Public Service Association

The PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is a democratic union of more than 83,000 people working in the state, community, local government & health sectors.

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Work and Income union remembers Ashburton tragedy

Tuesday, 1 September 2015, 12:56 pm | PSA

The Public Service Association (PSA) will be thinking of the family, friends and colleagues of the two Ashburton Work & Income workers killed at work one year ago. More >>

A life sentence for vulnerable children?

Monday, 31 August 2015, 2:27 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association (PSA) says John Key’s suggestion that care for vulnerable children could be contracted out to private, for profit, corporations is dangerous and unacceptable. More >>

‘Significant changes’ to jobs the last thing Council needs

Thursday, 27 August 2015, 3:34 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association (PSA) is against the proposal released today that would see 175 roles Christchurch City Council (CCC) roles disestablished, with only 115 new roles created. More >>

Report highlights continued underfunding of CYF

Thursday, 27 August 2015, 12:21 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association (PSA) welcomes the detailed scrutiny of Child, Youth and Family (CYF) in the Children’s Commissioner’s State of Care report. More >>

Jobs of those who support the most vulnerable on the line

Thursday, 27 August 2015, 9:04 am | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association (PSA) says cuts to MidCentral DHB funding for home management may result in less work and loss of jobs for workers who support some of Manawatu’s most vulnerable residents. More >>

Contractor cost blowout a slap in the face

Monday, 24 August 2015, 3:49 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association (PSA) says the blowout in spending on contractors at the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is a slap in the face of hard-working public servants who have been constantly told there isn’t enough money. More >>

NZ’s most vulnerable children deserve transparency

Friday, 14 August 2015, 11:37 am | PSA

The Public Service Association (PSA) says Anne Tolley must engage in transparent public discussion about her plans to change Child, Youth and Family (CYF) following her receipt of a high level business case from the Expert Advisory Panel. More >>

Cost of poor public service workplace culture on the rise

Thursday, 13 August 2015, 2:07 pm | PSA

The Public Service Association (PSA) says the Government’s latest Administrative and Support Services Benchmark (BASS) report shows the cost of poor workplace culture and HR practice in the public service is rising. More >>

PSA to Host Symposium this Saturday on CYF Review

Friday, 7 August 2015, 4:00 pm | Public Service Association

How can CYFs do better for vulnerable children? A government review of CYFs by the Paula Rebstock-led panel will soon recommend changes. More >>

Taxpayers condemned to a life sentence with Serco

Friday, 31 July 2015, 3:39 pm | Public Service Association

Public Service Association/Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA) national secretary Erin Polaczuk and organisers Willie Cochrane & Nerinda Cropp will attend the privatisation protest outside Mt Eden Prison this Saturday, 1 August at 11am. More >>

Public servants forced to rescue failed private prison

Friday, 24 July 2015, 4:28 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association (PSA) says no more public money should be wasted on Serco following the announcement that they will no longer be trusted to administer their own prison. More >>

Anglican Family Care workers reach new agreement

Friday, 24 July 2015, 3:14 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association (PSA) is pleased to have signed a new collective agreement for workers at Anglican Family Care (AFC) in Otago, after last year’s industrial action and the suspension of AFC staff by management prior to Christmas. More >>

More injuries will result from health and safety backdown

Friday, 24 July 2015, 1:42 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association (PSA) says the gutting of the proposed new health and safety legislation will result in more workplace deaths and injuries, breaking John Key’s promise to the nation after the Pike River tragedy. More >>

Serco failure a lesson against privatising public services

Monday, 20 July 2015, 4:16 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association (PSA) says the ‘fight club’ held at a private prison run by Serco is a disgrace and shows that private corporations should not be allowed to run our vital public services. More >>

Cantabrians need quality public health, not implied threats

Thursday, 25 June 2015, 2:21 pm | PSA

The Public Service Association (PSA) says Canterbury DHB (CDHB) needs to be given all necessary assistance to meet the needs of local residents still feeling the impact of a post-quake environment, not implied threats from the ministers of health and ... More >>

DOC structure change set to help improve conservation work

Friday, 19 June 2015, 3:02 pm | Public Service Association

The Public Service Association (PSA) is welcoming the announcement today that DOC will roll out nationwide a structural change that has already been piloted in two regions. The change will join together the separate partnerships and conservation ... More >>

Report on housing solutions risks damaging local democracy

Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 4:39 pm | PSA

The Public Service Association (PSA), the union for local government workers, says some suggestions in the Productivity Commission’s draft Using land for housing report risk taking power away from local residents to have a say about the future ... More >>

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