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New three year Awards for permanent and retained firefighters were made by the Industrial Relations Commission this afternoon. While a separate notice discussing the result and ramifications of the new…

Bans imposed at 1800 hours Friday 19 September are lifted effectively 12:30 today. Following two weeks of discussion, consideration and negotiation at the highest levels of Government the FBEU has…

Recent comments in the national print media sledging firefighters for working more than the 40 hours required under the Award have been an unfortunate conclusion to a very bitter and…

The Government’s decision to disband the Ambulance Rescue Service and hand these rescue units over to the NSWFB has now been standing for over two weeks. In that time a…

The Union has consciously and deliberately stayed silent on progress in regard to our current wage dispute for very good reason – and here’s why. The Union’s officials have spent…

Minister for Emergency Services Nathan Rees has recently been struggling to come to terms with what exactly his Government has in mind for the states professional fire service. The dilemma…

With mass meetings across NSW now completed close to 1000 FBEU members have considered the progress in the Unions wages and conditions campaign. Each of the members present has heard…

The clock is now ticking toward the start of the Special Wage Case set down for Monday 25th August. Yesterday afternoon the Union was informed by the Judge convening the…

The campaign to get the NSW Government to remove the most offensive parts of its attack on our wages has continued to roll out across NSW. Over twenty five ALP…