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Govt Axes Specialist Māori Body Advising Pharmac Without Consulting Māori
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 5:36 pm | PSA
"This is another sad indictment of the priority the National-led Government places on improving the health of Māori," said Fleur Fitzsimons, Assistant Secretary for Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Public Service Association. More >>
Minister Using Extraordinary Power Shows Need For Fair Pay Offer At NZDF As Strike Continues
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 8:55 am | PSA
PSA members who are civilian workers escalated industrial action last week after NZDF refused to budge from a zero-pay rise offered during negotiations for a new collective agreement. More >>
Social Housing Cutbacks Confirmed As Govt Axes Another 310 Kāinga Ora Workers
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 3:45 pm | PSA
This makes a total of 551 roles lost since April 2024, or one in six workers across the country. A third of the workforce is in Auckland. More >>
Appalling Attack On Public Service Official By Minister Crosses The Line
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 10:51 am | PSA
"Publicly attacking a public servant for giving advice that you disagree with is unacceptable within our democratic system," said Kerry Davies, National Secretary for the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
Mental Health Workers Fear For Safety Of Patients After Police Withdrawal Of Support - PSA Survey
Monday, 4 November 2024, 8:42 am | PSA
"Mental health workers are saying loud and clear the implementation of the change is profoundly unsafe and that the risks of serious harm to them, the people in their care and the public are very high," said Ashok Shankar, Health Lead for Public Service ... More >>
Big Job Losses Coming As Govt Guts Te Arawhiti - Office For Māori Crown Relations
Friday, 1 November 2024, 1:15 pm | PSA
Te Arawhiti - the Office for Māori Crown Relations will focus on its legislative functions to progress settlements under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act. Te Puni Kōkiri will take over the post Treaty settlement ... More >>
Industrial Action Escalates As NZDF Refuses To Budge On Zero Pay Rise
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 3:10 pm | PSA
This stubborn refusal to increase the zero-pay rise offer shows how little NZDF respects and values its civilian workers who like many are doing it tough in a cost-of-living crisis. More >>
Lives Of Workers At Risk From Latest WorkSafe Restructure Plan
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 1:11 pm | PSA
A range of roles are being cut - health specialists, advisors, researchers, evaluators and legal kaimahi who support WorkSafe inspectors and whose role is to educate businesses, provide assessment support to workplaces and protect workers from poor health and ... More >>
More Than 10,000 Workers Fight Back Against Government Cuts
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 4:01 pm | PSA
More than 6000 public servants, many PSA members, have lost their jobs under the government’s cuts. Fitzsimons said public servants including those in public health, public science and those protecting our borders have been impacted by the cuts. More >>
PSA Members Ready To Support Nationwide Hui Opposing Government’s Anti-worker Agenda
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 6:03 pm | PSA
"PSA members have been on the receiving end of attacks from the coalition Government, which have led to mass layoffs, cuts to services we all rely on, and relentless attacks on Te Tiriti and Māori rights," Leo says. More >>
450 Health Jobs To Go Even Where Managers Can’t Afford To Lose Staff
Sunday, 20 October 2024, 1:55 pm | PSA
Redundancies impact frontline staff in hospitals and specialist services, and essential support staff in planning and funding, and national public health. More >>
Auditor General Inquiry Into Oranga Tamariki Welcomed, But Must Go Wider
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 2:59 pm | PSA
The sudden and deep cuts left many of those providing the services scrambling to make ends meet, resulting in job losses and the loss of critical support for many. More >>
PSA Looks Forward To Working With New Public Service Commissioner
Monday, 14 October 2024, 7:18 pm | PSA
The PSA urges Sir Brian to weigh the progress that has been made when he takes on the role next month so he can provide quality advice to the Government that helps it better understand how the public service is helping us progress as a nation. More >>
Toll On Public Service Coming Clearer As Redundancy Costs And Sick Leave Soar
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 4:52 pm | PSA
The data shows taxpayers shelled out $48.8m in redundancy payments for 865 workers, driven by cuts at MBIE, Social Development, Statistics NZ and across the public service. This is the highest payout since 2010 when the last National-led government down-sized ... More >>
Devastating Cuts To Whaakata Māori And Māori Teacher Training Funding
Friday, 27 September 2024, 2:26 pm | PSA
The loss of $30 million to fund Māori Teachers training and $10.3 million in time-locked funding, provided by the previous government, will have serious consequences for the future of Māori broadcasting and education. More >>
Govt Turns Back On Social Housing, Prepares To Axe 300 Kāinga Ora Workers
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 4:15 pm | PSA
Staff were informed of the proposed change today making crystal clear the Government’s plans to downsize the state’s role in providing housing for low-income families. Kāinga Ora told staff that the ‘Government has asked us to deliver housing in ... More >>
Govt Blind To Risks As Science Cuts Leave Kiwis More Vulnerable To Natural Disasters
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 8:16 am | PSA
"The Government is wilfully blind to the damage its attack on science is wreaking on our ability to be prepared for future earthquakes or tsunamis," said Duane Leo, National Secretary for the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
PSA Strongly Opposes Any Clawback On Flexible Work Arrangements
Monday, 23 September 2024, 4:37 pm | PSA
The directive from Public Service Minister Nicola Willis to reduce numbers of people working from home is just a scapegoat for the real problem which is of the Government’s own making. More >>
Further Frontline Job Cuts At NZDF Threatens New Zealand’s Security
Friday, 20 September 2024, 9:12 am | PSA
"There is nothing more frontline than the defence of the nation, so this decision is just more evidence of the Government’s reckless and short-sighted approach to cost cutting," said Duane Leo, National Secretary for Public Service Association ... More >>
Library Workers Call For Councils To Come To The Table To Close Illegal Pay Gap
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 12:14 pm | PSA
The PSA and the councils worked together to assess whether the workers’ roles were undervalued, following the process set out in the Equal Pay Amendment Act. More >>
