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PRESUMPTIVE CANCER LEGISLATION UPDATE On Monday, Minister Sophie Cotsis wrote to FBEU members with an update concerning our presumptive cancer campaign. In the letter here, Minister Cotsis expresses her sincere thanks to members Matt Carrol and Bob McGowan who recently […]

AWARD UPDATE – FRNSW PROPOSES POTENTIAL WAY FORWARD ON NEGOTIATIONS   Following on from last week’s conciliation before Commissioner McDonald, FRNSW has written to us with a potential way forward to break the current state of negotiations. This proposal seeks that […]

CODE RED UPDATE – SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS On 5 April, a Code Red was issued which updated our actions in the Award Expiry Industrial Campaign. In that Code Red, members were instructed to use FRNSW Station Facebook pages to promote […]

AWARD UPDATE We were back before the IRC today for further conciliation on the Awards where FRNSW still finds itself unable to formalise a wages offer.  Commissioner McDonald was adamant however that with the Awards now well expired, a way […]

SCOM ELECTIONS – WATER DAMAGED BALLOT PAPERS We have been receiving queries from members regarding concerns that ballot papers for the SCOM elections have been water damaged. The NSW Electoral Commission has advised that if the ballot paper and envelopes […]

RESPECT, PROTECT, VALUE YOUR FIREFIGHTERS – NEW CODE RED AND TALKING POINTS A new Code Red in support of the Respect, Protect, Value campaign have been issued today. A copy of this can be found here. The new Code Red […]

Code Red – Award Expiry Industrial Campaign Continued As advised in SitRep yesterday, with our Respect, Protect, Value campaign in full swing but still no formal offer on the table from FRNSW or the Minns Government, we are adding an […]

2024 AWARD UPDATE High-level bargaining meetings continued this week as FBEU officials continued to advocate for our demands, both to FRNSW and to key decision makers within State Government. Our message has been consistent. Industrial action will continue to escalate […]

SCOM ELECTION UPDATE Just a reminder to all members, ballots for the State Committee elections started being posted yesterday. Members should commence receiving their ballots from the NSW Electoral Commission either late this week and into next week.  With the ballot […]

Award Negotiation Update Following on from our action last week, it seems our message was definitely heard loud and clear, with high level meetings with both Government and FRNSW already occurring this week and continuing into next week. Meanwhile, as […]

SCOM ELECTIONS – WITHDRAWAL OF NOMINATIONS CLOSE At the close of withdrawal of nominations today, we can advise that the below candidates have been elected unopposed to State Committee: Central Coast Sub-Branch Secretary – Rob Slade Newcastle Sub-Branch Secretary – Jason Morgan […]

FBEU MEMBER’S RALLY IN NUMEBR’S AT STATE PARLIAMENT           On behalf of the State Committee, President Mick Johnsen and I extend our sincere appreciation to all the FBEU members and their families who attended the FBEU rally at State Parliament yesterday. See here for […]