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Corrections Staff Vote To Walk Off The Job After Nine Months Of Bargaining
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 8:50 am | Public Service Association
1900 Community Corrections workers have voted to strike three times over April, after nine months of negotiations between the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi, and the Department of Corrections. The strikes will involve PSA ... More >>
Wake Up Mr Brown, Your Libraries Need Paid Librarians!
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 3:00 pm | PSA
The suggestion of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown today that libraries could be run by volunteers is an insult to the mahi council library workers are doing every day to serve their community. "It’s a huge slap in the face for Auckland Council ... More >>
Community Corrections Workers Deserve More Says PSA
Friday, 10 March 2023, 6:39 pm | PSA
Members of the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi across Community Corrections have today voted overwhelmingly to turn down the Department of Corrections’ pay offer in their current collective bargaining. Persistent low pay and a pay system ... More >>
Stop Attacking Public Service Workers At A Time Of Crisis Mr Luxon
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 9:00 am | PSA
National Party Leader Christopher Luxon has again made it clear that the services New Zealanders rely on are under threat with his promise to reduce the size of the public service. He told Morning Report today; ‘there will be a smaller public service’. ... More >>
Early Engagement With Unions Critical For Health Restructuring To Succeed
Friday, 3 March 2023, 3:45 pm | Public Service Association
Te Whatu Ora must ensure workers are fully involved in the restructure of the health system if the reforms are to deliver the world class health services New Zealanders expect said the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. The PSA ... More >>
PSA Pays Tribute To Chester Borrows
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 9:41 am | PSA
Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi expresses its sadness at the passing of former Whanganui MP and Government Minister Chester Borrows. "Mr Borrows was one of very few from his side of the political spectrum who welcomed ... More >>
Strike To Save Auckland Citizen's Advice Bureaus
Monday, 27 February 2023, 1:05 pm | PSA
Citizens Advice Bureau Waitakere staff will stop work tomorrow when Auckland Council opens consultation on a budget which will close Auckland Citizen Advice Bureaus. Citizens Advice Bureau Waitakere staff will stop work from 11:30 - 1:30 on Tuesday, ... More >>
Citizens Advice Bureaux Supporting Auckland Flood Victims Face Cuts
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 1:29 pm | Public Service Association
Auckland councillors need to keep funding the city’s Citizens Advice Bureaux which provide critical services to communities across the city, says the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. The council will meet next week to consider ... More >>
PSA Welcomes First Public Sector Agency To Adopt A Flexible Working Week With No Pay Cut
Friday, 27 January 2023, 6:04 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi has congratulated staff and management of Ngā Taonga after New Zealand’s audiovisual archive became the first public sector agency to adopt a flexible and shorter working week with no cut ... More >>
PSA Mourns Passing Of Titiwhai Harawira
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 11:16 am | Public Service Association
Today we mourn the loss of one of our most formidable Wahine Toa leaders, Titiwhai Harawira died at home surrounded by her whanau today. Titiwhai will be remembered as the Matriarch, the queen of the North who had dedicated her life to upholding ... More >>
PSA And PSA Pasefika Network Congratulate Carmel Sepuloni
Monday, 23 January 2023, 5:13 pm | PSA
"O le ala i le pule o le tautua - The pathway to leadership is through service." Malo lava le taumafai, malo lava le tauivi, malo lava le finau. It is awesome to see one of our Pacific sisters/daughters be selected to one of the highest leadership ... More >>
PSA Congratulates New Labour Party Leader Chris Hipkins
Sunday, 22 January 2023, 9:46 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi congratulates Chris Hipkins on his confirmation as the new Labour Party Leader and presumptive Prime Minister. "The PSA has worked closely with him as Minister for the Public Service ... More >>
Public Service Strengthened Under Jacinda Ardern
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 7:36 pm | Public Service Association
Investment to strengthen the public service overseen by Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister will pay dividends for generations to come, says Kerry Davies, National Secretary of the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. "Jacinda ... More >>
PSA And Ministry Of Justice Reach Offer For Settlement
Thursday, 22 December 2022, 6:38 pm | PSA
The Ministry of Justice | Te Tāhū o te Ture and the Public Service Association | Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA) have reached an offer for settlement following their collective bargaining, bringing an end to industrial action. Ministry of Justice ... More >>
Secretary For Pacific Peoples And Chief Executive, Ministry For Pacific Peoples
Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 1:55 pm | Public Service Association
Deputy Public Service Commissioner Ms Heather Baggott has today announced the appointment of Ms Gerardine Clifford-Lidstone to the position Secretary for Pacific Peoples and Chief Executive, Ministry for Pacific Peoples. The Ministry for Pacific Peoples is ... More >>
Water Unions Welcome Three Waters Becoming Law
Monday, 12 December 2022, 4:22 pm | PSA
Three of Aotearoa New Zealand’s biggest unions in the water industry are celebrating the Water Services Entities Bill getting Royal Assent - meaning the Government’s Three Waters reform programme has the official go-ahead from Parliament. The Public ... More >>
Fire And Emergency New Zealand Review Released
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 11:11 am | Public Service Association
A Public Service Commission review has found Fire and Emergency New Zealand has fallen short in its attempts to improve workplace culture. The independent review, led by Belinda Clark QSO, focused on assessing Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s ... More >>
Time For National To Be Honest About Cutting Public Services Kiwis Rely On
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 9:11 am | PSA
The National Party needs to front up to New Zealanders and explain its plans to cut the core public services they rely on says the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. "In a year’s time we face one of the most critical ... More >>
Workers And Employers Celebrate Historic Decision To Extend Pay Equity To All Community-based Social Workers
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 11:14 am | PSA
Workers and employers are welcoming the Government’s decision to extend pay equity to all social workers across Aotearoa New Zealand’s community-based social services. The Government’s decision announced today will mean 4,600 workers will receive ... More >>
Top Of The South Island Council Staff Celebrate Agreement
Monday, 14 November 2022, 11:07 am | Public Service Association
Members of the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi from across Te Tau Ihu (Top of the South) have ratified the first Multi-Employer Collective Agreement (MECA) in the local government sector. "The agreement marks a new direction ... More >>
