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Urgent action needed at Te Puna Wai
Tuesday, 21 June 2016, 12:44 pm | Public Service Association
Young people and staff at Christchurch’s Te Puna Wai youth justice facility are at serious risk every day, and urgent action must be taken to improve safety there, the Public Service Association says. More >>
PSA to Minister Coleman: How many more deaths will it take?
Monday, 20 June 2016, 3:00 pm | Public Service Association
New Zealand’s mental health system is spiralling deeper into crisis, the Public Service Association says, and urgently needs a wide-ranging probe into funding and supporting workers delivering vital services. More >>
Salisbury School closure a bitter blow for families
Friday, 17 June 2016, 2:32 pm | Public Service Association
Salisbury School’s closure is a foregone conclusion, the Public Service Association says - despite empty promises of consultation from Education minister Hekia Parata. More >>
Women have waited too long for equal pay
Friday, 10 June 2016, 1:42 pm | Public Service Association
New Zealand is on the verge of making history by recognising the true value of women’s work - so the Cabinet should urgently make it a reality, the Public Service Association says. More >>
PSA welcomes guilty plea over Hamilton Zoo death
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 4:03 pm | Public Service Association
Hamilton City Council has done the right thing in pleading guilty to a health and safety charge over the death of Hamilton Zoo curator, Samantha Kudeweh, the PSA says. More >>
WCC's reputation further damaged in contract row
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 1:11 pm | Public Service Association
Wellington City Council’s reputation as an employer is under threat after an abrupt change to its roading maintenance contract has put 20 workers out of a job. More >>
Waikato support workers to hold further strikes over wages
Monday, 30 May 2016, 10:18 am | Public Service Association
More than 200 specialist support workers at Community Living Limited will take more industrial action, after employers refused to make more than a miserly pay offer to union members. More >>
PSA welcomes 27-year non-parole sentence for W&I Murderer
Friday, 27 May 2016, 1:08 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes the news that Russell John Tully has been jailed for at least 27 years for murdering two Work and Income staff in September 2014. More >>
Public servants do the hard yards but still miss out
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 4:57 pm | Public Service Association
Public servants are the ones who deserve a standing ovation in this year’s Budget, the PSA says - not finance minister Bill English, who’s outlined a lacklustre and unimaginative set of figures today aimed at further reducing the size of government. More >>
Budget 2016: Value public services, value New Zealanders
Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 11:27 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is calling on Finance Minister Bill English to deliver a Budget which will properly fund public services - and properly value the people that deliver them. More >>
Merger of TEC and Careers NZ needs care
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 11:39 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is urging the Tertiary Education Commission and Careers New Zealand to tread carefully - after news the two organisations will be merged into a single agency. More >>
Waikato support workers to walk off the job tomorrow
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 1:52 pm | Public Service Association
Up to 200 specialist support workers will stop work tomorrow for two hours, after last-minute attempts to finalise a new collective agreement failed. More >>
Prime Minister needs to "get real" on social housing crisis
Monday, 16 May 2016, 11:41 am | Public Service Association
The Prime Minister must stop talking about tax cuts while his government’s policies have led to New Zealanders sleeping in cars and garages, the Public Service Association says. More >>
Waikato support workers to strike over "insulting" pay offer
Monday, 16 May 2016, 9:34 am | Public Service Association
More than 200 specialist support workers across Waikato will stop work for two hours on Thursday, in protest at a pay offer that would buy them just a bottle of milk a week. More >>
Coroner’s inquiry into Wellington mental health deaths vital
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 2:06 pm | Public Service Association
The Coroner’s decision to investigate four mental health related deaths in one case will yield valuable information about services in the Wellington region, the PSA says. More >>
Cabinet minister gets the message on equal pay
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 3:27 pm | Public Service Association
It was a sweet treat carrying a less-than-sweet message for cabinet minister Amy Adams, as she accepted a cake marking the public service Working for Free Day. More >>
Palino’s grand plans will see Aucklanders suffer
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 3:02 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is urging Aucklanders not to let their mayoralty election become a race to the bottom - as another candidate pledges to cut costs and jobs. More >>
Patients will suffer if DHBs’ funding cuts go ahead
Monday, 9 May 2016, 10:35 am | Public Service Association
Health minister Jonathan Coleman must reconsider his decision to cut funding in real terms for 10 District Health Boards in this year’s budget, the Public Service Association says. More >>
PSA welcomes Peter Hughes as new State Services Commissione
Tuesday, 3 May 2016, 11:48 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes the appointment of Peter Hughes as the next State Services Commissioner and Head of State Services. More >>
PSA pleased with Minister’s promises
Friday, 29 April 2016, 11:07 am | Public Service Association
Fire service staff across the country have had a promise their jobs are safe - and the PSA wants their voices heard loud and clear throughout the transition to the new Fire and Emergency New Zealand. More >>
