The United Firefighters Union has escalated its feud with the Andrews government, launching a campaign to put government candidates last in key seats at the November state election. | EXCLUSIVE by sumeyyailanbey
The United Firefighters Union will put the Labor Party last on how-to-vote cards in a dozen key seats.
The United Firefighters Union is campaigning against the Andrews government over presumptive rights compensation legislation. The state government has argued its vehicle and equipment maintenance workers who attend fires should have the same rights as firefighters to access presumptive rights compensation claims if they develop certain types of cancers. There are about 4000 paid firefighters and 54,000 volunteers. The scheme has been expanded to include 90 non-firefighting personnel.
James Carlson, a personal injury lawyer at Slater and Gordon who has represented firefighters in compensation claims, said the inclusion of people who aren’t firefighters could make it easier for insurers to reject claims from firefighters and maintenance staff.
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