This story in the Canberra Times of 21 April 2019 reports on the growing problem of increasing amounts of overtime being worked in the ACT emergency services, including much of it by firefighters, at a growing personal cost to them and a mounting monetary cost to taxpayers. … [Read more...]
Signal 7 of 17 May 2019 – Union Hoodies and Polo Shirts are on the way
Arrangements for getting your UFU hoodie and polo shirt are provided in the attached Signal 7 … [Read more...]
Signal 7 of 8 May 2019 – Additional Bans commence from 9 May 2019
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...]
Firefighters frustrated over enterprise bargaining delays
The Canberra Times reports on 5 May 2019 that despite recent industrial action the ACT's urban firefighters remain in limbo when it comes to finalising their work conditions under a new enterprise agreement: "Two years after their employment agreement expired, there's no end in sight for Canberra's urban firefighters in their battle for a new deal." The whole Canberra Times … [Read more...]
Signal 7 of 2 May 2019 – Additional Bans to Commence
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...]