PSA Timeline: 1896 – 1919
Year | Information |
1919 | The basic female wage is set at 54 per cent of the basic male wage. |
1919 | Following a referendum of members, the PSA is registered under Trade Union Act, 1881. |
1910 | The PSA launches its first major campaigns around equal pay, superannuation and employment conditions. |
1908 | The NSW Industrial Arbitration system is established, yet it excludes the PSA. |
1902 | The Public Service Act 1902 prohibits the appointment of married women to the NSW public service if their husband is already employed by the state. |
1900 | In a big year for the PSA, the first edition of The Public Service Journal is published, the first Council elected and the first country branch springs up in Moree. |
1899 | The PSA is established, with its office in Bridge Street, Sydney. |
1886 | Colonial employees make moves to form a Public Service Association. |