This edition of Signal 7 sees the UFU welcome some positive initiatives coming out of the 2019/20 ACT Budget, including a commitment to run two colleges of 18 firefighters in the financial year, and to allocate funds to City and Molonglo fire stations. A briefing note on the budget prepared by Emeritus Professor David Hayward, Professor of Social Economy and Public Policy … [Read more...]

This Signal 7 provides a brief update on the state of play with enterprise bargaining. A General Meeting of the UFU ACT to provide a full report on progress with Enterprise Bargaining will be held as follows: Date: Thursday 30th May (B Platoon nightshift) Venue: Malvern Star and Speedwell Rooms, Dickson Tradies Ground Floor, 2 Badham Street, Dickson Time: 18.30 hrs SHARP … [Read more...]

Arrangements for getting your UFU hoodie and polo shirt are provided in the attached Signal 7 … [Read more...]

This edition of Signal 7 outlines a number of new bans to come into place on 9 May and 10 May 2019 as part of Protected Industrial Action. It also provide information about existing bans, FAQS and who is on the UFU ACT bans committee so you can contact them if need be. Lastly it refers to correspondence concerning a reported expenditure of $1.3 Billion in emergency … [Read more...]

This edition of Signal 7 provides advice about proposed UFU ACT Protected Industrial Action: additional bans are to commence from 3 May 2019. The action to be taken, the dates and times on which it will commence, and the initial duration of that action, is set out in the attached document. … [Read more...]