The UFU has notified ACT Fire & Rescue that a further ban, on the wearing of uniform shirts, will commence at 8am on Thursday 18 April 2019. The ban will apply across all ACT Fire & Rescue workplaces in respect of Firefighters 1st Class, 2nd Class, 3rd Class, Senior Firefighters, Station Officers, Commanders and Superintendents who are represented by the United … [Read more...]
Signal 7 of 3 April – Federal Court: What did the judge say?
Is SM2019058 the Strangest Staff Minute in ACT Fire Brigade History? Read the download below … … [Read more...]
Court orders ACT government to hand over firefighters’ pay records
Another report in the Canberra Times about possible underpayments to ACT firefighters: the ACT government ordered to cough up the pay records of UFU members. … [Read more...]
Response to Canberra light rail emergency response
In recent times there has been significant media attention devoted to light rail emergency response. Following that, the ESA produced a video, which if left uncorrected might have been considered by some to be misleading. We have taken the opportunity to provide some additional information , which addresses the claims made in the video in the context of the factual … [Read more...]
Firefighters overtime ‘increased dramatically’ despite plan to reduce it
The Canberra Times of 7 April 2019 reports that the ACT Fire & Rescue's annual overtime bill appears out of control. … [Read more...]