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Department sentenced $200,000 for Rutherford

Last week the Industrial Relations Commission handed down it’s sentence for the Department’s breach of section 15 (1) and 16(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983. The Department…

SSS salary sacrifice contributions

As first reported in the Union’s notice dated 19 May 2007, a campaign by public sector unions, including the FBEU, has won the right for SSS members to salary sacrifice…

Christmas Day recalls

Most people in Australia seem to know that Christmas day is always celebrated on the 25th of December – except perhaps some members of the very senior levels of management…

Agreement reached for new D&D Award

A hearing today before Justice Marks of the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) confirmed that an in-principle agreement for a new D&D Award now exists between the Union and the…

Union notice – various issues

Inside this notice: In Orders 2007/23 – Use of exercise equipment New insurance arrangements for First State Super members Risk Assessment worksheets banned Reminder on voluntary health assessments Operation of…

Appliances not to deliver timesheets

It has come to the Union’s attention that MW2 management is now expecting some stations to deliver their own time sheets via a system move ups using station appliances. This…

Can you help teach Peter Debnam’s Liberals a lesson?

Following the resolution of last month’s Special General Meeting your Union has hit the campaign trail running by making some striking election material that urges the public not to vote…

Nov. 22nd campaign against Workchoices

The entire Australian trade union movement is currently focussed on campaigning against the Howard Government’s ‘WorkChoices’ laws and the inevitability that if a Howard Government is returned firefighters in NSW…

New D&D Award up and runnning

The Full Bench of the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) handed down a new D&D Award last Monday, 26 February following 18 months of long and difficult negotiations between the…