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Firefighters back SARAH Group to strengthen road safety around accidents The Fire Brigade Employees’ Union has backed a family-led campaign to strengthen road safety around breakdown sites, following two tragic and unnecessary deaths on the Hume Highway in February.

In this issue:

2012 Union elections – results
Easter Sunday Public Holiday and consolidated leave – update
Meal and Refreshment Allowances – Union to prosecute for award breaches
Incident Management Teams
Qualification allowances – is the sky really falling?

In this issue:

2012 Union elections – vote NOW, ballot closes soon
Easter Sunday Public Holiday and consolidated leave – update
Retained summit discussion paper
ESS Claims – the Department’s bad joke – update
Meal and Refreshment Allowances – update
Arrangements for PPC fitting
Dad and Partner Leave

In this issue:

2012 Union elections
Silence is golden
Nowra to go 10/14
May Day 2012
ESS Claims – the Department’s bad joke
Meal and Refreshment Allowances Update

In this issue:

2012 Union elections
Baulkham Hills matrix distance – are we there yet?
Meal and Refreshment Allowances Update
Super guarantee to increase from 9% to 12%
O’Farrell’s war on workers – update

In this issue:

2012 Union elections
Meal and Refreshment Allowances Update
T/A claims in the ESS Portal
Do it on their time, not yours

In this issue:

Wage rise in this week’s pay
Meal and Refreshment Allowances update
Twilight Zones
Business managers out of control
O’Farrell’s war on workers – update

In this issue:

Meals and refreshment allowances attacked again
Leave to appeal against LSV dispute orders denied
Incident ground health monitoring update

5% in 8 months – next Award wage increases take effect today
O’Farrell’s war on workers Part 1, Commission of Audit
O’Farrell’s war on workers Part 2, fines for unions
O’Farrell’s war on workers Part 3, election funding
O’Farrell’s war on workers Part 4, workers comp
Nobody voted for this

In this issue:

Tri-ennial elections timetable
Current Rules available
Reminder re: financial relief for June/Sept 2011 stop works

Inside this issue:

Yes, tea and coffee are still refreshments – Part 3
Australian Firefighters Health Study update

Inside this issue:

Why minimum payments do not equal hours worked
SNW Sub-Branch meeting
FRNSW thumbs nose at IRC?