PSA News – 19 February 2016

Crime scene staff equal pay fight PSA members at Fingerprint Operations refused to collect and analyse fingerprints recently to draw attention to pay disparity between them and their sworn colleagues. Members voted in late January to implement bans to protest doing the same work for less money. The action was covered by the Sunday Telegraph. LPI privatisation reprieve – of sorts Whilst the PSA is…

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PSA News - 1 March 2016 Members in Corrective Services

To all PSA members in Corrective Services Late yesterday afternoon rumours started to circulate throughout CSNSW of a major announcement  to be made on Tuesday 1 March 2016. As we understand following the rumours, it is alleged to have considerable impact to CSNSW. Members may recall that during last year, the Department announced that they would commence a process called benchmarking. At that time this…

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PSA News – 15 April 2016

Annual Conference 2016 Thursday 26 May and Friday 27 May 2016 All members are invited to nominate as a Conference delegate for the PSA's 2016 Annual Conference. Preference will be given to those who have not previously attended Conference. Please note that members can apply for Special Leave to attend the Conference. Sessions include: Challenges facing Australian Unions - Professor David Peetz The Cost of…

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PSA News – 27 April 2016

PSA members in Home Care win the right to keep their union The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ruled the SPSF/CPSU can alter its rules to allow the PSA to maintain its representation of Home Care workers transferring to the private sector. Thanks to the PSA’s new structures and evidence-based approach, your union’s officials were able to provide critical information that was crucial to the…

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PSA and CPSU Elections

PSA and CPSU elections 2016 (PDF version) You are reminded there are two union elections this year which all members are entitled to vote in. These two separate elections occur every four years and the outcome determines the leadership of the Union for the next four years. Ballot papers for the State Public Services Federation (SPSF) branch of the CPSU election will be sent to…

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