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Waikato support workers to hold further strikes over wages
Monday, 30 May 2016, 10:18 am | Public Service Association
More than 200 specialist support workers at Community Living Limited will take more industrial action, after employers refused to make more than a miserly pay offer to union members. More >>
PSA welcomes 27-year non-parole sentence for W&I Murderer
Friday, 27 May 2016, 1:08 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes the news that Russell John Tully has been jailed for at least 27 years for murdering two Work and Income staff in September 2014. More >>
Public servants do the hard yards but still miss out
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 4:57 pm | Public Service Association
Public servants are the ones who deserve a standing ovation in this year’s Budget, the PSA says - not finance minister Bill English, who’s outlined a lacklustre and unimaginative set of figures today aimed at further reducing the size of government. More >>
Budget 2016: Value public services, value New Zealanders
Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 11:27 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is calling on Finance Minister Bill English to deliver a Budget which will properly fund public services - and properly value the people that deliver them. More >>
Merger of TEC and Careers NZ needs care
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 11:39 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is urging the Tertiary Education Commission and Careers New Zealand to tread carefully - after news the two organisations will be merged into a single agency. More >>
Waikato support workers to walk off the job tomorrow
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 1:52 pm | Public Service Association
Up to 200 specialist support workers will stop work tomorrow for two hours, after last-minute attempts to finalise a new collective agreement failed. More >>
Prime Minister needs to "get real" on social housing crisis
Monday, 16 May 2016, 11:41 am | Public Service Association
The Prime Minister must stop talking about tax cuts while his government’s policies have led to New Zealanders sleeping in cars and garages, the Public Service Association says. More >>
Waikato support workers to strike over "insulting" pay offer
Monday, 16 May 2016, 9:34 am | Public Service Association
More than 200 specialist support workers across Waikato will stop work for two hours on Thursday, in protest at a pay offer that would buy them just a bottle of milk a week. More >>
Coroner’s inquiry into Wellington mental health deaths vital
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 2:06 pm | Public Service Association
The Coroner’s decision to investigate four mental health related deaths in one case will yield valuable information about services in the Wellington region, the PSA says. More >>
Cabinet minister gets the message on equal pay
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 3:27 pm | Public Service Association
It was a sweet treat carrying a less-than-sweet message for cabinet minister Amy Adams, as she accepted a cake marking the public service Working for Free Day. More >>
Palino’s grand plans will see Aucklanders suffer
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 3:02 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is urging Aucklanders not to let their mayoralty election become a race to the bottom - as another candidate pledges to cut costs and jobs. More >>
Patients will suffer if DHBs’ funding cuts go ahead
Monday, 9 May 2016, 10:35 am | Public Service Association
Health minister Jonathan Coleman must reconsider his decision to cut funding in real terms for 10 District Health Boards in this year’s budget, the Public Service Association says. More >>
PSA welcomes Peter Hughes as new State Services Commissione
Tuesday, 3 May 2016, 11:48 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes the appointment of Peter Hughes as the next State Services Commissioner and Head of State Services. More >>
PSA pleased with Minister’s promises
Friday, 29 April 2016, 11:07 am | Public Service Association
Fire service staff across the country have had a promise their jobs are safe - and the PSA wants their voices heard loud and clear throughout the transition to the new Fire and Emergency New Zealand. More >>
Plans to slash council budgets will hit Aucklanders hard
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 1:00 pm | Public Service Association
A pledge to slash half a billion dollars from Auckland Council’s budget is short term thinking that will hit communities hard, the Public Service Association says. More >>
This Admin Appreciation Day, give more than choccies
Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 11:49 am | Public Service Association
Administrative staff up and down the country will be recognised tomorrow, and the Public Service Association is urging businesses, government agencies and NGOs to make a day to remember. More >>
National inquiry needed as mental health left out of plan
Monday, 18 April 2016, 5:08 pm | Public Service Association
New Zealand’s mental health system could be on the verge of collapse, the Public Service Association says - and yet the government’s new health strategy all but ignores it. More >>
Public servants love jobs - staff survey will reveal more
Friday, 15 April 2016, 4:20 pm | Public Service Association
The public service is a great place to work, but that’s because its employees love helping their communities and making a difference, the PSA says. More >>
PSA calls for greater transparency around CYF Review
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 2:28 pm | Public Service Association
The government’s much-anticipated complete overhaul of Child Youth and Family leaves many big questions unanswered, the Public Service Association says. More >>
642 staff missing from Auckland public hospitals
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 10:32 am | Public Service Association
Silhouettes representing 642 missing Auckland public health workers will be put up outside Auckland City Hospital today. More >>
