National Secretary Wattie Watson, National Vice President Joe Stanley and Northern Branch Vice President James Hall were privileged to be greeted by Australian Federal Greens MP Adam Bandt at Parliament House. Adam was a driving force behind achieving presumptive legislation for firefighters introducing the Federal Bill that was passed in 2011. A great friend of firefighters globally.
The Local has become aware of some District management people asking Union members to fill out a 360 degree feedback review on them. Members are reminded that there was a recommendation from the National Union to Union members not to partake in any such feedback process.
The Auckland Local met on Friday with FRM Butt and AFRM Binning to attempt to resolve the dispute over the unilateral alteration of workload and the comparisons of work of officers and stations being carried out in some Districts.
Recently there have been instances of members departing from accepted operational practices for various reasons