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Good News! Rotorua District Council Abandons Plans For Job Cuts
Friday, 9 June 2023, 12:01 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA is celebrating the decision by the Rotorua District Council to pull back on parts of its restructuring plans saving six jobs and valuable services in the process. "We are very pleased the council has listened to our members and the ... More >>
Brown’s Budget Proposal Holds Public Services Hostage
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 11:48 am | PSA
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s proposed budget presents a dangerous false choice between cutting public services and privatising Auckland’s assets. The proposal to councillors offers to reinstate funding for public services and increase the pay ... More >>
Te Whatu Ora Listens To PSA And Enters Further Consultation On Big Health Restructure
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 11:22 am | Public Service Association
The PSA is pleased Te Whatu Ora has listened to its concerns and is seeking further consultation with unions on a major restructuring as it seeks to remove duplication and centralise services. "This will be a huge relief for workers," said ... More >>
Community Corrections Workers Ratify New Collective Agreement
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 10:09 am | Public Service Association
After ten months of bargaining and two strikes, more than 80% of the 2,000 PSA members at Community Corrections have voted to accept the latest pay offer. "The deal we have struck with Corrections is a big step forward for our members and will put ... More >>
Disabled Workers Celebrate End Of Minimum Wage Discrimination
Friday, 19 May 2023, 2:57 pm | PSA
The PSA’s Deaf and Disabled Network is today celebrating the end to one form of discrimination of disabled people in the workplace following Budget 2023. The Minimum Wage Exemption is being axed and replaced with a wage supplement. Currently disabled ... More >>
Auckland Council’s Staffing Cuts Will Put The Squeeze On Vital Services And Workers
Friday, 19 May 2023, 11:31 am | PSA
While we welcome the news that Auckland Council is softening plans to cut funding for arts and social services, its restructure will limit the Council’s effectiveness and pile the pressure on its workers. The decision document sent to Council staff ... More >>
A Positive Budget For The Public Service And Public Service Workers
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 4:51 pm | PSA
Budget 2023 ensures New Zealanders can continue to rely on the critical services they need from a strong public service. "Budget 2023 hits many of the right notes in terms of continued investment in public and community services and workers, ... More >>
Unions Celebrate Win In Maintaining Additional Sick Leave For Community-based Support Workers At Access Community Health
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 3:59 pm | PSA
Workers providing essential support for older people and others at home have safeguarded their entitlement to additional sick leave following a successful case before the Employment Relations Authority. "This is a great day for workers who provide ... More >>
Rotorua Ratepayers Not Being Told All The Facts About Proposed Cuts To Services And Jobs
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 10:13 am | PSA
Cuts to critical community education and environmental services and jobs are being glossed over in Rotorua District Council’s public consultation according to the union representing many council workers. The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga ... More >>
Greater Investment In Home Support Workers Essential To Implement Winter Health Plan
Friday, 5 May 2023, 11:47 am | PSA
Significant new investment in community and home support services will be essential if the new plan to get the health system through the winter months is to succeed, says the Public Service Association. PSA Assistant Secretary Melissa Woolley said ... More >>
The Public, Staff, And PSA Agree: Auckland Council’s Service Cuts Spell Disaster
Friday, 28 April 2023, 1:28 pm | PSA
Feedback on Auckland Council’s proposed budget shows that cuts to services will be unpopular, irresponsible, and devastating to the communities the Council is supposed to serve. Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga says the Council needs ... More >>
1900 Community Corrections Staff Continue Strike Action Today
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 8:42 am | Public Service Association
With Corrections failing to provide an acceptable renewed offer, 1900 Community Corrections workers will again walk off the job today. Workers who are members of the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi will strike for two ... More >>
PSA Urges Auckland Transport To Hit The Brakes Over Planned Job Cuts For 150 - Workers Deserve Better
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 12:33 pm | Public Service Association
Auckland Transport needs to slow down and undertake a proper consultation before pushing ahead with plans to cut 150 jobs says the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga. "We are very disappointed that Auckland Transport thinks a 10-day ... More >>
National Fails To Understand Importance Of The Government Communicating With The Public
Monday, 17 April 2023, 8:45 am | Public Service Association
National’s attack on public service communications workers today is just the latest salvo in its campaign to undermine confidence in the public service. "Once again National has trotted out the mantra of a ‘bloated bureaucracy’ which simply points ... More >>
Unions Support Changed Water Infrastructure Reforms
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 12:49 pm | Public Service Association
Changes to the Government’s water infrastructure reforms will fix drastic problems with Aotearoa’s water services while strengthening the connection between water entities and local communities. Unions representing workers in the water industry ... More >>
1900 Community Corrections Staff Begin Strike Action Today
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 10:45 am | Public Service Association
1900 Community Corrections workers walk off the job today after members rejected the department’s pay offer following nine months of negotiation. Workers who are members of the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi will strike ... More >>
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 >>
