


Statement by the minister in Parliament 7 May 2015
Minister, Jo Ann Miller, gave a ministerial statement in state parliament, on 7 May 2015. The Minister confirmed that the new government will legislate for presumptive legislation and thanked firefighters and … Read the rest “New Qld Government will support Presumptive Legislation”


Thousands of retired firefighters will be compensated after a successful legal challenge found that they did not receive the lump sum in their pension that they were entitled too.
A complaint to the Pensions Ombudsman that the Government Actuary’s Department … Read the rest “Congratulations to our fellow UK Global Alliance partner the FBU”

All members this is an historic achievement by the UFUA summed up perfectly by the “Workplace Express.”
The significance of this decision cannot be overstated.
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Workplace express

The Victorian Branch of the United Firefighters Union of Australia starts the 2015 year off with a “bang” in major Federal Court win.
FEDERAL COURT CASE MAJOR WIN FOR UFU
The Queensland Branch’s persistence results in headway being made with the Auxilary Firefighters Award.
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Historic day for UFUA campaign to recognise occupational cancer
Click to download 2014-12 -12 National Bulletin # 10

2014.12.11 UFUA National Bulletin #9 is now available to download.
The message is “Stronger Together” with Trans-Tasman unity further strengthened by a combined UFUA and NZPFU National Committee of Management meeting.
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(PDF download—you can also … Read the rest “UFUA National Bulletin”

All members, please note that the 2014 UFUA Financial Statements for the year ending June 2014 are now available for your reference.
You can download the statement as a PDF (1.3MB download) by clicking the link to open in your … Read the rest “2014 UFUA Financial Statements”

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