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Probation Workers Back On The Job
Thursday, 28 June 2001, 10:32 am | Public Service Association
After urgent meetings last night between PSA and CPS representatives, suspended probation officers will be reinstated and all other staff will return to work today. More >>
PSA Moves To Resolve Probation Dispute
Thursday, 28 June 2001, 9:58 am | Public Service Association
"The PSA is calling upon the Community Probation Service to address serious concerns relating to management style, conditions of employment and safety and health when it meets with CPS representatives this evening in a bid to resolve the current ... More >>
PSA Concerned About Changes At State Insurance
Wednesday, 27 June 2001, 3:12 pm | Public Service Association
"The latest proposals from State Insurance clearly indicate job losses for our members", said PSA National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Probation Workers Walk Off For Third Day
Wednesday, 27 June 2001, 11:02 am | Public Service Association
Community Probation Service workers across the country walked off the job again this morning, in response to management's continued refusal to reinstate their suspended colleagues. More >>
Community Probation underplays risks of dispute
Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 5:56 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA has called the Community Probation Service foolhardy in its attempts to underplay the serious risks posed by the industrial action taken by PSA members in support of suspended Probation Officers. More >>
PSA Welcomes Minister’s Comments
Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 11:52 am | Public Service Association
The PSA Conference on Partnership in the Modern Public Sector received both the thanks and support of the Minister of State Services today, and a commitment to a more systematic and strategic role by government in the public sector. More >>
Probation Workers Walk Off Again
Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 11:51 am | Public Service Association
Community Probation Service workers across the country walked off the job again this morning, in response to management's refusal to reinstate their suspended colleagues. More >>
NZ & Irish Economies Examined At PSA Conference
Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 10:01 am | Public Service Association
In Wellington today the experiences of two small economies, and their approach to public service will come under the spotlight. More >>
TVNZ Staff Welcome Direction
Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 12:32 am | Public Service Association
The PSA’s Broadcast Media members welcome the increased certainty coming from Governments decisions about TVNZ announced yesterday", says PSA Broadcast Media spokesperson Grant Duffy. More >>
Probation Workers Walk Off The Job
Monday, 25 June 2001, 5:26 pm | Public Service Association
This morning PSA members in Nelson and Christchurch were suspended for taking lawful and limited industrial action in support of a new collective agreement. Community Probation workers all over NZ have today responded by walking off the job in support ... More >>
Probation Workers Serve Industrial Action Notice
Friday, 22 June 2001, 4:29 pm | Public Service Association
Community Probation Service workers represented by the PSA today served notice on the employer to take limited industrial action in support of a new Collective Employment Agreement. More >>
Rankin Petition
Wednesday, 20 June 2001, 5:38 pm | Public Service Association
After deliberately choosing not to get embroiled in this matter, the PSA is appalled to find that its members have been dragged into Christine Rankin's claim for damages against the Crown. More >>
PSA - Conference On Partnership
Wednesday, 20 June 2001, 9:32 am | Public Service Association
On 26/27th of June the PSA will hold a conference on Partnership in the Modern Public Service in the Discovery Room, James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, The Terrace, Wellington. More >>
CYF's New Directions Gets It Right
Wednesday, 13 June 2001, 2:09 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA is delighted to see the Government has at last committed to addressing pay issues for social workers as part of Child, Youth and Family's New Directions. More >>
Time to act in mental health
Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 4:06 pm | Public Service Association
“Mental health services across New Zealand are at breaking point because of chronic overload and incapacity” says Richard Wagstaff, Public Service Association (PSA) national secretary. And capacity is decreasing because there are not enough staff ... More >>
Lack Of Extra Funding For Public Services
Friday, 25 May 2001, 3:47 pm | Public Service Association
"The PSA is disappointed little new funding has been provided across the board in the budget to rebuild run down public services," says PSA National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
TEC Needs Careful Consideration
Thursday, 24 May 2001, 3:35 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA, the union representing the staff of Skill New Zealand, reacted cautiously to the Government's decision to move the functions of Skill New Zealand into a Tertiary Education Commission. More >>
PSA Welcomes Extra Funding For CYF
Thursday, 24 May 2001, 3:10 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA is glad the government has put its money where its mouth is by boosting funding for Child Youth and Family, says PSA National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Restructuring not the answer, says PSA
Thursday, 12 April 2001, 2:44 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA is disappointed with the announcement to re-merge the Ministry of Social Policy and the Department of Work and Income. "The decision has been rushed through without consultation or adequate thought", says PSA national secretary ... More >>
Super-Ministry ‘Floating’ Will Raise Fears - PSA
Thursday, 22 March 2001, 4:26 pm | Public Service Association
‘Any return to major restructuring in the public service sector would be completely counter productive,’ the PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff said today. More >>
