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Author: Warren Marshall

Minimum Staffing Levels Under Attack!

Contrary to Freemans insistence that our minimum staffing levels aren’t under attack, the very staffing clauses that much of our EBA is built upon is at threat from his, and Minister Symes, actions. We can see their hidden agenda by looking into FRV’s and Minister Symes’ Fair Work Submissions. They are using a series of […]

Closing The Loopholes!

A successful campaign relies on an effective strategy. For a small union such as ours to effect change to federal law is no small feat. Our strategy relied upon: · having the expertise to recognise flaws in legislation prior to them being used against us · ⁠leveraging established relationships with other unions · proving our […]

International Womens Day – We Celebrate You!

This Friday March 8 we celebrate International Women’s Day. Throughout the week we will recognise the important role women are increasingly playing in the Fire Rescue Service, the UFU and the broader Labour Movement. Increasingly we are seeing women form the majority of a crew on station. This photo from Burwood shows SO Sandy Hearn, […]

Our Emergency Call Takers Deserve Better

Call takers and dispatchers are burnt out and exhausted from seeing emergency fire and police calls waiting whilst they can’t keep up with calls about the storm. Our members feel sick worrying about the damage that delays answering those call might cause if someone is trying to report a fire at a home or business […]

Critical Appliance offline in Shepparton as temperatures rise!

Shepparton is currently down one Pumper leaving the local community and firefighters at risk. With no spare Pumpers available, moving a Pumper from Craigieburn is the only solution. As temperatures reach their peak, it is an unfortunate position for the community to be in with such an elevated fire risk today. It is a situation […]

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The UFU supports the call of First Nations peoples for a Voice to Parliament to be enshrined in the Constitution.

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