A historical day for UFU on world stage
The UFU is calling for a worldwide ban on the use of PFAS in firefighting foams.
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A touching Walk to Remember: UFU support for Compassionate Friends Victoria
This is the third year that the UFU has been involved in this very worthy cause and we are honoured to have once again played a part on the day.
UFU Annual Family Picnic another great success!
The weather was most certainly on our side on Sunday as over 1000 people filled part of Moonee Valley Racecourse over the course of the day to celebrate the UFU Annual Picnic.
UFU Annual Family Day Picnic
The UFU invites members and families to our annual family day picnic on Sunday the 19th of February at Moonee Valley Racecourse.
FIREFIGHTERS WELCOME GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR FISKVILLE VICTIMS
The United Firefighters Union have welcomed today’s announcement that the Andrews Government will support and implement the recommendations outlined in the Victorian Parliament’s ‘Inquiry into the CFA Training College at Fiskville’.
Senior Firefighter and veteran Fiskville campaigner Mick Tisbury said it was a major achievement in finally getting justice for hundreds of firefighters who were poisoned at the site.
Fiskville crisis escalates as 323 victims come forward
The Fiskville toxic exposure crisis is escalating with 323 volunteer and career firefighters now having come forward to seek advice and support after being knowingly exposed to toxic contamination at the CFA Fiskville training site in Victoria.
Much needed wage increase welcomed by Victorian career firefighters
The United Firefighters Union welcomes Minister for Emergency Services James Merlino’s announcement today that career firefighters in the MFB and CFA will receive a pay increase.
Paramedics and firefighters say Cash’s bill risks community safety
Today, representatives of Victoria’s career firefighters and paramedics will give evidence to an Senate Committee hearing looking at the Turnbull Government’s radical and unjustified intervention into the State’s emergency services.
New CFA data shows response time crisis: Liberals failing Victorians
New data released today shows the failure of the previous Victorian Liberal Government to implement the findings of the 2009 Bushfire Royal Commission.
Cash interview shows why federal firefighting intervention must be blocked
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash’s repeated failure yesterday to justify federal intervention in the CFA confirms she is playing politics rather than acting in the public
interest.
Under questioning on Sky TV yesterday Minister Cash was repeatedly unable to point to any clauses in the firefighters enterprise agreement to justifying her claims of a
‘UFU takeover’.
The Minister was unable to explain even the most basic points in relation to the agreement.