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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Auckland Museum Has Failed To Justify Redundancies

Thursday, 15 May 2008, 9:51 am | Public Service Association

The PSA is alarmed that the Auckland War Memorial Museum has told almost half its permanent staff that their jobs have been disestablished and they will have to apply for and gain new jobs if they want to remain working at the museum. More >>

PSA Commends Decision To Resign

Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 3:00 pm | Public Service Association

The PSA commends the decision of Immigration Service head, Mary Anne Thompson, to resign. “There have been continued questions about her handling of residency applications by members of her family,” says PSA National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>

DoL Staff Voting To Take Industrial Action

Monday, 12 May 2008, 10:38 am | Public Service Association

Department of Labour staff are attending meetings throughout the country to vote on taking industrial action. More >>

PSA Negotiates Settlement for Nurses

Sunday, 4 May 2008, 4:57 pm | Public Service Association

PSA Negotiates Settlement for Mental Health and Public Health Nurses A PSA-led negotiating team has reached a settlement in collective agreement negotiations covering 2400 mental health and public health nurses. More >>

Disability Sector Must Have Necessary Funding

Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 9:16 am | PSA

The PSA supports the ‘carers’ strategy’ launched today but says the Government must ensure it resources any extra use of residential services for the disabled that flow from the strategy. More >>

PSA Welcomes Iain Rennie

Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 9:11 am | PSA

PSA MEDIA RELEASE April 28, 2008 For Immediate Use PSA Welcomes Iain Rennie As New State Services Commissioner More >>

PSA Welcomes SSC Investigation

Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 6:02 pm | Public Service Association

The PSA welcomes the investigation by the State Services Commissioner into how applications for residency in New Zealand by relatives of the head of the Immigration Service were handled by the Department of Labour. More >>

Auckland Local Govt Staff Submission

Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 4:06 pm | Public Service Association

Two thousand four hundred local government staff in Auckland have told the Royal Commission On Auckland Governance they want local government that delivers high-quality, value-for-money services for Aucklanders and decent work and decent workplaces for ... More >>

PSA Seeks Extra Funding for DOC

Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 10:27 am | Public Service Association

The PSA is very concerned about a proposal to cut jobs at the Department of Conservation and says the Government needs to address the department's budget shortfall. More >>

Science Manifesto Supported By 2500 CRI Staff

Thursday, 17 April 2008, 10:38 am | Public Service Association

Two and a half thousand scientists and other staff working at the country’s nine crown research institutes have endorsed the Science Manifesto issued by the National Science Panel. More >>

NZers satisfied with Government Services

Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 2:29 pm | Public Service Association

“Staff working in the state sector are pleased to see that more than two-thirds of New Zealanders are satisfied with the government services they’re using,” says PSA National Secretary Brenda Pilott. The State Services Commission today released ... More >>

IRD Report: Risks of Capping Rather Public Service

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:03 am | Public Service Association

The PSA says the risks involved in capping rather than investing in the public service have been highlighted by a report into the error on tax revenue made by Inland Revenue. More >>

PSA National Sec Expects Apology from Bill English

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 9:33 am | Public Service Association

PSA National Secretary Brenda Pilott says National's deputy leader Bill English should apologise for falsely claiming that the PSA is breaking the new electoral finance law. More >>

Privatising ACC Would Increase Employer Costs

Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 1:37 pm | Public Service Association

“ An independent report on accident compensation shows that staff at the Accident Compensation Corporation are providing a world class service,” says Richard Wagstaff, National Secretary of the PSA, which has more than 640 members working at the corporation. More >>

Disability Support Job Same Value As Corrections

Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 10:15 am | Public Service Association

An independent job evaluation has shown that the work done by community support workers – supporting people with intellectual disabilities who live in community houses – is similar in size and value to the work done by corrections officers working ... More >>

PSA Prison Staff Reject Offer

Thursday, 20 March 2008, 1:38 pm | PSA

More than 700 prison staff, who belong to the PSA, have rejected a new collective employment agreement offered by the Corrections Department. More >>

Workers Lack Information About Whistle-Blower Law

Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 12:02 am | Public Service Association

“State sector employers are not providing their staff with enough information about how to use the ‘whistle-blower’ law,” says PSA National Secretary Brenda Pilott. She was speaking to the government administration select committee today. The committee ... More >>

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