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Government Reimburses Support Workers Travel 21c Per Km Less Than Its Own Official Rate
Tuesday, 15 March 2022, 3:07 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is calling on the Government to make good on their 2015 commitment to care and support workers, and increase the rate it reimburses support workers’ travel. PSA assistant secretary Melissa Woolley says, "The ... More >>
We Are The "bureaucrats" You Are Demeaning
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 3:35 pm | PSA
Uninformed comments this morning about wasteful spending on new public servants is offensive to the people who have come together, as part of our team of 5 million, to keep us safe and our heads above water over the past two years, says PSA national ... More >>
PSA Allied Health Worker's Strike Will Not Go Ahead
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 7:14 pm | PSA
The Employment Court has released its interim decision upholding the DHBs' injunction against the strike action planned by allied health workers. Strike action will no longer take place on Friday 4 March. Facilitated negotiations will take place between ... More >>
Allied Health Workers' Strike Action Deferred In Auckland
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 4:18 pm | PSA
This afternoon the PSA received a request from Auckland DHB, Waitemata DHB and Counties Manukau DHB to withdraw strike action planned for Friday 4 March. This request was been made based on the DHBs’ concern that they cannot guarantee patient safety ... More >>
Urgent Need For PPE For Care And Support Workers
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 2:40 pm | PSA
Care and support workers are in urgent need of PPE to keep their vulnerable clients safe. These workers, some of whom visit more than 10 clients a day to care for them in their homes, say despite being essential health workers, they’re struggling ... More >>
DHBs Heavy Handed Legal Action Is A Step In The Wrong Direction
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 8:15 pm | PSA
The PSA will be vigorously opposing the DHBs’ attempts to stop strike action by 10,000 allied, scientific and technical health workers, planned for Friday. PSA organiser Will Matthews says, "We have been consistently clear that we are not trying ... More >>
PSA Welcomes New National Secretary
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 10:15 am | PSA
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is pleased to announce the appointment of Duane Leo as national secretary of the union. Duane joins national secretary Kerry Davies in the co-leadership role. New Zealand born of Pacific Island ... More >>
E Tū And PSA Members At Parliament Want Protestors Gone
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 3:08 pm | PSA
Union members who work at parliament are calling for an end to intimidation, harassment and violence from the protestors who are occupying Parliament grounds. A survey this week of members who work in the parliamentary precinct showed over 90 percent of ... More >>
10,000 Health Workers Vote To Strike
Thursday, 17 February 2022, 3:18 pm | PSA
10,000 allied, public health, scientific and technical professionals who work in DHBs have voted overwhelmingly to strike. After 15 months of fruitless negotiations all the while doing essential work during the pandemic, this group of workers have ... More >>
10,000 Health Workers To Vote On Strike Action
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 4:13 pm | PSA
Negotiations for a collective agreement between 10,000 PSA health workers and DHBs have broken down and union members are to vote on whether to take strike action. Negotiations began in 2020. The health workers covered by the collective agreement ... More >>
PSA Welcomes The Announcement Of Social Insurance Scheme
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 1:16 pm | PSA
The PSA welcomes the announcement of the consultation for a social insurance scheme for all New Zealanders. PSA national secretary Kerry Davies says, "Creating sustainable solutions is achievable when government, unions and business are on the ... More >>
Healthcare Workers "welcome Sweeping Change" In Landmark Health System Reforms
Friday, 28 January 2022, 1:44 pm | PSA
Healthcare workers representing 30,000 members of the country’s largest union addressed a Parliamentary committee today calling on the Government to be bold in its health reforms. "Right now, the system is operating off of our aloha", ... More >>
PSA: Record Inflation Shows Government Must Act To Ensure Working People Stay Afloat
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 5:14 pm | PSA
The country’s largest union is recommending urgent action from the Government to improve working people’s pay, to counter the worsening impacts of record inflation on our communities. "Today’s CPI figures prove what our members have told ... More >>
Agreement In Principle On Administration And Clerical Workers Pay Equity Claim
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 8:47 pm | PSA
An agreement in principle has been signed in the pay equity claim covering all DHB Administration and Clerical staff. The key elements of the agreement are: National Pay Rates National Administration and Clerical role profiles A lump sum payment Simplified ... More >>
Healthcare Workers Overwhelmingly Reject DHB Pay Offer
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 11:22 am | PSA
Allied, public health, scientific and technical healthcare workers have turned down their latest collective agreement offer from DHBs in an astounding landslide vote, with over 90 percent of members opposed, their union says. "This is one of the ... More >>
Fair Pay Agreements Are Just That; Fair
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 2:28 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association, New Zealand’s largest union with over 80000 members, supports Fair Pay Agreements. PSA national secretary Kerry Davies says, "Fair pay agreements will provide a base level of pay and employment conditions that apply ... More >>
PSĀ Wāhine Call For An End To Violence And Harassment
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 3:02 pm | PSA
PSA is the largest union in New Zealand with over 80 000 members, of which 73 percent are women. Margaret Takoko is the women’s network lead for the PSA. She supports a large network of activists who are committed to creating a better working life. ... More >>
Violence And Harassment Must End, Says Coalition For A Safe World Of Work
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 1:14 pm | PSA
The Coalition for a Safe World of Work is calling for an end to violence and harassment. Today is White Ribbon Day, the start of 16 days of activism to end violence against women. Wheeti Haenga is a senior union delegate and one of the few women at the Tokoroa ... More >>
Lack Of PPE Puts Workers At Risk Of Infection And Disease
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 1:12 pm | PSA
Today’s announcement about Covid care in the community means that New Zealanders need to be confident that community support workers, who will increasingly be coming into contact with Covid positive people, have the PPE they need including N95 masks, ... More >>
PSA Welcomes Kia Toipoto Plan To Reduce Pay Gaps
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 7:20 am | PSA
PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi welcomes the launch today of Kia Toipoto, the gender, Māori, Pasefika and ethnic pay action plan and Te Orowaru, a revolutionary new tool designed to understand and measure the skills, responsibilities, effort ... More >>
