PSA Timeline: 1920 – 1929
Year | Information |
1920’s | The PSA creates four internal divisions: Clerical, GeneraI, Professional and Education. |
1927 | The PSA’s newspaper name is changed to Red Tape. |
1925 | State Premier Jack Lang brings the ALP back to power, and the public sector grows substantially over the next two years, as does PSA membership. |
1923 | The Temporary Officers Act is set up to provide work for returned servicemen. This saw the percentage of women employed in the sector to drop, as male candidates were preferred. |
1922 | New industrial legislation continues to exclude the PSA from arbitration. |
1922 | Women are excluded from sitting for the NSW public service exams. |
1921 | The NSW public service creates a “female office assistant” classification. Unsurprisingly they are paid less than male clerks. |
1920 | The PSA is registered as an industrial union under the Industrial Arbitration Act, 1912. |