The board were required to sign the decision from FWA.
We are talking about Volunteers from the outer Melbourne suburbs, that FWA want 7 paid firefighters to attend.
The CFA which are involved are very localized. Other supporters have been misled by rumors from newspapers who seen a chance of disruption to be had.

579,

No they weren't compelled to sign the EBA, which is why they didn't sign it, and why they got an injunction based on its illegality.

This was a union grab for power and money enforced by the union lackey Daniel Andrews.

Shadow, how does this compare to the Baird government's trashing of democracy in New South Wales by sacking 42 democratically elected local councils. All this despite overwhelming community anger at forced amalgamations. There could be a lesson in this for Malcolm come July 2nd.
What's your spin on Baird's jackboot politics.

Paul,

Living in one of the local councils that is to be amalgamated I can see no sign of the "overwhelming community anger" that you talk about, in fact the prospect of fewer more efficient, democratically elected councils is welcomed by all except that handful of political hopefuls that want to launch a political career through councils and feel that the positions and fiefdoms they feel entitled to are disappearing.

Shadow, just because the local populous have not taken to the streets does not mean Baird has universal approval for his actions. I could ask the same of you. Have the people of Victoria taken to the streets in mass support of volunteer fire fighters? Are some within the hierarchy of the CFA Volunteers wishing to maintain their positions of authority, and their cozy fiefdoms.
Although predominantly state issues, for both Liberal and Labor in their respective states there could could be some backlash from voter over both issues on July 2nd.

Paul,

Given the widely publicised corruption and infighting in these councils often at ratepayers' expense I sense very little sympathy for maintaining these bureaucratic fat cats in the lifestyle to which they have become accustomed. So I see this federally and state wise as largely an electoral non event. The exception being the inner suburbs where the greens are at risk of losing their domination, but they were never going to vote liberal anyway.

As for the CFA, I sense a visceral anger at Andrew's blatant bullying, and if as I believe the CFA volunteers start campaigning against Labor in marginal seats it could make enough difference to matter.