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Turnbull and Cash must stop dividing firefighters

UFU MEDIA RELEASE: 22 August 2016

Turnbull and Cash must stop dividing firefighters

The United Firefighters Union in Victoria today calls on Prime Minister Turnbull and Minister for Employment Michaelia Cash to stop inciting division between career and volunteer firefighters.…


VFBV should focus on protecting firefighters not playing politics

UFU MEDIA RELEASE 

Wednesday August 17 2016

 VFBV should focus on protecting firefighters not playing politics 

The Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria’s (VFBV) latest court action relating to the enterprise agreement once again demonstrates that they are more interested in playing …


UNITED FIREFIGHTERS LAUNCH ‘JUSTICE FOR FISKVILLE’

MEDIA RELEASE | 16 AUGUST 2016

 

UNITED FIREFIGHTERS LAUNCH ‘JUSTICE FOR FISKVILLE’

 

Firefighters from the CFA and MFB will meet on the steps of Parliament today to launch the ‘Justice for Fiskville’ campaign.  The campaign will advocate for firefighters exposed …


MFB Firefighters Work As Normal

ufu-logo-round-300MFB firefighters are working as normal this weekend – after a week that devastated Victorian firefighters and the latest attack by the State Government.



CFA told to clean up notorious Fiskville Training College

THE Country Fire Authority’s notorious Fiskville training base will be subject to a four-year clean-up following an Environment Protection Authority probe.The watchdog has raised concerns about hazardous materials kept on site, and the potential for water downstream from Lake Fiskville …