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Relationships Aotearoa closed down for speaking up?
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 2:23 pm | PSA
Kerry Davies, PSA assistant national secretary, said “There are a lot of questions about how things ended up at this stage with Relationships Aotearoa now being closed.” More >>
Unions stand together on rejection of poor pay offer
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 9:17 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) supports the decision by New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) members to reject the settlement offer made by DHBs in their Multi-Employer collective agreement, announced earlier today. More >>
Budget 2015 shows no plans for public sector wages
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 4:53 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says this budget does not address the wage rises needed across the public sector. More >>
Fewer prison jobs to go, but privatisation still a problem
Friday, 15 May 2015, 1:55 pm | PSA
Fewer prison jobs to go, but privatisation still a problem The Public Service Association (PSA) is pleased that the Department of Corrections has reduced the number of jobs to be cut nationwide by 68 from their original proposal. More >>
Concern over proposed IT job cuts at Dunedin City Council
Tuesday, 12 May 2015, 11:56 am | Public Service Association
Concern over proposed IT job cuts at Dunedin City Council The Public Service Association (PSA) says Dunedin City Council (DCC) should think carefully before proceeding with a proposal to cut in-house IT jobs at the council and outsource them. Jon Henning, ... More >>
Invoice for $294,827,136 presented to Treasury
Monday, 11 May 2015, 1:01 pm | PSA
Invoice for $294,827,136 presented to Treasury by women public servants Women members of the Public Service Association (PSA) took an invoice for $294,827,136 to The Treasury this afternoon, representing the 14.1% gender pay gap in the public service. More >>
Tāmaki housing shift will make things harder
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 12:37 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the Government’s decision to transfer 2800 properties from Housing NZ to the Tāmaki Redevelopment Company (TRC) makes no sense when the roles of the two organisations are completely different. More >>
Union concerned over changes to DHB’s mental health system
Friday, 24 April 2015, 12:57 pm | Public Service Association
The union representing mental health workers at Waikato DHB, The Public Service Association (PSA), is concerned over the poor process as the DHB tries to push through dangerous changes to the rostering of the Henry Bennett Centre. More >>
Council shouldn’t rush to decision on asset sales
Friday, 24 April 2015, 12:38 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Christchurch City councillors should back away from a decision to sell assets in order to further explore other options and to consult with the Canterbury public. More >>
Health workers to protest for better mental health services
Friday, 17 April 2015, 10:45 am | PSA
Waikato DHB mental health workers, members of the PSA, will protest on Friday April 17 for the inaugural Better, Safer, Fairer day in support of their system for rostering that the DHB is currently proposing to scrap, to the detriment of mental health staff ... More >>
CYF review case of wrong people examining the wrong thing
Friday, 10 April 2015, 3:49 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the recently announced review of Child, Youth and Family (CYF) is putting the wrong people in charge of looking at the wrong things, and won’t provide the improvements to CYF services that it claims to seek. More >>
Gutting of prison jobs a gift to private prison provider
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 3:37 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says a Department of Corrections proposal to cut more than 260 jobs at Waikeria, Tongariro/Rangipo and Rimutaka Prisons is privatisation by stealth that will hurt provincial New Zealand. More >>
Yet another external review the last thing CYF needs
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 4:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Minister Tolley’s announcement of a Paula Rebstock-led review into Child, Youth and Family (CYF) is the last thing needed by an organisation that has demonstrated it can assess and plan for its own needs. More >>
Union merger gives local government sector a stronger voice
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 2:57 pm | PSA
On 1 April 2015 the Southern Local Government Officers Union (SLGOU) and the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA) merged. Already New Zealand’s largest union, the merger brings the PSA’s membership to nearly 62,000. National ... More >>
MP pay changes cannot be used to hold public servants back
Monday, 2 March 2015, 5:40 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the changes to MP pay announced today by John Key cannot be used to justify withholding decent pay movement for public servants. More >>
Health and safety paramount as Worksafe launch prosecution
Monday, 2 March 2015, 5:28 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Worksafe’s announcement that they have filed a charge against the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) following the tragic shootings at Ashburton Work and Income shows the importance that must be placed on ... More >>
Social investment approach puts cost ahead of quality
Friday, 20 February 2015, 4:12 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA says the Government’s intention to focus on cost ahead of quality in social funding is a retrograde step that could destabilise the sector and make it harder for providers to deliver better services to all who need them. More >>
Charging for basic police work is not OK
Wednesday, 18 February 2015, 4:26 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) told the Law and Order Select Committee today that the prospect of the Police being able to charge for basic criminal checks could financially hurt many community and public sector organisations. More >>
Report lays secure foundations for state sector
Tuesday, 10 February 2015, 2:16 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says the Independent review of the security environment for the Ministry of Social Development, commissioned following the tragic shootings at the Ashburton Work and Income office, lays the groundwork for ensuring ... More >>
Report confirms workers need a pay rise
Thursday, 5 February 2015, 9:24 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association (PSA) says a new Productivity Commission report clearly shows that workers have not reaped the benefits of increased productivity over the past 30 years, in contrast to government rhetoric that productivity is the only way ... More >>
