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Anglican Family Care staff to rally industrial action rises
Friday, 24 October 2014, 11:35 am | Public Service Association
Public Service Association (PSA) members working at Anglican Family Care (AFC) in Dunedin will hold two rallies in Dunedin next week as they seek a fair pay offer, following a week of low-key industrial action. More >>
Public services held back by poor workplace culture
Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 9:38 am | PSA
A new report by Victoria University’s Centre for Labour, Employment and Work shows that public servants are working significant unpaid overtime to ensure the public services New Zealanders value are able to continue. More >>
Anglican Family Care Otago staff to take industrial action
Friday, 17 October 2014, 11:41 am | Public Service Association
Social workers, family workers and support staff working for Anglican Family Care in Dunedin and South Otago will take industrial action after their employer refused a pay increase that would keep up with the rising cost of living. More >>
Petrol attack shows lessons must be applied
Monday, 13 October 2014, 4:14 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the lessons being learned from the killings at Ashburton WINZ must be applied wider than just the core public service, following a petrol attack on the Manawatu District Council office this morning. More >>
Inquiry to social service provision should be a genuine
Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 11:41 am | PSA
The Public Service Association says that the Productivity Commission’s inquiry on more effective social services is a chance to genuinely evaluate what currently works and what doesn’t. More >>
Social Workers Day a time to celebrate
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 11:22 am | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) is celebrating Social Workers Day today, and congratulates the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) on 50 years of being the voice of the profession. More >>
New national secretary announced
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 1:22 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA is pleased to announce the appointment of Erin Polaczuk to the role of national secretary. More >>
Statistics NZ staff to strike
Monday, 8 September 2014, 1:55 pm | Public Service Association
Staff at Statistics NZ offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch will be taking a full day of strike action, including a two hour rally, in support of their demand for a pay system that is clear, fair and negotiated, after a breakdown in collective ... More >>
Threats against Work and Income staff a disgrace
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 12:01 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the continuing threats against Work and Income staff in the wake of the Ashburton shootings are a disgrace, and must end. More >>
Collins inquiry at best a Band-Aid, a permanent fix needed
Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 5:07 pm | Public Service Association
Collins inquiry at best a Band-Aid, a permanent fix is needed The Public Service Association (PSA) says the inquiry into Judith Collins’ behaviour must be accompanied by a process to restore the lost trust between Ministers and public servants if it ... More >>
Greens’ commitment to pay equity welcomed by workers
Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 10:34 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the 58,000 workers they represent will benefit from the announcement by the Green Party of a commitment to pay equity and to a living wage for core public servants and contractors. More >>
Union to support Work and Income staff following tragedy
Monday, 1 September 2014, 12:16 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says today’s shooting at a Work and Income office is a tragedy, and nobody should go to work in fear that they might not return home. More >>
DHB industrial action withdrawn
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 10:23 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) has withdrawn notices of industrial action covering 12,000 health workers at District Health Boards (DHBs) across New Zealand, after progress was made in mediation. More >>
SSC survey shows way forward for better public services
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 1:26 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) has welcomed the release of the State Services Commission’s (SSC) Integrity and Conduct Survey 2013 , which it says indicates what needs to be done to strengthen the public services that New Zealanders use and ... More >>
Collins must resign for leaking public servants’ details
Monday, 18 August 2014, 2:24 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Ministers should not be leaking neutral public servants details so they can be attacked for partisan politics, as Judith Collins has admitted following allegations in Dirty Politics by Nicky Hager. More >>
Disturbing that PM’s office helped attack public servants
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 12:21 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) is deeply disturbed by allegations in Nicky Hager’s new book Dirty Politics that one of John Key’s staff helped blogger Cameron Slater to attack public servants questioning the disastrous restructuring at MFAT. More >>
Worth 100% campaign for pay equity launched
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 1:16 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) has launched Worth 100%, a campaign for pay equity across the public service; state sector; local government; health, and community sectors covered by New Zealand’s largest union. More >>
The PSA welcomes Labour’s commitment to public services
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 2:29 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) have welcomed Labour’s state services policy announced today, and says public servants will welcome the return of a career public service that invests in staff training and professional development. More >>
Nearly 12,000 DHB workers vote to take industial action
Monday, 4 August 2014, 1:18 pm | Public Service Association
Nearly 12,000 District Health Board (DHB) workers, members of the Public Service Association (PSA), have overwhelmingly voted in favour of taking industrial action after they were offered only a 0.7% pay increase per year and no movement on other ... More >>
Debacle shows danger of contracting out public services
Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 1:41 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the Novopay debacle shows core public services are best provided in-house. More >>
