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Education Bill will crush student services
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 2:15 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA) opposes the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill on the grounds that it will devastate vital services for students and represents undue interference into independent societies. More >>
PSA shares judge’s frustration with Ministry
Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 9:18 am | PSA
The Public Service Association shares the frustration expressed by a Christchurch judge this morning that the long running dispute involving Ministry of Justice staff has not been resolved. More >>
PSA Alarmed Govt Preparing to Privatise Prisons
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 9:27 am | PSA
The Public Service Association is alarmed the government is preparing to privatise Auckland prisons despite the evidence that private prisons cost taxpayers more to run and provide a worse service. More >>
Ministry of Justice is again avoiding the issue
Saturday, 5 December 2009, 10:36 am | PSA
“The Ministry of Justice is just avoiding the issue if they think they can unilaterally declare bargaining over and hope that the issues behind this dispute will simply fade away. They will not,” says PSA National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
What happens to students when school closes?
Friday, 13 November 2009, 2:16 pm | PSA
“Staff at a Waimokoia residential school in Auckland disagree with the government decision to close the school and are asking what will happen to the children,” says Public Service Association national secretary Brenda Pilott. More >>
Justice Ministry failing to address underpayment
Friday, 13 November 2009, 11:05 am | PSA
The Public Service Association is disappointed the Justice Ministry is still failing to address the fact that it’s paying its staff less than the rest of the public service for work as essential as running the justice system. More >>
ACC workers denied pay rise
Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 9:36 am | PSA
Workers at the ACC, who belong to the Public Service Association, are not impressed to learn that while they’re being denied pay increases senior staff at ACC have received substantial pay rises. More >>
Justice Ministry misrepresents PSA position
Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 9:34 am | PSA
Justice Ministry misrepresents PSA position in pay dispute “If the Justice Ministry is serious about wanting to achieving a fair settlement in a pay dispute with more than 1700 of its staff it should stop misrepresenting the position taken ... More >>
Parliamentary staff holding rally
Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 9:31 am | PSA
Parliamentary staff holding rally in front of Parliament Parliamentary staff are holding a lunchtime rally in front of Parliament at midday today to protest their employer freezing their pay and trying to cut redundancy payments. More >>
Transition Agency must act on super city report
Saturday, 5 September 2009, 12:48 pm | PSA
Akld Transition Agency must act on super city committee report The Public Service Association calls on the Auckland Transition Agency to act on the super city’ select committee report which supports the PSA’s calls to ... More >>
PSA calls for retention of state sector jobs
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 1:25 pm | PSA
For Immediate Use PSA calls for more effort to retain state sector jobs The Public Service Association has no information about 1500 public service jobs being earmarked to go. More >>
Corrections staff oppose prison privatisation
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 12:28 pm | PSA
Department of Corrections staff, including those who’ve worked in private prisons, have told the Public Service Association, that privatising prison management will have a negative impact on our prison system. More >>
More front-line public sector jobs being cut
Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 9:38 am | PSA
The Public Service Association is concerned that the number of public sector jobs being cut in the regions is rising. The National Library of New Zealand is cutting 14 jobs in its Services to Young New Zealanders section that provides library services ... More >>
Disability support workers gain historic victory
Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 2:49 pm | PSA
Disability support workers are celebrating an historic legal victory in their battle to be paid at least the minimum wage for providing round-the-clock support for people with disabilities. More >>
PSA opposing plan to cut 88 positions at Ministry
Saturday, 25 April 2009, 1:07 pm | PSA
“The Ministry of Justice is the latest government department with an increasing workload where jobs are being cut as the result of a government review of its budget,” says Public Service Association national secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Government should start valuing disability workers
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 12:13 pm | PSA
PSA MEDIA RELEASE February 11, 2009 For Immediate Use Government needs to start valuing disability support workers More >>
NZ can’t afford AgResearch redundancies
Saturday, 20 December 2008, 3:00 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says today’s announcement that AgResearch is making nine scientific and technical staff redundant is sad news for the workers just before Christmas and a waste of their skills and knowledge. More >>
Conclusions Reached by Pay Study Questionable
Thursday, 7 August 2008, 12:18 am | PSA
Conclusions Reached by Pay Study Author Are Highly Questionable A pay study that concludes public sector workers are paid substantially more than private sector workers contradicts market surveys carried out by public sector employers. More >>
PSA Files New Strike Notices
Saturday, 14 June 2008, 1:01 pm | PSA
The PSA has served the Department of Labour with two weeks notice of 14 more two-hour strikes to run from Friday June 27 to Thursday July 10. More >>
PSA Welcomes Commitment To Strong Public Services
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 5:10 pm | PSA
The PSA is pleased the Government has listened to New Zealanders who value public services, and the International Monetary Fund who urged caution, and resisted calls for unaffordable tax cuts. More >>
