On 6 November 2019, the ESA Commissioner, and Chief Officer ACT Fire and Rescue, appeared before the Justice and Community Safety committee of the ACT Legislative Assembly, to answer questions on the operation of the ESA. The proceedings were streamed live, and members can replay the proceedings by following the link … [Read more...]
UFU ACT Submission to the ACT Budget consultation
The UFU ACT Branch Submission to the ACT Government concerning the ACT 2020-21 Budget is attached for information or may be accessed via a link to the ACT Budget Consultation webpage. https://www.budgetconsultation.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/1434332/130.-UFU-ACT-Branch-2020-21-Budget-Submission.pdf https://www.budgetconsultation.act.gov.au/ … [Read more...]
RMIT reports on “A Better Fire and Rescue Service”
Attached are copies of the 4 reports prepared by a research team led by Emeritus Professor Dr David Hayward of RMIT University. The reports form part of our budget submission. The reports “A Better Fire and Rescue Service” are as follows: Report One: Context, Pressures and Organisational ChallengesReport Two: Efficiency and Effectiveness: How does the ACT Compare?Report … [Read more...]
Signal 7 of 10 October 2019 – UFU General Meetings
This edition of Signal 7 reports that two general meetings were held on 16 and 17 October 2019 respectively to provide an update on the progress with Enterprise Bargaining from the 3 days of intensive negotiation. … [Read more...]
Signal 7 of 26 September 2019 – Enterprise Bargaining update #2 and RMIT report
This edition of Signal 7 reports on: the second of 3 days of intensive enterprise bargaining negotiations with the assistance of a mediator; andprovides a copy of the first of the 4 research papers undertaken by RMIT for the UFU: “A Better Fire and Rescue Service for the ACT”. … [Read more...]