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Private prisons cost more & provide worse service
Monday, 9 March 2009, 5:12 pm | Public Service Association
“Why is the government planning to have private companies run our prisons when all the evidence shows this will cost taxpayers more and provide a worse service?” asks Public Service Association National Secretary Richard Wagstaff More >>
Women will continue to fight for pay equity
Monday, 9 March 2009, 9:35 am | Public Service Association
“The government’s axing of investigations aimed at closing pay gaps for women workers is a setback, but the battle to achieve pay equity for women will continue,” says Public Service Association National Secretary Brenda Pilott. More >>
Govt cap on public service threatens public safety
Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 1:04 pm | Public Service Association
“A call from judges for more security staff in our courts is further evidence of under staffing in the public service that the government must address,” says Public Service Association National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Health bonding scheme should be extended
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 4:00 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says the government needs to extend its voluntary bonding scheme to other professions that the public health system is struggling to retain and recruit. More >>
Govt making public service cap permanent
Monday, 23 February 2009, 11:42 am | Public Service Association
The PSA is alarmed that Finance Minister Bill English is today saying that there will be a permanent cap on the number of staff and a permanent cap in funding for government departments. More >>
Govt making it harder to recruit for state sector
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 4:54 pm | Public Service Association
“The government’s state sector pay expectations released today will make it harder to address shortages of public service workers such as probation officers and social workers,” says PSA National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Report shows need for more probation officers
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 9:45 am | Public Service Association
“The Auditor-General’s review of how offenders on parole are being managed shows the government needs to take urgent steps to increase the number of probation officers,” says PSA National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Nats Ignor Real Cost of Privatising Prisons - PSA
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 8:29 am | Public Service Association
“National’s policy of privatising the management of prisons ignores the hidden cost of privatising prisons, the need for private companies to make a profit,” says Public Service Association National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Govt ignores its call for public sector pay freeze
Monday, 16 February 2009, 1:29 pm | Public Service Association
“The government is being completely inconsistent and ignoring its own efforts to put a lid on pay rates in the public sector,” says PSA National Secretary Brenda Pilott. More >>
Ak City Council pay should be subject to negs
Friday, 13 February 2009, 9:46 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says pay for Auckland City Council staff should be subject to negotiation with the staff and their union. More >>
Government should start valuing disability workers
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 12:13 pm | PSA
PSA MEDIA RELEASE February 11, 2009 For Immediate Use Government needs to start valuing disability support workers More >>
Will Govt spending cuts affect jobs and services?
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 2:04 pm | Public Service Association
“We recognise these are tough times,” says PSA National Secretary Brenda Pilott.” But our concern is that the government is going to push its departments too far and they’ll end up making cuts to services and jobs that will make the recession worse.” More >>
PSA welcomes repeal of Electoral Finance Act
Monday, 9 February 2009, 3:27 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association welcomes the repeal of the Electoral Finance Act and says we should look at replacing it with wider state funding of election activities. More >>
PSA Unacceptable For Hide To Encourage Lawbreaking
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 8:52 am | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association wants to know what Prime Minister John Key is going to do about Cabinet Minister Rodney Hide recommending people break the law. More >>
PSA concerned about Ministerial Group review
Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 3:41 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is concerned that the Ministerial Group established to review health spending will unfairly target staff providing essential support for nurses, doctors and other clinical specialists in our hospitals. More >>
Auckland can’t lose skilled local govt workers
Friday, 16 January 2009, 4:21 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says it’s essential that Auckland retain its skilled local government workforce in any restructuring that occurs as a result of the Royal Commission report on the region’s governance. More >>
Cutting public services will not boost the economy
Friday, 16 January 2009, 12:32 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association says cutting public services will not help boost the economy. More >>
NZ can’t afford AgResearch redundancies
Saturday, 20 December 2008, 3:00 pm | PSA
The Public Service Association says today’s announcement that AgResearch is making nine scientific and technical staff redundant is sad news for the workers just before Christmas and a waste of their skills and knowledge. More >>
Extending fire-at-will bill will freeze market
Friday, 12 December 2008, 10:41 am | Public Service Association
"Extending the fire-at-will bill to all workers will freeze the labour market rather than free it up," says Public Service Association National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Vote against the 90 day Bill
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 12:36 pm | Public Service Association
The New Zealand Public Service Association: Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (the PSA) is the largest union in the country with over 57,000 members. We urge you to vote against the bill that will allow employers to dismiss employees without reason within ... More >>
