Staff endangered by violent young inmates in prison population: union - Sydney Morning Herald

The violent pressure cooker situation inside Juvenile Justice Centres is about to blow and the PSA has had enough.

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Union hopes new Premier has a heart for a new start

PSA Media release: The Public Service Association (PSA) congratulates Gladys Berejiklian on her elevation to the position of Premier. It hopes the new leader’s approach of listening to the community will translate into the preservation in Government hands of quality public services for the people of NSW. Under Mike Baird, the NSW Government was striding determinedly towards critical privatisations such as the sell-off of public…

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Corrections Day must lead to improved workers comp for Prison Officers

PSA media release: The Public Service Association (PSA) welcomes the introduction of the inaugural Corrections Day on Friday 20 January 2017 and calls on the NSW Government to recognise Prison Officers as emergency services personnel for the purposes of workers compensation. Police and other emergency personnel were exempt from the savage workers compensation reforms of the O’Farrell Government in 2012. The union believes that Prison…

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NSW prison expansions to deal with overcrowding could 'create new problems', union warns - ABC News

"We're talking about rapid-build facilities that will have 50 inmates in a dormitory…who can be classified as maximum security," said PSA General Secretary, Stewart Little. What could possibly go wrong? Read the full ABC News article HERE.

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Prison overcrowding solution only heightens risk – ABC TV

PSA General Secretary Stewart Little expresses concern about proposed prison overcrowding solution.

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