Despite notice of weekly strike action, FENZ is still refusing mediation with the NZPFU. NZPFU members will again be striking for one hour from 11am to 12 noon tomorrow (Friday)…
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Late this afternoon FENZ filed an urgent application in the Employment Relations Authority for facilitation. We can’t tell you anything about that application because they did not have the courtesy…
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Today the NZPFU gave notice of national one-hour strikes from 11am to noon on the 2nd and the 9th September 2022. Last night the NZPFU NCOM made the decision to…
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NZPFU members will be taking the historic action of walking off the job for an hour from 11am on Friday. This will be a complete work stoppage by NZPFU members…
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Families and friends of NZPFU members, volunteer fire brigades, other unionised workers and members of the public who are not linked at all to FENZ have been showing their support…
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There can now be absolutely no room for controversy or complacency with the World Health Organisation determining firefighting is Group 1A carcinogenic to humans – the highest rating for carcinogenic…
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Across New Zealand, FENZ is failing the community with failing trucks and equipment and dangerously low levels of career firefighters and 111 emergency call centre operators. Meanwhile, FENZ prioritises HQ roles…
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Instead of spending his energy getting around the mediation table to resolve the many critical issues, FENZ Deputy National Commander Brendan Nally has been sending out communications wide and far…
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The mediation between the NZPFU and FENZ bombed last week with FENZ refusing to discuss any issue other than remuneration. This was the first meeting since 99% of NZPFU members…
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Minutes are the difference between life and death. Last night Parnell career firefighters rescued a man in his 20s from a house fire in Orakei. But today there are not…
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