RDS annual general meeting 18:00 25th October 2009
Dear FBU member Can all branches meet on a regular basis to support their elected representatives. If you don’t have a branch representative, call a branch meeting and through your FBU members, nominate and elect the person you feel most capable of representing your needs and who can ensure that the negotiated policies of your contracts are being implemented fairly and correctly. Each Retained Branch is permitted to elect a Branch Chair, Branch Secretary and if any members are qualified a Branch Health and Safety representative. The Regional Retained AGM is on the 25th October 2009 at Newbury fire station where you will be asked to forward resolutions from your Branch and to inform…
All members circular: Paul Fletcher
TO: ALL MEMBERS (REGION 12) cc: Brigade Secretaries Dear Brother/Sister PAUL FLETCHER It is with deep regret that I have to inform you that in the early hours of Monday morning Brother Paul Fletcher, of the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, collapsed and died whilst attending an incident. Paul was recently elected as Chair of the Southern Region of the Fire Brigades Union, following on from the role of Region 12 ULR coordinator. He had started this position two years into the project, but he quickly progressed the Southern Region to the fore. He was instrumental in assisting the Isle of Wight to become the first F&RS in the UK to achieve the…
RDS EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL CLAIMS – SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS : UPDATE
CIRCULAR 2009HOC0493MW 19 August 2009 TO: ALL RDS BRANCHES Dear Brother / Sister RDS EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL CLAIMS – SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS : UPDATE This briefing is for the purpose of updating you on the negotiations in relation to the settlement of the RDS claims under the Part-Time Workers Regulations. After the FBU’s hard-won victory in the House of Lords and the Employment Tribunal in Croydon, the union has been in negotiations with the employers’ side of the NJC and the Treasury Solicitor to reach a settlement. In the meantime, the legal process of the test cases in Croydon, and the remainder of the legal claims nationally, has been put on hold. It is essential to appreciate…
