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2024 Award Log of Claims and 2023 Award implementation   As per Sitrep 51 advising of the making of the 2023 Awards, we are right back to the negotiating table with a new draft Log of Claims for the 2024 […]

In this issue: IRC makes Awards Consultants Inquiry NCAT decision   IRC formally makes 2023 Permanent, Retained & Death and Disability Awards This morning in a hearing before the Industrial Relations Commission, the 2023 Permanent, Retained and D&D Awards have […]

October/November AGMs: dates, times and locations The current list of AGMs is below, and will be updated as more meetings are confirmed. We remind all Country or Retained members who are holding an AGM to register the meeting with the […]

In this issue: Stale, failed and wailing 2023 Award update Health Screening transition COVID-19 vaccination policy   Stale, failed and wailing You are no doubt all aware by now that Minister Dib has appointed an administrator to oversee FRNSW until […]

In this issue: Presumptive Legislation Campaign FBEU 2023 Delegates’ Conference 28-29 November   Presumptive Legislation Campaign On the back of the declaration from the World Health Organisation IARC in 2022 which cited firefighting as a ‘cancer-causing profession’, various jurisdictions across the country have […]

2023 Annual General Meeting Agenda, October/November 2023 Adoption of Minutes: That the draft minutes of the Union’s 112th Annual General Meeting, held on Tuesday 8 November 2022, as tabled and circulated prior to this meeting, be received, noted and adopted […]

Notice of AGMs The first of the 2023 AGMs will be held on Friday 27th October at 0900 hours and the closing meeting will be held on Friday 3rd November at 1230 hours. A reminder for all Country and Retained […]

In this issue: 2023 Award – implementation update Current progress on the new Award’s Consultation provisions Health Checks to Health Screening – transitioning to the new process 2024 Log of Claims – have your say TOLBANs and TOLing – vital […]

­­­ Health Screening Transition Process The FBEU met with FRNSW on Tuesday at a Joint Consultative Committee meeting where we discussed the transition from the current Health Checks to the new Health Screening process.  Through the JCC process we have […]

FBEU members overwhelmingly endorse new Awards Yesterday concluded our SGMs for endorsement of the proposed 2023 Permanent, Retained and D&D Awards. We should all be proud of the turnout and response shown at these SGMs. Putting aside the ultimate vote […]

Notice of SGMs – full list of SGM dates, times and locations The full schedule for the SGMs to vote on the proposed Awards, including Retained and Country Sub-Branch SGMs, is as follows. Any member can attend any SGM. Members […]

Special General Meetings to vote on new Awards Following the announcement of reaching in principle agreement with FRNSW on new Awards for Permanent and Retained firefighters and the D&D Award (and the release of those documents this week) we will […]