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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 >>
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 >>
