Authorised by Leighton Drury, Secretary, Fire Brigade Employees' Union, 1-7 Belmore St Surry Hills 2010. On Gadigal land.
Surry Hills NSW, Australia
Joined July 2011
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Fire Brigade Employees' Union retweeted
🔥#FireFighterCancerAwarenessMonth🔥
In 2023, 72% of IAFF member line-of-duty deaths were due to occupational #cancer.
The #IAFF is committed to providing members with the best prevention methods to reduce their cancer risk.
Learn more ➡️ brnw.ch/21wFYlV
Surely working trucks shouldn’t be something we should have to campaign for. Just #FixOurFireService!
An ageing fleet of fire trucks is a problem compounded by cuts to maintenance funding, with unions calling on the NSW Government and new fire commissioner to fix it | @TallulahT_ @NSWRFS
The FBEU has lost two remarkable members this week. Vale Comrades. You will not be forgotten.
fbeu.net/2023/12/12/sitrep-6…
It's Asbestos Awareness Week.
Asbestos is banned in new builds, but firefighters are still exposed when the old ones catch fire.
We're urging the NSW Govt to amend presumptive legislation to #CoverOurFiries for all work-related cancers.
Visit CoverOurFiries.com.au to help.
Some things get better with age.
Others, not so much.
Fire trucks have a life span for a reason.
#FixOurFireService
(FRNSW have trucks in service almost as old as that👇 32-year-old Pearl Jam album. And they feel as old as that 👇190-year-old tortoise who is called Jonathan).
Fire Brigade Employees' Union retweeted
This is groundbreaking.. Particularly for America’s Bravest
A @WCVB story by @dougmeehan on our lab and @BWHUrology research efforts to improve #prostatecancer treatment 🙏🏻 @adamkibel_uro, Drs. Oliver Jonas and Li Jia, @BrighamWomens
youtu.be/gJL-KE7-G2o?si=PdnV…
Firefighting has been proven to be a cancer-causing profession. Yet firies aren't covered for all the illnesses our job can cause.
Support firies by visiting CoverOurFiries.com.au and tell your local MP that firies deserve all the protection we can give them.
#CoverOurFiries
Cancer protection for firefighters shouldn't stop at the border.
Support Professional Firefighters by visiting CoverOurFiries.com.au and telling your local MP to expand coverage for those who cover us.
It's time to #CoverOurFiries
Fire Brigade Employees' Union retweeted
Toxic exposure concerns in the military: Major study links a PFAS chemical to testicular cancer nbcmontana.com/news/spotligh…
Walcha deserves a fire station that's fit for purpose.
Every community does.
It's time to #FixOurFireService
nbnnews.com.au/2023/09/30/gr…
SGMs to vote on new Awards got underway this morning at St Andrews. #StrengthInUnity
Union members, one and all ✊💚💛
With the @FIFAWWC kicking off this Thursday, our @TheMatildas have a message for those who paved the way. For those who broke down barriers and fought for progress. For the past. For the future.
For those within our football community, our fans, our sponsors, our politicians, our administrators. And for @FIFAcom, who can deliver a legacy for all women and girls who play the beautiful game ⚽
#ThisIsOURLegacy
For those who missed it, the recording and transcript of the Inquiry into the use of consultants is online.
A/Commissioner Fewtrell appears at the beginning of the clip linked below, and the FBEU's evidence begins at around 2:07:30.
youtu.be/C0cr6a_36k0
#FixOurFireService
ICYMI: State Secretary Leighton Drury spoke to 10 News Sydney this week about FRNSW’s use of consultants over the last few years.
We think it’s time to #FixOurFireService
ABC’s lead story last night on the use of consultants in FRNSW.
You can view the full clip on our YouTube page, youtube.com/@fbeu
#FixOurFireService
#PlusPlan
Fire and rescue rebranding burns up millions of dollars msn.com/en-au/news/australia…
Millions of dollars have been spent by FRNSW on consultants, marketing and branding at the expense of community protection and the things we need to get the job done safely.
#FixOurFireService
NSW Fire Commissioner Paul Baxter has made a sudden, shock departure from the top job. The commissioner had come under heavy criticism over a range of issues. youtu.be/ExLYFIL_pNk #7NEWS
"millions of dollars were wasted on a re-branding exercise while new equipment and training were needed instead."
abc.net.au/news/2023-07-18/n…