Public Service Association

The PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is a democratic union of more than 83,000 people working in the state, community, local government & health sectors.

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Pay and Employment Equity – It’s time

Thursday, 6 March 2003, 10:04 am | Public Service Association

New Zealand could halve its pay gap by 2005 and lead the world again, as we did when New Zealand women were the first to get the vote, PSA national secretary Lynn Middleton said today. More >>

Probation Officers not to blame

Friday, 14 February 2003, 4:38 pm | Public Service Association

Probation officers should not be blamed for mistakes in the probation system, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>

Court highlights problems in Auckland mental healt

Tuesday, 31 December 2002, 12:06 pm | Public Service Association

PSA Auckland mental health nurses are being required by the Employmernt Court to continue working in what is freely acknowledged to be a highly volatile and dangerous environment. More >>

Mental Health Review Outcome Supports Workers

Friday, 20 December 2002, 11:40 am | Public Service Association

The review findings vindicate the actions taken by Mental Health nurses across Auckland over the past few months. They show that the service has major gaps, is fragmented and is under-funded, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>

Workers fight application for injunction today

Friday, 20 December 2002, 9:48 am | Public Service Association

PSA Auckland mental health workers are challenging an application for an interim injunction filed yesterday by Counties Manukau District Health Board in the Employment Court seeking to prevent industrial action over the Christmas break, PSA national ... More >>

PSA Auckland mental health workers challenge injun

Friday, 20 December 2002, 1:03 am | Public Service Association

PSA Auckland mental health workers are challenging an application for an interim injunction filed today by Counties Manukau District Health Board in the Employment Court seeking to prevent industrial action over the Christmas break, PSA national ... More >>

Mental health patients charged with offences

Thursday, 12 December 2002, 9:56 am | Public Service Association

Mental health patients charged with offence to keep in cells... Auckland mental health clients who are kept in police cells for longer than six hours are now being charged with a minor offence so they can stay in the cells, PSA national secretary Richard ... More >>

Hospital workers disappointed and angry

Tuesday, 10 December 2002, 5:16 pm | Public Service Association

PSA allied health clerical and mental health members at Otago District Health Board are angry and disappointed at the way they have been treated by the Board over the last year, PSA organiser Rex Askerud said today. More >>

Meat inspectors are not criminals

Tuesday, 10 December 2002, 3:50 pm | Public Service Association

The PSA is concerned at recent media coverage which portrays meat inspectors and the meat inspection service in a poor light, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>

PSA and Auckland DHB Collective Agreement ratified

Tuesday, 10 December 2002, 3:27 pm | Public Service Association

The partnership relationship between the PSA and the Auckland District Health Board was instrumental in the two organisations reaching settlement on a collective agreement covering the Board’s 1,700 PSA members, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said ... More >>

Extra funding positive step

Tuesday, 10 December 2002, 3:23 pm | Public Service Association

The extra funding for Child Youth and Family announced by the Minister of Social Services today is good news and will greatly assist the department through an immediate shortfall, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>

Survey of CRIs shows support for IP rewards

Friday, 29 November 2002, 1:14 pm | Public Service Association

Public sector scientists are broadly in favour of the concept of intellectual property rewards being shared with staff but harbour concerns about how it would work, according to the results of a PSA survey, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>

Partnership approach not breach of ERA

Thursday, 28 November 2002, 9:57 pm | Public Service Association

Any financial rewards the PSA negotiates for its members through its partnership approach with public sector employers are not illegal, PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>

Hide and Brash have got it all wrong

Thursday, 28 November 2002, 10:05 am | Public Service Association

MPs Rodney Hide and Don Brash should get their facts right before they issue inaccurate press statements which are bordering on being defamatory. PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>

Hide and Brash have got it all wrong

Wednesday, 27 November 2002, 4:30 pm | Public Service Association

Criticism of Local Government Bill

Wednesday, 20 November 2002, 4:04 pm | Public Service Association

Criticism of Local Government Bill – criticism of NZers: The National Party’s misguided criticism of the Local Government Bill is also criticism of the many, many New Zealanders who were involved in the development of the legislation, and is an insult to their ... More >>

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