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24 hours bans to commence 1800hrs today
https://fbeu.net/2008/06/17/24-hours-bans-to-commence-1800hrs-today/
The rapidly deteriorating relationship between the Union and the Department took yet another turn for the worse today when the employer sought and secured a time extension to submit its…
2008 SGM Results
https://fbeu.net/2008/04/28/sgm-results/
This morning’s Special General Meeting of members held over the last six days has overwhelmingly endorsed all three motions put forward for the consideration of the Unions rank and file…
Reminder – Xmas Hamper Drive
https://fbeu.net/2009/12/22/reminder-xmas-hamper-drive/
Members who have participated in the Xmas Hamper Drive and collected donations for a local charity in their area should now be forwarding on those donations to that charity. Alternatively,…
Medical Certificates and Medical Reports
https://fbeu.net/2008/04/22/medical-certificates-and-medical-reports/
It is now crystal clear that the Union notice of 22 January 2008 titled “About medical certificates and medical records” ruffled the Department’s feathers. That’s because the Department took the…
Department attacks your Award
https://fbeu.net/2008/04/15/department-attacks-your-award/
On Thursday April 10th the Department provided the Union with a document in response to our claim for wage parity with Australian Capital Territory firefighters. That document was amongst the…
EPIP’s ban lifted
https://fbeu.net/2008/04/10/epips-ban-lifted/
The Department and Union have agreed to the introduction of an electronic Pre-Incident Plan reporting system. The Union understands that the necessary changes to the data collection requirements have now…
Traffic infringement notices – update
https://fbeu.net/2008/04/10/traffic-infringement-notices-update/
For all of the accusations and counter-accusations made about this issue over the past week, the Union’s concerns about the system required in order to have traffic infringement notices lifted…
Driving your dollar down further
https://fbeu.net/2008/04/10/driving-your-dollar-down-further/
The Department took penny-inching to a new low in the IRC this morning when it argued for more than 90 minutes for the Retained Award’s “A” grade monthly retainer to…
The industrial reality
https://fbeu.net/2008/04/09/the-industrial-reality/
Most members are now aware that the relationship between Union and the Department has recently darkened. Not since the Department attempted to cut the relieving corps, destroy the promotional system,…