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2019/20 Bushfire Inquiries As most members would know there has been a number of inquiries created as well as the first National Royal Commission into bushfires. We will be joining forces with other firefighter unions from across Australia in preparing […]

Rule 34 Sub Committee report on allegations from SGM The State Committee has endorsed the report and recommendations of the sub-committee formed under rule 34, to investigate three allegations that were brought by two Sub-Branches, namely the Illawarra and Sydney […]

Note added 28/02: There is additional and updated information in SitRep 10 – please also see SitRep 10. Award Update As you know, initial Award negotiations with FRNSW commenced in October 2019, giving us a tight window to try and […]

Award Update May Day T-Shirt Design Competition closes Feb 28! Delegate training up and running. Terms of Reference for Bushfire Royal Commission Announced Award Update  As discussed in the last Sitrep, we met for the last time with FRNSW regarding […]

IMPORTANT AWARD UPDATE In our previous updates, we approached the award negotiations with a simple claim. Our claim for both Awards is: Permanent • 2.5% wages increase passed on to you by 17 February 2020 regardless of when the Award […]

Award Update FBEU heads to ACTU Emergency Services Summit Rescue Recall Win Motions for the next Special General Meeting Payroll meltdown Delegate Training – Kicking off! Broken Hill the FBEU as west as it gets Award Update Since the last […]

NSW Government announces an inquiry – we want a National Royal Commission too. State of Emergency – What’s the go and what it means for members. Retained Authorised Duties May Day – Member T-Shirt Design Competition CAFS Pumpers In BRIEF: […]

Minimum Crewing at Peak Hill Members may be aware that FRNSW are replacing Class 2 Urban Pumpers at Isolated Retained Stations with Class 1 Tankers. The intention and the Risk Management Tool FRNSW is using to make the change is […]

This is a reissue of SitRep 3 as there were two mistakes in the SitRep issued last night. The SitRep issued last night stated that we were putting in a claim for a 5% pay rise, this was a formatting […]

IRC rules in FBEU favour – Another big win but the fight continues.  Status Quo and In-Order 2008/22 remains in place. Yesterday, January 14, The FBEU was back in the IRC about FRNSW’s attempts to remove In-Order 2008/22 (which puts […]

CODE RED STILL IN PLACE – STILL WAITING ON IRC DECISION We are still waiting on Commissioner Sloan’s decision from the IRC hearing on 13 December 2019 on the 2008/22 or 2019/20 dispute. This decision will be handed down on […]

Deployment Dramas Consolidated Leave over the Christmas and New Year Climate and Fire Emergency Rally Sydney Town Hall FBEU Office over the break In Brief Deployment Dramas The Union has received several inquiries about pay and entitlements from members while […]