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Employment Court rules Ministry should renegotiate
Friday, 26 February 2010, 11:32 am | Public Service Association
An Employment Court judge has ruled that pay negotiations between the Ministry of Justice and the Public Service Association are not over and should resume. More >>
Closure of ACC offices weakens frontline
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 5:35 pm | Public Service Association
“A proposal to close ACC offices in regional centres makes a mockery of the government’s claim that it’s strengthening front-line delivery of public services,” says PSA national secretary Brenda Pilott. More >>
Closure of ACC offices weakens frontline
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 5:35 pm | Public Service Association
“A proposal to close ACC offices in regional centres makes a mockery of the government’s claim that it’s strengthening front-line delivery of public services,” says PSA national secretary Brenda Pilott. More >>
Government denying elderly home support
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 5:20 pm | Public Service Association
“Cutting house work help for the elderly is mean-spirited penny pinching that will end up costing taxpayers more because it will tip the elderly out of their homes into expensive residential care,” says PSA national secretary Brenda Pilott. More >>
PSA opposes unlimited third-party spending
Wednesday, 17 February 2010, 12:45 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the government’s plan to allow third parties to spend as much as they want on election campaigns leaves the door open for wealthy groups to try and buy an election result. More >>
Privatising ACC will cost workers more
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 9:28 am | Public Service Association
“The government plan to privatise workplace accident compensation will see workers’ paying more for less,” says Public Service Association National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
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 >>
