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Don’t make health workers pay price for ADHB funding crisis
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 10:35 am | Public Service Association
Auckland District Health Board will not fix its underfunding crisis by cutting staff salaries, the Public Service Association says. The DHB’s chief executive officer Ailsa Claire says her organisation faces challenges as the gap between its funding ... More >>
State Services Commission Must Make Effort to Pay Women 100%
Friday, 22 January 2016, 1:40 pm | PSA
New figures show the government’s failing to lead by example in making sure female public servants are paid the same as their male colleagues. More >>
Strike action imminent in aviation security
Friday, 15 January 2016, 9:43 am | Public Service Association
Aviation security workers could be forced to take industrial action next month - as their employers try to claw back working conditions. More >>
A better deal for the public service
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 9:39 am | Public Service Association
While many New Zealand workers are counting down to the holiday season, the Public Service Association is paying tribute to its members who’ll keep essential services afloat over the break. More >>
Manawatu employers tackle MBIE over mediation outsourcing
Friday, 18 December 2015, 11:00 am | Public Service Association
Businesses in Palmerston North are taking on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment - and the Public Service Association welcomes their direct action. More >>
Will Govt learn lesson about failure of privatisation?
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 1:02 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the dumping of Serco from Mt Eden Corrections Facility is a much needed move that outlines the inevitable failure of turning public services into profit-driven businesses. More >>
OIA review finds more support needed to improve results
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 4:45 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says there is much to support in the Chief Ombudsman’s report into the operation of the Official Information Act. More >>
PSA calls for better remuneration across the public sector
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 5:02 pm | Public Service Association
The release of the remuneration of public service and state sector chief executives has been welcomed by the PSA as great example of transparency but one that reveals a large gap between the senior managers and other staff in the state sector. More >>
Workers reject Greater Wellington’s bargaining offer
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 2:48 pm | Public Service Association
Public Service Association (PSA) and Central Amalgamated Workers Union (CAWU) have voted overwhelmingly to reject Greater Wellington Regional Council’s bargaining offer. More >>
Latest SSC report confirms Govt clinging to surplus
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 11:54 am | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the 2015 Human Resource Capability Survey (HRC), released today by the State Services Commission, shows that the Government is continuing to take money from public servants in a desperate attempt to cling ... More >>
Kaye guts her own Ministry against independent review
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 4:52 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) will be supporting members at the Ministry of Youth Development (MYD) who will find out if they are losing their jobs the week before Christmas. More >>
Probation staff facing burnout
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 2:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is concerned about the impact of taking on additional detainees from Christmas Island when probation staff already face burnout from work pressure. More >>
Social workers launch historic equal pay claim
Monday, 16 November 2015, 2:37 pm | Public Service Association
Today the Public Service Association (PSA), the union for social workers filed an historic case seeking equal pay for social work, an occupation dominated by women and undervalued for years. More >>
Health workers strikes continue
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 2:48 pm | PSA
TV one reports that more than 500 public health professionals walked off the job at Counties Manukau District Health Board today to protest against an over-stretched workforce unable to meet patient’s needs. Their action joins that of 1000 colleagues ... More >>
Auckland Hospital staff walk off the job
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 2:50 pm | Public Service Association
- Staff at Middlemore Hospital will strike on Thursday 12 from 8am - 10am outside the main entrance on Hospital Road, Otahuhu. - More >>
Staff upset hospitals deny workload issues
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 1:18 pm | Public Service Association
Staff at Auckland Hospital will strike tomorrow, Wednesday 11, from 8am - 10am outside the main entrance on Park Road, Grafton. More >>
Health workers at 3 Auckland DHBs to strike
Monday, 9 November 2015, 9:34 am | Public Service Association
3000 health workers across all 3 Auckland DHBs will go on strike this week to protest against a plan by the DHBs to stretch new staff even further than current staff, who are at breaking point due to systemic underfunding and understaffing across Auckland’s ... More >>
Young people feel betrayed by Government
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 10:43 am | Public Service Association
The youth network of the Public Service Association (PSA), New Zealand’s largest union, says young people feel betrayed by the Government who have entrenched unfair zero-hour contracts instead of keeping their promise to get rid of them. More >>
Glenn Barclay named as new head of NZ’s largest union
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 10:21 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Glenn Barclay as the new national secretary. Glenn will join fellow national secretary Erin Polaczuk as the co-leaders of New Zealand’s largest union. More >>
Mental health workers stretched
Tuesday, 3 November 2015, 2:13 pm | Public Service Association
Mental health workers are unsurprised that Police are dealing with more mental health related callouts as they are finding themselves increasingly stretched to properly support those with mental health needs. More >>
