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AGMs – 2020 Underpayment for Relief Work Blayney Fire Station Members Working Outside of Hours Promotional Working Group Retained Working Group Public Sector Wage Freeze Secretary’s Briefings AGMs – 2020  Last week’s SitRep gave notice that Annual General Meetings will […]

AGMS – 2020 Please take the time to read this important information about changes to the way our AGMs will run this year. The formal notice of AGMs is here. The current public safety orders in place because of COVID19, […]

Award – Survey Closing – Have Your Say Secretary’s Briefings HSRs – Expressions of Interest Open for Committee Zooms and Back on the Road! Blayney Fire Station In Brief: Assist Ambulance and GIPA on New Medical Work Award – Survey […]

Assist Ambulance Update Following on from SitRep 36 the Department and NSW Ambulance have been developing a Service Level Agreement (SLA) to clarify roles and responsibilities at Assist Ambulance calls. We are currently reviewing the SLA and will be providing […]

Award 2021 – The Plan Your Award expires in February 2021. Your employer has indicated they want “major reform”. The NSW Government is making moves to stop us from getting the 2.5% wage increases in their own wage policy – […]

Assist Ambo Code Red lifted – Assist Ambo calls to go through RCO Following on from SitRep 35, here is an update for members. Members met with Deputy Commissioners Fewtrell and Baldi along with other FRNSW management to discuss a […]

Assist Ambo Code Red remains in place – if needed Following on from Saturday’s Code Red, here is an update for members. Shortly after the Code Red was issued Ambulance Comms started putting all “Assist Ambulance” calls through the Rescue […]

Work Health and Safety on Assist Ambulance sees member suspended Assist Ambulance Bans A Station Officer was suspended this morning after a complaint was received from Ambulance NSW (ANSW) about an extrication plan to remove a patient from a house. […]

Award 2021 – Preparations Under Way As previously reported the FBEU is keeping a close eye on the NSW Government’s attempts to cut wages, through wage freezes and increases less than the 2.5% in the wage policy. Having failed to […]

Covid Relieving Restrictions lifted This dispute went before Chief Commissioner Constant yesterday with both sides putting arguments as to whether the Covid 19 relieving restrictions should remain in place. The Department argued that money was more important than keeping you […]

Covid Relieving Restrictions update Thankyou, the one and only Greg Matthews. HSR Elections Medical Certificates New Cancer Support Group Covid Relieving Restrictions update A Code Red was put out last Friday to restrict relieving. This was done as part of […]

Covid Relieving Restrictions As the COVID Pandemic enters its fifth month, we continue to live in a challenging and uncertain time with changes to travel and other restrictions being made day to day. From the beginning, your Union has been […]