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At Home Or At Work, Violence Is Never OK - Ratify ILO Convention 190
Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 2:11 pm | PSA
New Zealand has the highest rate of domestic violence per capita in the developed world, and the second highest rate of workplace bullying. The Public Service Association says this plague of violence - physical, verbal and emotional - must be addressed ... More >>
Local Govt Workers’ Union Supports Repeal Of Racist Māori Ward Legislation
Tuesday, 24 November 2020, 3:22 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association supports Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s plans to repeal racist provisions in the Local Electoral Act that obstruct the creation of Māori wards. The Minister’s plans acquired new significance this week when ... More >>
Oranga Tamariki Reforms Must Address Systemic Racism And Unsafe Workloads
Monday, 23 November 2020, 3:52 pm | Public Service Association
The union for Oranga Tamariki employees says Te Kuku O Te Manawa - the Children’s Commissioner’s Report on Oranga Tamariki - highlights the need for deep and far-reaching change, both at OT and throughout New Zealand society. Oranga Tamariki staff are ... More >>
Benedict Ferguson Elected New PSA President
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 5:06 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is delighted to announce Benedict Ferguson has been elected president by delegates at its two-yearly National Congress. Mr Ferguson has worked for Auckland Council for over 18 years. For the past five years, he has been ... More >>
Labour-led Government Has Mandate For Transformation, Equality And Transparency
Monday, 19 October 2020, 2:57 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes the progressive electoral landslide New Zealand voters delivered on Saturday, and the union says its members look forward to implementing policies that reduce poverty and inequality, support affordable housing ... More >>
NZ’s Largest Union Confirms All-Female Leadership Team
Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 5:16 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is pleased to announce Kerry Davies will co-lead the organisation of 77,000 members, as one of two union National Secretaries. For the first time, the PSA’s top leadership will all be women. Ms Davies has been ... More >>
PSA Welcomes Labour Party Commitment To Workers' Rights And Wellbeing
Saturday, 19 September 2020, 2:33 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says industrial relations policies announced by Labour today will, if implemented by a Labour-led government, make New Zealand a fairer and better place to live. "Under the Labour-led government of the past three ... More >>
Parliament Staff Successfully Campaign For Security And Respect At Work
Monday, 14 September 2020, 6:14 pm | Public Service Association
The men and women employed by New Zealand’s Members of Parliament work under uniquely precarious contracts, but a new collective agreement signed today delivers significant improvements to the working conditions of about four hundred Parliamentary Service ... More >>
Labour’s Living Wage Policy Supports Positive Change In Public Sector
Monday, 14 September 2020, 11:43 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes Labour’s promise to guarantee many government contractors are paid at least the Living Wage of $22.10 per hour. "Public Service Association members work alongside contractors like cleaners, caterers and security ... More >>
PSA Welcomes Labour’s Proposed Partial Rollback Of 2010 Tax Cuts
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 2:33 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says Labour’s announcement of a new 39% tax rate on income over $180,000 is a step in the right direction that makes more funding possible for healthcare, education and income support for struggling New Zealanders. More >>
We Are Not All In This Together, And That Must Change
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 8:30 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says New Zealanders should be ashamed by poverty and extreme inequality around us, and with election campaigning now formally underway the union urges politicians to make bold policy proposals that address the crises ... More >>
PSA Takes Legal Action Against Access Community Health
Thursday, 3 September 2020, 4:15 pm | Public Service Association
PSA takes legal action against Access Community Health over unpaid wages, failure to provide hours & breaks The Public Service Association has begun legal action against Access Community Health, a major employer of home support workers, ... More >>
Grey Power, PSA & E Tū Launch Campaign For Home Support With Dignity
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 3:57 pm | Public Service Association
The unions representing home care and support workers have joined forces with the association for New Zealanders over 50, launching a campaign to fix our country’s fragmented and failing home support system. Members of the Public Service Association ... More >>
It Takes A Team To Beat Covid-19
Monday, 31 August 2020, 2:31 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says border control and managed isolation workers are under significant pressure, working in potentially dangerous conditions under heavy public scrutiny. Frontline public servants working in and around New Zealand’s ... More >>
"Irresponsible And Dangerous": PSA Outraged By Proposed Canterbury Health Cuts
Wednesday, 26 August 2020, 1:12 pm | Public Service Association
Public Service Association members are shocked and appalled by Canterbury District Health Board’s proposal to cut $56.9 million from its budget, a move that will inevitably lead to significant reductions in health workers and services. Media reports ... More >>
PSA Condemns Dept Internal Affairs Job Cuts
Monday, 24 August 2020, 5:49 pm | Public Service Association
Union members condemn the Department of Internal Affair’s plans to slash jobs in Wellington and Auckland, replacing them with a significantly smaller number of roles in based mostly in Christchurch. The DIA restructure eliminates over a hundred ... More >>
Direct Employment Of Security Guards Will Improve Safety And Conditions
Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 2:51 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association welcomes the announcement by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern that the government will directly employ security guards as part of the Covid-19 response, and pay them the Living Wage. The union believes this should be a stepping ... More >>
PSA Supports Mandatory Covid-19 Testing For Border And Isolation Workers
Friday, 14 August 2020, 4:21 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association is strongly in favour of border control, managed isolation and quarantine workers getting a Covid-19 test as soon as possible, and supports the tests being mandatory and regular. PSA members from multiple government ... More >>
Multiple Unions Endorse Call For Free & Universal Basic Services
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 9:26 am | PSA
The Public Service Association welcomes the decision by FIRST Union to join the campaign for an Aotearoa Wellbeing Commitment, a policy proposal that all New Zealanders should receive services like healthcare, education, public transport and broadband ... More >>
Privately-run Border Quarantine Would Put New Zealanders At Risk
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 3:06 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association strongly opposes allowing privately-run quarantine facilities to open for international travelers, and the union says it would put all New Zealanders in danger. PSA members work in the government agencies spearheading ... More >>
