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Contractor cost blowout a slap in the face
Monday, 24 August 2015, 3:49 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the blowout in spending on contractors at the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is a slap in the face of hard-working public servants who have been constantly told there isn’t enough money. More >>
PSA to Host Symposium this Saturday on CYF Review
Friday, 7 August 2015, 4:00 pm | Public Service Association
How can CYFs do better for vulnerable children? A government review of CYFs by the Paula Rebstock-led panel will soon recommend changes. More >>
Taxpayers condemned to a life sentence with Serco
Friday, 31 July 2015, 3:39 pm | Public Service Association
Public Service Association/Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA) national secretary Erin Polaczuk and organisers Willie Cochrane & Nerinda Cropp will attend the privatisation protest outside Mt Eden Prison this Saturday, 1 August at 11am. More >>
Public servants forced to rescue failed private prison
Friday, 24 July 2015, 4:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says no more public money should be wasted on Serco following the announcement that they will no longer be trusted to administer their own prison. More >>
Anglican Family Care workers reach new agreement
Friday, 24 July 2015, 3:14 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) is pleased to have signed a new collective agreement for workers at Anglican Family Care (AFC) in Otago, after last year’s industrial action and the suspension of AFC staff by management prior to Christmas. More >>
More injuries will result from health and safety backdown
Friday, 24 July 2015, 1:42 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the gutting of the proposed new health and safety legislation will result in more workplace deaths and injuries, breaking John Key’s promise to the nation after the Pike River tragedy. More >>
Serco failure a lesson against privatising public services
Monday, 20 July 2015, 4:16 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the ‘fight club’ held at a private prison run by Serco is a disgrace and shows that private corporations should not be allowed to run our vital public services. More >>
DOC structure change set to help improve conservation work
Friday, 19 June 2015, 3:02 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) is welcoming the announcement today that DOC will roll out nationwide a structural change that has already been piloted in two regions. The change will join together the separate partnerships and conservation ... More >>
New Plymouth residents facing significant cuts to services
Friday, 12 June 2015, 1:38 pm | Public Service Association
New Plymouth District Council staff are concerned about a decline in services for local residents resulting from a proposed ‘realignment’ of the Council’s staffing structure. More >>
Health budget shortfall will hurt Kiwis for years to come
Monday, 8 June 2015, 3:06 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the $1 billion shortfall in the health budget identified in a new analysis by the Council of Trade Unions will hurt Kiwis and worsen health outcomes for years. More >>
Social bonds put profits before people
Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 4:52 pm | Public Service Association
The Government is putting profit before people with its plans to use private investors to profit from social services which place people with mental illness into work, says the Public Service Association. More >>
Unions stand together on rejection of poor pay offer
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 9:17 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) supports the decision by New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) members to reject the settlement offer made by DHBs in their Multi-Employer collective agreement, announced earlier today. More >>
Concern over proposed IT job cuts at Dunedin City Council
Tuesday, 12 May 2015, 11:56 am | Public Service Association
Concern over proposed IT job cuts at Dunedin City Council The Public Service Association (PSA) says Dunedin City Council (DCC) should think carefully before proceeding with a proposal to cut in-house IT jobs at the council and outsource them. Jon Henning, ... More >>
Union concerned over changes to DHB’s mental health system
Friday, 24 April 2015, 12:57 pm | Public Service Association
The union representing mental health workers at Waikato DHB, The Public Service Association (PSA), is concerned over the poor process as the DHB tries to push through dangerous changes to the rostering of the Henry Bennett Centre. More >>
Council shouldn’t rush to decision on asset sales
Friday, 24 April 2015, 12:38 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Christchurch City councillors should back away from a decision to sell assets in order to further explore other options and to consult with the Canterbury public. More >>
CYF review case of wrong people examining the wrong thing
Friday, 10 April 2015, 3:49 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the recently announced review of Child, Youth and Family (CYF) is putting the wrong people in charge of looking at the wrong things, and won’t provide the improvements to CYF services that it claims to seek. More >>
Gutting of prison jobs a gift to private prison provider
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 3:37 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says a Department of Corrections proposal to cut more than 260 jobs at Waikeria, Tongariro/Rangipo and Rimutaka Prisons is privatisation by stealth that will hurt provincial New Zealand. More >>
Yet another external review the last thing CYF needs
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 4:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Minister Tolley’s announcement of a Paula Rebstock-led review into Child, Youth and Family (CYF) is the last thing needed by an organisation that has demonstrated it can assess and plan for its own needs. More >>
MP pay changes cannot be used to hold public servants back
Monday, 2 March 2015, 5:40 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the changes to MP pay announced today by John Key cannot be used to justify withholding decent pay movement for public servants. More >>
Health and safety paramount as Worksafe launch prosecution
Monday, 2 March 2015, 5:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Worksafe’s announcement that they have filed a charge against the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) following the tragic shootings at Ashburton Work and Income shows the importance that must be placed on ... More >>
