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Official Data Shows Government Over-egged Working From Home Issue
Friday, 31 January 2025, 12:03 pm | PSA
"The Govt’s appalling attack on public servants working from home has been exposed for what it really is - a flimsy attempt to deflect from its own decisions to axe thousands of workers," said Fleur Fitzsimons Acting National Secretary for Public ... More >>
Workers Sound Alarm As Govt Cuts Impact Services Kiwis Rely On
Friday, 31 January 2025, 8:04 am | PSA
Workers say Government’s sweeping funding cuts are undermining their ability to do a good job. One health professional said it feels "like you are doing a disservice to people in our community as we cannot deliver the health care that they need with ... More >>
Minister Must Reverse All Oranga Tamariki Cuts After Barnardos U-turn
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 3:05 pm | PSA
The PSA calls on the Minister to urgently reverse all the cuts - reinstate the contracts that have been axed and restore the funding to existing contacts that were cut - before lasting damage is done to families. More >>
Hear Our Voice PM - The PSA’s Campaign Against Asset Sales Begins Today
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 3:01 pm | PSA
Christopher Luxon said National may seek a mandate for asset sales at the next election. That comes days after ACT Leader David Seymour floated the prospect of privatisation of public health and other public services. More >>
One Week On, New Health Minister Must Lift Hiring Freeze And Start Delivering
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 2:17 pm | PSA
Christopher Luxon knows New Zealanders are seeing the cold hard reality of the health cuts every day in longer wait times at EDs, delays to elective surgery and other problems. The new Health Minister now needs to step up and deliver - that means no ... More >>
Privatisation And Asset Sales Puts Profits Ahead Of People’s Needs
Friday, 24 January 2025, 2:17 pm | PSA
Acting PSA National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons says the ACT proposals would take money from public services and funnel it towards private providers. Privatisation will inevitably mean syphoning money off from providing services for all to pay profits ... More >>
New Science Minister Must Guarantee No Further Cuts To Science Jobs
Friday, 24 January 2025, 8:27 am | PSA
The country can’t afford to lose any more skilled workers - the reforms Minister Reti will now drive will only succeed if the Government properly respects and values the existing workforce who now face more uncertainty on top of a year of restructuring. More >>
Axing Of Callaghan Innovation, Loss Of 500 Jobs Already Makes Mockery Of Latest Reform
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 2:41 pm | PSA
The long overdue science reform strategy promises another huge restructure on top of the restructure endured by science agencies to date, creating more uncertainty and worry for thousands of science workers. More >>
Shuffling Ministers Ignores Need To Increase Funding For Health And The Public Service
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 3:18 pm | PSA
We wish the new Ministers well, but their success will depend on their ability to secure increased funding for health and the public service, not more irresponsible cuts. More >>
Border Operations Staff Take Strike Action Tomorrow After Zero Pay Offer
Monday, 30 December 2024, 9:44 am | PSA
The Immigration Border Operations staff, being essential workers, must give longer notice to take strike action. PSA members will not undertake unpaid essential or non-essential work, and take rest and meal breaks together at specific times. More >>
New Zealanders Be Warned - More Brutal Cuts To Public Services Coming
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 2:03 pm | PSA
"History and now fresh evidence tell us that austerity doesn’t work, but the Government is failing to listen. Today in the Budget Policy Statement it set the stage for further deep and broad cuts which will impact the services New Zealanders need now and in ... More >>
PSA Members Rally Against Further WorkSafe Job Cuts To Keep The ‘Health’ In Our Health And Safety System
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 10:49 am | PSA
"These latest job losses give us great concern that the government is intent on taking the health out of health and safety," said PSA Acting National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons. More >>
Patients Will Die If Govt Proceeds With Plans To Halve Health IT Staff
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 10:01 am | PSA
A risk planning document obtained by 1 News show the Government ignoring the risks to patient safety by pressing ahead with gutting Te Whatu Ora’s Data and Digital group to save $100 million a year. More >>
Zero Pay Offer Triggers Strike Action By MBIE Staff
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 9:36 am | PSA
Industrial action from approximately 3000 union members starts on Tuesday 17 December and will run until 20 January. More >>
WorkSafe Staff To Picket Against Job Cuts On Tuesday Morning
Monday, 16 December 2024, 2:56 pm | PSA
WorkSafe, Aotearoa’s workplace health and safety regulator, announced the cuts last week, including the disestablishment of the health team, who work to prevent health-related harm and deaths in our workplaces. More >>
Another 300 Health Roles Face The Axe
Friday, 13 December 2024, 4:51 pm | PSA
"Community and mental health services, and research, clinical trials, population health, whānau voice and innovation are impacted the most by the proposed cuts," says Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi National Health Lead ... More >>
Govt Acting With Too Much Haste To Upend Established Flexible Work Practices
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 2:29 pm | PSA
Te Kawa Mataaho today issued new flexible work guidelines just days after the PSA filed action with the Employment Relations Authority challenging the Government’s legal right to do so. More >>
PSA Takes Legal Action To Stop Govt Cutting Working From Home Arrangements
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 8:14 am | PSA
The directive violates the agreements the PSA and Council of Trade Unions struck with the Government and the Gender Pay Principles which are also contained in many collective agreements. More >>
PSA Demand End To Sexist Pay Discrimination
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 2:41 pm | PSA
"Thousands more women employed or funded by government are moving through the pay equity process to address the undervaluation of their work," Davies said. More >>
PSA Calls On Minister To Reverse Cold-hearted Cuts To Children’s Charity Funding
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 1:46 pm | PSA
Children’s charity Stand Tū Māia is today taking urgent legal action against Oranga Tamariki for unilaterally reneging on a three-year $21 million contract after only six months. More >>
