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2007 Annual General Meeting

The Union’s 97th Annual General Meeting will be held at the Trades Hall Auditorium, 377-383 Sussex Street, Sydney commencing at 10.00am on Friday 30 November. Notice and details of corresponding…

Budgets and wages

The State Labor Treasurer and former Secretary of Unions NSW, Michael Costa yesterday handed down a budget that delivers a $444 million surplus this year and will cut $845 million…

February SGM results

This month’s SGM concluded at Sydney’s Trades Hall today after a record-breaking series of almost 80 separate meetings around the state. There were three questions on this SGM’s agenda, with…

Vale Sydney Sheaves

Firefighter Sydney Jeffery Sheaves passed away recently and was laid to rest today thirty seven years after he signed up to become a firefighter and an FBEU member. Sid contributed…

Four hour payment case

On Monday 20 August the Department and the Union returned to the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) over the four hour minimum payment for recalls adjoining rostered shifts dispute. The Union…

Pre Incident Plans

Members are advised that the concept of a simple electronic Pre-incident Plan reporting system that doesn’t change the extent or type of involved workload has been agreed to but are…

Meals

On going complaints from members in regard to the standard and quality of meals on the fire ground have led to a large number of complaints to the Union. Accordingly…

Christmas shutdown

The Union Office will close for its annual Christmas/New Year break at 1200 hours today, Friday 21 December and resume operations on Wednesday 2 January 2007. Members requiring assistance over…

Department forgets to pay 8 years of Superannuation payments

Well if it can happen to him, it can happen to you. That’s why the Union is urging all members to have a good look at their Superannuation statement’s to…