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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 […]

  Update Northern Rivers Appeal 7 February 2020 Union Busting Bill defeated Urunga Station Trial Technical Support Team  Code Red still in place Update Northern Rivers Appeal 7 February 2020 The Northern Rivers Appeal will be heard on 7 February […]

The Union’s 2018-2019 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 […]

Union responds to Berejiklian comments that there have not been budget cuts Health Checks Member Reminder Ensuring Integrity Bill #UnionTown Conference Have you seen the news in the last fortnight?  Union responds to Berejiklian comments that there have not been […]

CODE RED REMAINS IN PLACE Last Saturday, on 9 November 2019, the Industrial Relations Commission decided to dismiss FRNSW’s application for orders stopping industrial action. This means that the Union’s CODE RED remains in place. What does the CODE RED […]