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Govt Needs To Release Whanau Ora Taskforce Report
Friday, 12 February 2010, 11:32 am | Public Service Association
“The government should release the report of the Whanau Ora taskforce and open up this major initiative involving millions of taxpayers dollars to full public consultation,” says PSA national secretary Brenda Pilott. More >>
PM Fails to Provide for Better Public Services
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 5:23 pm | Public Service Association
“The Prime Minister is demanding better public services but fails to provide a plan for achieving this apart from a regime of cost cutting and demands for public service staff to do more with less,” says Public Service Association national secretary ... More >>
PSA Alarmed Govt Preparing to Privatise Prisons
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 9:27 am | PSA
The Public Service Association is alarmed the government is preparing to privatise Auckland prisons despite the evidence that private prisons cost taxpayers more to run and provide a worse service. More >>
PSA alarmed at proposed book charge at libraries
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 10:50 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is alarmed that the Tauranga City Council is proposing to charge a 50 cent fee to adults borrowing books from its public libraries. More >>
Where Is The Pay Rise For Public Service Workers?
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 9:44 am | Public Service Association
“If the government acknowledges that the minimum wage needs to be increased to cover inflation why is it continuing to deny pay rises for public service workers?” asks Public Service Association national secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Justice workers pay rally at Supreme Court Opening
Monday, 18 January 2010, 4:13 pm | Public Service Association
Around 100 Ministry of Justice workers and supporters held a rally at the opening of the new Supreme Court in Wellington today to protest the fact the Ministry is underpaying its staff because of its unjust pay system. A group of around 30 Ministry ... More >>
Justice workers rally during Supreme Court opening
Monday, 18 January 2010, 10:25 am | Public Service Association
Ministry of Justice staff are holding rallies and taking industrial action today to coincide with the opening of the new Supreme Court building by Prince William. The rallies are being held to highlight the fact that Ministry of Justice workers ... More >>
Pay rise needed for Ministry of Justice workers
Friday, 18 December 2009, 1:39 pm | Public Service Association
“If judges can get a pay rise in the current economic climate why, can’t the workers who run their courts?” asks the Public Service Association national secretary Brenda Pilott. The Remuneration Authority has awarded judges a pay rise of 1.2% to 1.3%. This on top of a 4.8% pay increase judges received a year ago. More >>
Economic growth requires strong public sector
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 3:39 pm | Public Service Association
“If the government is serious about achieving higher economic growth it must recognise that the public sector provides the platform to grow the economy,” says Public Service Association national secretary Brenda Pilott. Finance Minister Bill English ... More >>
PSA members continue industrial action
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 3:35 pm | Public Service Association
The 1730 staff at the Ministry of Justice who belong to the Public Service Association continue to take industrial as their battle for a fair pay settlement continues. The leadership of the National Union of Public Employees, which is reported to have ... More >>
PSA welcomes latest 'sleep over' case decision
Monday, 14 December 2009, 10:47 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes a further decision by the Employment Court reinforcing an earlier decision by the court that disability support workers should be paid at least the adult minimum wage of $12.50 for every hour they are at work. ... More >>
Ministry of Justice ignoring disruption in courts
Friday, 11 December 2009, 9:31 am | Public Service Association
“The Ministry of Justice’s is treating court users throughout the country with contempt by ignoring the major disruption being caused by Ministry staff who’re taking industrial action,” says Public Service Association national secretary Richard ... More >>
Rodney Hide gets it wrong
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 1:05 pm | Public Service Association
“Local government minister Rodney Hide was wrong to claim in Parliament yesterday that the PSA has spoken to the Labour Party about its concerns that the creation of the Auckland super city could lead to services being privatised,” says Public ... More >>
Justice workers call on Ministry to resume negs
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:42 am | Public Service Association
Ministry of Justice staff who collect fines and work at courts and tribunals throughout the country are holding lunch break rallies today calling on the Ministry to resume negotiations. The rallies will be held from 12.30pm today, outside courts and other ... More >>
PSA tells Justice Ministry negotiations not over
Monday, 7 December 2009, 3:50 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association has written to the Ministry of Justice to tell them that negotiations for a fair pay settlement are not over. More >>
Ministry of Justice is again avoiding the issue
Saturday, 5 December 2009, 10:36 am | PSA
“The Ministry of Justice is just avoiding the issue if they think they can unilaterally declare bargaining over and hope that the issues behind this dispute will simply fade away. They will not,” says PSA National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Encouraging signs on Akld’s local govt workers
Friday, 4 December 2009, 9:36 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says there are encouraging signs that the Cabinet has listened to the union in its call to hold onto Auckland’s local government workforce in the creation of the new ‘super city.’ More >>
Justice workers resume strike action
Monday, 30 November 2009, 9:28 am | Public Service Association
Justice Ministry staff, who collect fines and work at courts and tribunals throughout the country, are resuming their industrial action and will strike from 8.55am this morning.(Mon Nov 30) The strike involves Justice Ministry workers who belong to the ... More >>
South Island hospital workers striking today
Friday, 27 November 2009, 10:55 am | Public Service Association
Health workers doing essential administrative work in South Island public hospitals are striking for three hours today to protest against most being paid less than staff doing the same work in North Island hospitals. The three-hour strike starts at 11.30am ... More >>
Private prisons cost more & provide worse service
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 11:14 am | Public Service Association
“Why does the government continue to ignore all the evidence that private prisons cost more and provide a worse service?” asks PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff The government has this morning passed legislation enabling private companies to ... More >>
