Secure Jobs and a Better Future Australian unions have launched a major national campaign for secure Jobs and a better future for Australian workers. NSW retained firefighter Marina Findeis helped the ACTU at its Sydney launch of this critical mobilisation for job security and workplace rights. The Australian economy is performing well, yet the unemployment …
UFUA All Member Alert: act now to support the Firefighter Protection Bill The legislation has been presented to Federal Parliament, the Senate has completed its inquiry and now the Fair Protection For Firefighters Bill (Occupational Cancer For Firefighters) is making its way through the House of Representatives and the Senate. With only about two weeks …
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Coalition MPs won’t oppose Protection Bill In response to the thousands of letters that have been sent to politicians through the protectyourfirefighters.com website, opposition Coalition politicians have said they will not be opposing the Fair Protection for Firefighters Bill. Numbers of Coalition Members of Parliament and Senators have emailed responses back to firefighters and UFUA Union …
After many months of hard work by the National Executive and the National Office, Australia’s House of Representatives have now unanimously agreed to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Fair Protection for Firefighters) Bill 2011. Most importantly the Bill was also amended to include additional cancers which are as follows:multiple myeloma, primary site prostate, ureter, …
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Senate inquiry reports: UFUA National Bulletin The Senate Standing Committee which has been investigating the Fair Protection for Firefighters Bill has released its report and recommends presumptive legislation be passed to compensate Firefighters with occupational cancer and to extend the coverage to 14 cancers. This will bring Australian Commonwealth legislation in line with contemporary scientific …
The Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Fair Protection for Firefighters) Bill 2011. Read the Senate Inquiry report. Read the report.
Australia National: Senate inquiry reports The Senate Standing Committee which has been investigating the Fair Protection for Firefighters Bill has released its report and recommends presumptive legislation be passed to compensate Firefighters with occupational cancer and to extend the coverage to 14 cancers. WA: New head of fire authority appointed An Assistant Police Commissioner has …
Presumptive legislation inquiry wraps up The historic firefighter presumptive national legislation inquiry has completed its hearings with senators trying hot fire training in Brisbane before hearing of firies’ and their families experiences with cancer at the final hearing in Perth. Step closer The UFUA campaign for legislation to recognise cancers as occupational diseases for firefighters …
Inquiry Senators in Queensland Members of the Senate Committee inquiring into the Fair Protection for Firefighters Bill walked through smoke in Brisbane yesterday. Senators Marshall, Wright, Boyce, plus advisor Clancy Dobbin, visited the Queensland Combined Emergency Services Academy facility, where they donned structural PPE, took part in a lightning-fast BA training course and were led …
Senate Firefighter Bill inquiry update The Senate Inquiry into the Fair Protection for Firefighters Bill continued this week with the ACT Government and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations making submissions. The Bill proposes to amend the federal Comcare legislation to recognise non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia, brain, bladder, kidney, testicular and breast cancer are …
Firefighter cavalcade to Canberra The UFUA is sending a delegation of firefighters from around Australia to witness federal politicians vote on the Fair Protection for Firefighters Bill next week. The Bill, which if enacted will ensure firefighters with occupational cancer can access medical assistance and compensation, is scheduled to be voted on in the House of …
Birds-eye view for senators On August 11, Senators Gavin Marshall (Victoria) and Chris Back (Western Australia) visited Geelong Fire Station as part of the investigation into the ‘Fair Protection for Firefighters’ Bill. A Senate standing committee is currently inquiring into this Bill which proposes presumptive legislation; i.e. if a firefighter is diagnosed with one of …
Senate inquiry underway The UFUA bid to have cancers recognised as occupational diseases for firefighters is a step closer with the commencement of the Senate Standing Inquiry into the ‘Fair Protection for Firefighters Bill’. The Bill proposes a presumptive legislation approach, so that if a firefighter is diagnosed with one of the listed cancers, and …
Aviation firefighters host Inquiry senators As part of the investigation into the Senate ‘Fair Protection for Firefighters’ Bill, members of the Senate Standing Committee on the Bill were keen to get a better understanding of the role of firefighters. On August 9, after hearing submissions in Melbourne, the Committee visited the Melbourne Airport Fire Station …
A Senate Standing Committee is inquiring into ‘Fair Protection for Firefighters’ Bill. It will examine the Bill and the basis for the proposal to recognise leukemia, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, brain, bladder, kidney, testicular and breast cancers as occupation diseases for firefighters. View the submissions made to the Inquiry. The Senate Committee will sit for four days …
Legislation to recognise firefighter cancers as occupational diseases tabled in federal parliament A Senate Standing Committee will inquire into a Bill which proposes presumptive legislation to recognise seven cancers as occupational disease for firefighters. Today, the Senate referred the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Fair Protection for Firefighters) Bill 2011 for inquiry and report. Scientific …
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Following the Queensland floods, the UFU has established a dedicated welfare fund for our UFU Qld Members. Donations will go into the fund and be paid directly out to Members experiencing financial hardship. Download the National Bulletin No 2.
ollowing the Queensland floods, the UFU has established a dedicated welfare fund for our UFU Qld Members. Donations will go into the fund and be paid directly out to Members experiencing financial hardship. Download the National Bulletin.
Not a union member? Read on to see what President Theodore Roosevelt thought about being a union member. United States President Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909: If I were a factory employee, a labourer on the railroad, or a wage earner of any sort, I would undoubtedly join the union of my trade. If I were opposed …
ARFF avoiding Fly in Fly out conditions of service. Click to read (or right-click/Cmd-click to save to your computer: PDF download).
Unions welcome appointment of Simon Crean as new Workplace Relations Minister: click to read (or right-click/Cmd-click to save to your computer: PDF download).
Memorandum to All Members on the Fair Work Australia outcome on the Morita ASV: click to read (or right-click/Cmd-click to save to your computer: PDF download).
The Morita Aerial Specialist Vehicle (ASV) is headed for all Category 10 Stations. Click to read (or right-click/Cmd-click to save to your computer: PDF download).
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Our motto is “strength in unity” and we know it works. There will always be however, some people lacking in principle, that may consider selling out their mates, in the belief that they will benefit personally in the long run. Click here to see what Jack London said many years ago of people such as …
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The Red Knights MC is an international social organisation for active and retired firefighters and their families with almost 9000 members in 10 countries. They would love to start a Chapter in Australia so click here to learn all about them.
We are pleased to inform members that Volkswagen Australia has approved your union as a corporate member of their corporate customer programme. That means that members of the United Firefighters Union of Australia will be able to purchase most Volkswagen passenger, commercial and Skoda vehicles at a greatly reduced price. You must mention you are …
