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Police intervene during strike action at Whangarei Court
Monday, 1 October 2018, 3:11 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA is calling into question an unprecedented use of Police officers to act in place of Court Security Officers at Whangarei District Court today during a legitimate strike action by PSA members. More >>
Law repeal a win for carers of disabled family members
Friday, 28 September 2018, 2:09 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA supports the Government’s repeal of a controversial disability section in the Public Health and Disability Act. More >>
Rolling industrial action by PSA members continues
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 7:23 pm | Public Service Association
With collective bargaining at the Ministry of Justice still showing no meaningful advance, PSA members at MOJ sites around New Zealand are continuing rolling strike action. More >>
Social Worker pay equity settlement marks milestone
Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 10:07 am | PSA
Reaching a pay equity settlement for social workers at Oranga Tamariki is an historic milestone that begins to put social work up where it belongs, says the PSA. More >>
Big week for Public Service Association
Monday, 24 September 2018, 7:10 pm | Public Service Association
The 2018 Congress of the Public Service Association (PSA) kicks off tomorrow at Te Papa in Wellington for two days, followed by a one day conference for Public Service Delegates called 'Stand Together for one public service'. More >>
Report shows signs of extending the tax net
Thursday, 20 September 2018, 4:36 pm | Public Service Association
The options put forward for taxing capital income interim report delivered by the Tax Working Group (TWG) today show good potential for extending the tax net, says the PSA. More >>
PSA calls on MPI to listen more to dog handlers in Auckland
Thursday, 20 September 2018, 4:22 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA is calling on MPI to listen more to dog handlers at Auckland Airport who have been advocating for a longstanding roster in the Border Clearance Services/ Detector Dog Programme at Auckland Airport to be reinstated for dog handlers. More >>
Changes to the 1972 Equal Pay Act will make it easier
Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 4:53 pm | Public Service Association
Changes to the 1972 Equal Pay Act will make it easier for women to achieve equal pay More >>
Industrial action by PSA members’ at Ministry of Justice
Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 3:53 pm | Public Service Association
Around 1500 Ministry of Justice staff walked off the job for two hours today, with rallies held outside Courts across the country. More >>
Chris Hipkins needs to stay in his lane
Friday, 14 September 2018, 4:08 pm | Public Service Association
Proper funding for parliamentary offices, including the Opposition, is a central part of our democracy, and Ministers cannot just dismiss it out of hand, the PSA says. More >>
Come on Tauranga Council - pay your staff a Living Wage
Thursday, 13 September 2018, 3:49 pm | Public Service Association
Tauranga City councillors should do the decent thing and agree to pay all their staff the Living Wage, the PSA says. More >>
IRD and PSA finalise new collective agreement
Monday, 10 September 2018, 3:01 pm | Public Service Association
PSA members at the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new collective employment agreement, ending a high-profile industrial dispute. More >>
"Where’s the Justice?" Ministry staff ponder strike action
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 2:54 pm | Public Service Association
Nearly 2000 PSA members at the Ministry of Justice are voting on strike action later this month, in an attempt to get a fair deal for low-paid and female workers. More >>
Long-overdue state sector reform needs to deliver
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 1:10 pm | Public Service Association
Reform of the State Sector Act is long overdue and the public of Aotearoa needs to take this chance to develop a future-focused public service, the PSA says. More >>
Public servants get the Living Wage they deserve - PSA
Monday, 3 September 2018, 7:23 pm | Public Service Association
Some of New Zealand’s lowest-paid government workers will now find it easier to pay bills, save for their retirement and feed their families, as the Government implements a Living Wage for the core public service. More >>
Stocktake would help end workplace sexual harassment
Sunday, 2 September 2018, 6:51 pm | Public Service Association
A national "stocktake" of workplace sexual harassment would signal a serious approach to a growing problem in New Zealand, the PSA says. More >>
Rise in suicides reaffirms need for system-wide change
Friday, 24 August 2018, 12:18 pm | Public Service Association
The Government must act quickly and decisively to address New Zealand’s growing suicide crisis, the PSA says. More >>
Genuine reform of justice system must follow conversations
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 4:29 pm | Public Service Association
Talking about the flaws in the justice system has begun an important process which must now be backed up with real reforms, the PSA says. More >>
Ditching performance pay for CEs great; now finish the job
Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 3:14 pm | Public Service Association
Performance pay is unfair, discriminatory and deserves to be consigned to the dustbin of history - and now the public service needs to get on and finish the job, the PSA says. More >>
PSA shows solidarity to striking NZEI members
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 3:31 pm | Public Service Association
Primary school teachers deserve a fair go, and PSA members stand together with them in their strike action today. More >>
