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PSA takes Mana Wahine Claim to Waitangi
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 2:13 pm | PSA
The Rūnanga of the Public Service Association is holding a stall at Waitangi on February 6 to raise awareness of its claim challenging employment inequities suffered by wāhine Māori. More >>
PSA opposes proposal to disestablish up to 200 jobs
Thursday, 30 January 2020, 6:11 pm | PSA
Employees of Healthcare NZ were today left angry and concerned for their future following a company proposal to disestablish up to 200 jobs in regions around the country, and instead centralise services in Auckland. More >>
Temp agencies undermining pay and conditions
Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 2:37 pm | Public Service Association
New Zealanders who need advice from Inland Revenue face long wait times and call disconnections , but instead of training more permanent staff the department intends to hire almost 500 people through temping agencies to fill the gap. More >>
Two years since equal pay settlement
Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 11:47 am | PSA
They are mostly women, and most were paid little more than the minimum wage until 2017. Some survived this working poverty for decades. More >>
Hawkes Bay home support workers call for care not cutbacks
Friday, 10 January 2020, 5:30 pm | PSA
Support workers who provide care and support for elderly and disabled people in Hawkes Bay say they want to continue helping vulnerable people with housework, and they need more time and resources to do so. More >>
NIWA science workers end 17-month industrial dispute
Thursday, 19 December 2019, 10:42 am | Public Service Association
Union members at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research finally have a new collective agreement after 17 months of bargaining and nationwide industrial action. More >>
PSA members at IRD win salary increases and new pay system
Thursday, 19 December 2019, 8:36 am | PSA
Members of the Public Service Association at Inland Revenue are celebrating the ratification of a new collective agreement, through which many staff will receive up to a 17% pay increase over three years. More >>
Not enough beds, not enough staff: Auckland DHB in crisis
Thursday, 12 December 2019, 4:12 pm | PSA
Staff shortages mean Aucklanders in need of urgent mental health support can face significant waiting times when they call for help, and DHB workers say it puts lives in danger. More >>
New approach to criminal justice will make communities safer
Thursday, 12 December 2019, 3:03 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes the announcement of a new strategic direction for the justice system, but says union members want to be properly included in designing the system they will eventually implement. More >>
All workers deserve bereavement leave following miscarriages
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 3:05 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association strongly supports Labour MP Ginny Andersen’s bill to give three days paid leave to parents who experience a miscarriage or stillbirth. More >>
After strike, science workers refuse to fill paperwork
Friday, 22 November 2019, 5:07 pm | PSA
Scientists, lab technicians and support staff employed by the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research walked off the job around New Zealand on Thursday November 21. More >>
NIWA science workers prepare for first ever strike action
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 12:59 pm | Public Service Association
Employees of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research say they don’t want to take industrial action, but management have backed them into a corner. More >>
PSA welcomes new era for New Zealand’s public service
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 12:08 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association supports a Bill introduced by the government yesterday that aims to replace the State Sector Act 1988 with a new Public Service Act. More >>
Indian community calls out officials for silence on Jones
Friday, 1 November 2019, 5:08 pm | PSA
In a media interview last week, senior minister and NZ First MP Shane Jones used divisive language in his descriptions of people who migrate here from India. More >>
Remember those still fighting for fair pay on Labour Day
Thursday, 24 October 2019, 3:24 pm | Public Service Association
For almost two hundred years the trade union movement has fought for the eight-hour day, and on Labour Day weekend we celebrate this ongoing struggle. More >>
Tauranga City Council employees strike for fair pay
Thursday, 24 October 2019, 12:10 pm | Public Service Association
As Tauranga’s first council meeting since the election gets underway at 1pm, councillors will be greeted with a picket line as city employees strike for two hours. More >>
Fair Pay Agreements will improve the lives of working people
Tuesday, 15 October 2019, 8:11 am | Public Service Association
Too many New Zealanders endure poor working conditions in jobs that don’t pay enough and offer few opportunities for career progression, and the union movement is calling for change. More >>
Surplus should be spent on housing, health and services
Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 4:47 pm | Public Service Association
Following the government announcement of a $7.5 billion surplus today, the Public Service Association says it is time to end the housing crisis, properly fund our hospitals and implement the recommendations of the Welfare Expert Advisory Group. More >>
Pasefika union leaders call for urgent climate action
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 12:33 pm | Public Service Association
With the Pacific Islands facing unique and imminent threats from climate change, union activists in New Zealand’s Pasefika community are calling for urgent action to address the crisis. More >>
Women still fighting for equality 126 years after suffrage
Thursday, 19 September 2019, 9:45 am | PSA
Over a century after New Zealand women won the right to vote, thousands of working women feel the sting of gender discrimination in every pay cheque. More >>
