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Christchurch social housing sell-off "heartless" - PSA
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 2:49 pm | Public Service Association
Nearly half of Christchurch’s Housing New Zealand stock is to be sold off by the government, in a move the PSA describes as "heartless". More >>
PSA welcomes government’s decision on Equal Pay
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 10:50 am | Public Service Association
New Zealand can once again claim to be a leader in gender equality today, the PSA says - as the government has accepted the Joint Working Group’s recommendations on equal pay. More >>
PSA "pleased" NIWA taking staff safety seriously
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 9:09 am | Public Service Association
Staff at NIWA’s Greta Point campus can turn up to work on Thursday satisfied that their buildings are safe, the PSA says. More >>
Don’t slam public servants, Mr Brownlee - fund them
Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 2:03 pm | Public Service Association
Scientists who work for the government must be allowed to voice their concerns without public vilification by ministers, the PSA says. More >>
Continued promises of tax cuts "irresponsible"
Monday, 21 November 2016, 12:06 pm | Public Service Association
The National government is acting irresponsibly by continuing to promise tax cuts when earthquake reconstruction and preparedness should be top priority, the PSA says. More >>
Wellington Airport workers kept "in the dark"
Monday, 21 November 2016, 10:26 am | Public Service Association
Wellington Airport managers must front up to serious questions over its response to Monday morning’s earthquake - and how it communicated with other agencies, the PSA says. More >>
NZ’s largest union steps up to support quake-hit Kiwis
Friday, 18 November 2016, 3:45 pm | Public Service Association
New Zealand’s biggest trade union is opening up its support forums to all New Zealand workers who’ve been affected by this week’s earthquakes. More >>
Worker safety paramount in post-quake investigations
Friday, 18 November 2016, 10:08 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is welcoming an investigation into the serious damage sustained at Statistics House in Wellington. More >>
Local heroes stepping up after earthquakes and storms
Tuesday, 15 November 2016, 11:14 am | Public Service Association
Hundreds of local heroes working for councils, district health boards, and public service departments have been stepping up to make sure our communities are safe, says their union, the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA). More >>
Collective agreement focuses on future
Friday, 11 November 2016, 2:17 pm | Public Service Association
Union members in Service Delivery at the Ministry of Social Development are pleased to have settled a new collective agreement which gives staff certainty about their future in a time of change. More >>
Valuing NZ’s most vulnerable - and their supporters
Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 9:52 am | Public Service Association
Workers who look after New Zealand’s most vulnerable will be on their way to getting what they deserve, when a new revised agreement comes into force in April next year. More >>
Ninth in the world wouldn’t be enough for the All Blacks
Thursday, 3 November 2016, 3:41 pm | Public Service Association
Politicians have been told all Kiwis will benefit from equal pay - and that the government has a golden opportunity to cement its position as the world leader in gender equity. More >>
MSD and Oranga Tamariki structural changes "make sense"
Thursday, 3 November 2016, 12:14 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi says there are few surprises in the proposed structures for the new children’s ministry Oranga Tamariki. More >>
PSA presents Equal Pay petition to parliament
Thursday, 3 November 2016, 10:15 am | Public Service Association
Earlier this year, 10,000 New Zealanders signed a petition calling on Cabinet to accept the recommendations of the Joint Working Group on Equal Pay Principles. More >>
CYF reform bill needs to go back to the drawing board
Thursday, 27 October 2016, 4:26 pm | Public Service Association
Opposition parties should speak out strongly about the rushed and inadequate reforms to the laws around young people - and vote them down, the PSA says. More >>
Come on Prime Minister Bennett - make equal pay a reality!
Thursday, 27 October 2016, 4:07 pm | Public Service Association
Paula Bennett may only have a day in the role of Acting Prime Minister, but the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is urging her to do something good for all Kiwi women. More >>
OIA project needs more resources
Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 11:13 am | Public Service Association
Government agencies and the Office of the Ombudsman need greater resources if the Official Information Act is to be fit for purpose, the PSA says. More >>
Labour Day at the Cross - 8 Women DJs spin for Equal Pay
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 3:55 pm | Public Service Association
This Labour weekend, join the PSA, the CTU and Death Ray Records to celebrate Labour Day At The Cross - raising awareness for equal pay. More >>
The PSA pays tribute to Helen Kelly
Friday, 14 October 2016, 10:32 am | Public Service Association
Members and staff from the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi are mourning the passing of Helen Kelly, former president of the Council of Trade Unions, who died earlier today. More >>
Housing NZ funding crisis due to govt’s incompetence
Thursday, 13 October 2016, 2:21 pm | Public Service Association
The gpvernment must urgently commit to a total rethink of its housing policy, the PSA says - after Treasury officials admitted Housing New Zealand will run out of cash in just over 3 months’ time. More >>