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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 >>
PSA Calls on MPs to vote against 90-day bill
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 12:27 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association has today written to all National, ACT and United Future MPs calling on them to vote against the 90-day fire-at-will Bill. More >>
PSA says 90 day bill attack on all workers
Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 10:52 am | Public Service Association
“The PSA is dismayed that the government wants to increase job insecurity for workers during a recession by rushing its 90 day fire-at-will bill into law before Christmas,” says PSA National Secretary Richard Wagstaff. More >>
Bail out of AgResearch highlights need for funding
Monday, 8 December 2008, 1:25 pm | Public Service Association
“The $1.8 million bail out of AgResearch by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology highlights the need for the government to provide more stable funding for the country’s crown research institutes,” says PSA National Secretary Richard ... More >>
PSA seeks constructive relationship with new govt
Sunday, 7 December 2008, 11:03 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association wants to establish a constructive relationship with the new government and has written to the Prime Minister raising issues the union wants to discuss. The PSA has more than 57,000 members working in the public sector, ... More >>
PSA concerned policies put prison staff at risk
Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 2:43 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association is concerned that prison staff will be at greater risk as a result of policies that will see prisoners locked up for longer. More >>
PSA anxious about minister’s privatisation agenda
Monday, 17 November 2008, 5:10 pm | Public Service Association
The Public Service Association has concerns about Rodney Hide’s appointment as Local Government Minister because the ACT Party’s policy calls for the privatisation of local government services. More >>
