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Leading the FBEU worker’s comp march on NSW Parliament

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Darin Sullivan in Earth, Extra, Fire

FBEU President and State Secretary lead the firefighter’s march to Parliament.

On 15 June 2011, 12,000 firefighters, police, teachers, nurses and other public sector workers turned out to Sydney’s Parliament House to protest the O’Farrell Coalition Government’s radical changes to industrial relations laws that would leave them with the worst workplace laws in the country. The FBEU is warning of a general fire strike, the biggest in 100 years if the laws are not repealed.

About Darin Sullivan (1980 Articles)

Former President of the Fire Brigade Employees’ Union (2009-2018) and a professional firefighter with more than 30 years experience. I live and work on the NSW South Coast, Australia. I am a strong advocate for firefighters and emergency service workers with an interest in mental health issues and caring for those around me. I am a former Director on the NSW Fire Brigades Death and Disability Super Fund and work with charities including ‘The Movember Foundation’. As a leader and activist I have long been active in the campaign for action on climate change. I am a Station Commander in the fire and rescue service in NSW and have 30 years experience fighting fires, both rural and urban. I am passionate about highlighting the impact climate change is having on fire preparedness and fire behaviour in Australia, and the risks associated with inaction on climate change. I am also a spokesperson for the Australian Climate Media Centre.