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PSA challenges politicians to take next step for equal pay
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 9:51 am | Public Service Association
A crucial part of the equal pay jigsaw will go before parliament tomorrow, and the PSA is urging all parties to vote for it to go to select committee. More >>
Government throws in the towel, abandons reoffending targets
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 2:29 pm | Public Service Association
The government has quietly abandoned its target for reduced reoffending - proving it was only ever an empty political slogan, the PSA says. More >>
Mental health crisis needs urgent action, not empty promises
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 2:28 pm | Public Service Association
Jonathan Coleman’s long-awaited response to the mental health crisis shows he has no understanding of the mental health crisis, the PSA says. More >>
Prison overcrowding confirms ministers must listen to workers
Friday, 28 April 2017, 12:07 pm | Public Service Association
A report into prison overcrowding shows what happens when politicians take a "tough on crime" stance without thinking through the consequences, the PSA says. More >>
Civilian NZDF staff strike action
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 4:35 pm | Public Service Association
Civilian staff working for the New Zealand Defence Force will conduct a picket tomorrow morning at the Devonport Ferry Terminal in support of a nationwide campaign for improved pay and conditions. More >>
PSA statement on sexual harassment allegations
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 2:18 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is aware of allegations made against a councillor at Kapiti Coast District Council. More >>
Denial of mental health crisis cast shadow over funding
Monday, 24 April 2017, 1:45 pm | Public Service Association
The Government's continued denial of a mental health crisis casts a shadow over today's funding announcement, health funding coalition YesWeCare.nz sats, More >>
New Zealand scientists first to march in global event
Friday, 21 April 2017, 3:49 pm | Public Service Association
New Zealand scientists will be the first in the world to take part in the Global March for Science tomorrow. More >>
NZDF undermining tactics continue
Friday, 21 April 2017, 3:46 pm | Public Service Association
Civilian staff in the New Zealand Defence Force continue to be subjected to undermining tactics in their attempts to bargain for a pay increase, the PSA says More >>
Grave concerns about equal pay exposure draft
Thursday, 20 April 2017, 5:12 pm | Public Service Association
Two days after the historic proposed settlement for care and support workers, draft equal pay legislation is a disappointment, the PSA says. More >>
NZDF civilian strike "a last resort"
Wednesday, 19 April 2017, 4:33 pm | Public Service Association
Civilian staff at the New Zealand Defence Force will begin a round of industrial action tomorrow, over the NZDF’s refusal to negotiate their pay as part of a new collective employment agreement. More >>
Mental health crisis: "The government is in denial"
Wednesday, 19 April 2017, 3:00 pm | Public Service Association
The government is in wilful denial about the mental health crisis, the YesWeCare.nz health coalition says. More >>
PSA welcomes independent review into MSD data system
Wednesday, 12 April 2017, 12:21 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA welcomes the independent review of the Ministry of Social Development’s individual client level data IT system, announced today by Minister Anne Tolley. More >>
Minister plays politics with mental health
Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 3:14 pm | Public Service Association
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman is playing politics as our mental health system collapses, the YesWeCare.nz health funding coalition says. More >>
Library restructure brings disruption and innovation
Monday, 10 April 2017, 1:58 pm | Public Service Association
The restructuring of Auckland’s libraries will lead to substantial disruption for staff - and a challenge to maintain existing services, the PSA says. More >>
Up to four beds to close at acute mental health unit
Friday, 7 April 2017, 9:13 am | Public Service Association
Up to four beds at Wellington Hospital’s Te Whare o Matairangi mental health unit are to close because of a lack of staff, the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi says. More >>
Statistics House report "deeply concerning" - PSA
Friday, 31 March 2017, 5:38 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is deeply concerned at the findings of a report into the performance of Statistics House in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. More >>
PSA supports call for restored RNZ funding
Friday, 31 March 2017, 3:35 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association supports the Green Party’s call to restore Radio New Zealand’s (RNZ) frozen funding to a serviceable level, which was announced today by MP Gareth Hughes alongside a contestable Public Interest Journalism Fund. More >>
Minister Tolley’s denigration of social workers uncalled for
Friday, 31 March 2017, 1:55 pm | Public Service Association
With the establishment of Oranga Tamariki, Minister Anne Tolley should be committing to support and develop social workers’ skills, not scapegoating them for her Government’s underfunding and underinvestment in the sector, say the PSA and the Aotearoa New ... More >>
Auckland Mayor to hear stories of his city
Friday, 24 March 2017, 1:03 pm | Public Service Association
Auckland’s public servants are at breaking point due to the housing crisis - and more than half of them plan to leave the city, the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi says. More >>
