News

The Fire Service have had the Project running for some months now. Black Watch workers (who are the most affected) have been remediated.

It is with sadness that we advise the sudden passing of John Woolley, Senior Station Officer at Hamilton Fire Station.

TAUPO LOCAL

In accordance with the Rules of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union, we are pleased to announce the following vacancies have been filled in the Taupo Local.

The Auckland Local Committee is aware of the upcoming retirement of Area Manager Denis O’Donoghue in early January 2019.

The Auckland Local Committee advises that the Special Meeting called for Thursday 6 December at 10.30am is cancelled.

44 days in, the emails have grown exponentially as have the phone calls and the sleep has decreased! It is most certainly a busy but productive time!

The Auckland Local Committee understands from Regional Manager Kerry Gregory that FENZ will be withdrawing from next year’s Pride Parade to be held in Auckland.

The Auckland Local has received communication from John and Sulu that they are undertaking Court proceedings and they no longer wish us to engage or entertain any offer from the National Committee about their expulsions.

The Auckland Local Committee hereby calls a Special Meeting of all Auckland members to be held at Avondale Fire Station, Thursday 6 December at 10.30am.

The Auckland Local Committee met yesterday with Sulu and John to discuss the proposal from the National Committee. This proposal was an outcome of Friday’s meeting that the Local had in Wellington with the National Committee.

Members are currently the target of an international scam involving the purchase of iTunes vouchers.

Most members would have seen the news of the appointment of Wattie Watson as your new Secretary – this is really good news for the Union and its members.