Public Service Association

The PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is a democratic union of more than 83,000 people working in the state, community, local government & health sectors.

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Invercargill City Council Wage Cuts Cruel, Unnecessary And Legally Questionable

Thursday, 30 April 2020, 8:17 am | PSA

Staff at Invercargill City Council are shocked and upset following an announcement by Chief Executive Clare Hadley that the Council intends to slash their pay by up to 50%. Hadley announced her intention to implement aggressive wage cuts in a newsletter ... More >>

Now More Than Ever, Undervalued Admin Workers Deserve Pay And Respect

Wednesday, 22 April 2020, 1:07 pm | Public Service Association

Our hospitals, courts, government departments and local councils can’t function without admin workers, so when will they get the pay and respect they deserve? Public Service Association members around NZ are asking this question as we today celebrate ... More >>

PSA Cautiously Welcomes PPE Review: "We Need Gloves, Not Promises"

Tuesday, 21 April 2020, 4:05 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association supports the decision to independently review PPE distribution and supply, but the union says health workers are sick and tired of empty promises. "We have repeatedly been promised PPE. Our members have repeatedly ... More >>

"Our People Matter": Telling The Stories Of Our Essential Workers

Monday, 20 April 2020, 2:43 pm | Public Service Association

Essential workers in the public sector are on the front line of the battle against covid-19, and their efforts keep us all safe. Thousands of members of the Public Service Association have continued to work through lockdown, in order to ensure society ... More >>

Home Support Workers Are On The Front Line, So Why Haven’t They Been Paid?

Friday, 10 April 2020, 5:15 pm | Public Service Association

Despite guaranteed government funding and subsidy schemes such as essential service leave, the largest employers in New Zealand’s home support sector have this week either not paid or vastly underpaid many home support workers, or forced them into More >>

Unless Changed, MoH Guidelines Treat Community Support Workers As Expendable

Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 10:34 am | Public Service Association

The Public Service Associations says its members are receiving contradictory messages from the Ministry of Health that put at risk their lives and those of their clients. Home support workers were told on Monday afternoon by Dr Ashley Bloomfield that they ... More >>

Home Support Workers May Refuse Unsafe Work If PPE Not Provided

Sunday, 29 March 2020, 4:06 pm | PSA

Home support workers say they are scared to go to work because without adequate supplies of personal protective equipment they risk spreading Covid-19 to their clients. The Public Service Association represents workers in the sector, and while the union ... More >>

PSA Welcomes Govt Economic Package, Calls On Employers To Commit To Its Implementation

Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 7:04 pm | PSA

The Public Service Association welcomes the government’s $12.1 billion economic package, and calls on all employers to ensure workers affected by Covid-19 continue to receive full pay. "In any crisis we hear talk of tightening our belts and ... More >>

HealthCare NZ Makes Concessions, But Remains Committed To Harmful Job Cuts

Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 5:00 pm | PSA

After weeks of protest nationwide by Public Service Association members, clients and families, the company has reduced the number of regional jobs it will cut but confirmed it will go ahead with most. The privately owned, publicly funded company ... More >>

Proposed Bonfire Of Regulations Will Burn Ordinary New Zealanders

Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 7:58 am | PSA

National Party leader Simon Bridges has proposed a ‘bonfire of regulations’, but the Public Service Association says it’s a smokescreen for an ideologically motivated agenda divorced from facts on the ground. "New Zealand has one of ... More >>

Strong, Well-funded Public Services Will Keep New Zealand Safe

Thursday, 5 March 2020, 9:19 am | PSA

With Public Service Association members in the health sector, customs, immigration and elsewhere ready to tackle the coronavirus threat, the union says this crisis illustrates the need for properly funded public and community services. The National ... More >>

PSA Welcomes Increased Government Funding For Homeless Support

Friday, 14 February 2020, 3:33 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association welcomes the government’s announcement it will invest $300 million in transitional housing, and says union members will want to make the plan a success. The campaign for housing justice is a key priority of the ... More >>

PSA Welcomes Decision To Keep Concert On FM, Calls For Jobs To Be Protected

Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 3:18 pm | Public Service Association

PSA welcomes decision to keep Concert on FM, calls for jobs to be protected While the decision to keep RNZ Concert playing on FM has been welcomed by staff, they are in no mood to celebrate yet with 18 workers still set to lose their jobs. ... More >>