We have been committed to AGMs going ahead despite the pandemic, so special arrangements were put in place. Our decision to do things […]

Media Statement Fire Brigade Employees’ Union statement on Bushfires Royal Commission The professional firefighters’ unions of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia are today challenging the Prime Minister to answer why professional firefighters, who provided critical support […]

AGMs and Award Claim  Over the last couple of weeks, more than 120 members joined me in Zoom briefings about the AGMs and the Award, and to take a look at the work of the year behind us and the […]

AGMs – Corrections We have previously outlined some temporary changes in place for our AGMs this year because of COVID-19. On Wednesday we published a list of more than 100 station-based AGMs for 2020. These additions and changes need to […]

State Secretary and State Committee Briefings Please attend one of these sessions open to all members in the lead up to AGMs. You can register for one here. Thursday 15/10/20 1300 hrs – 1400hrs Thursday 15/10/20 1800 hrs – 1900hrs […]

Final Reminder – Register Your Meeting I am encouraged by the response of members to holding our AGMs differently this year. We have more than 50 meetings registered so far – and it’s not too late. Register your meeting by […]