WIRO: Notice of AGM

The PSA Annual General Meeting for WIRO will take place on Thursday 3 December, 2020 at 1:00pm. As a PSA member, you are formally invited to this meeting. It will be held on Microsoft Teams through the following link: Click here to join the meeting | Meeting options This year, the PSA has become a growing and effective force at WIRO despite the challenges that…

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What Women Want report, webinar and resources now available

Many thanks to everyone who joined us for the digital launch of the inaugural What Women Want report. Special thanks go to Ann Weldon for her acknowledgment of Country. You can find the report HERE. If you missed the webinar, it is available HERE and is the first in a series celebrating our 90th year. Your generosity in helping us complete this survey and our…

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Stillbirth Parental Leave Bill passes Federal Parliament

The Fair Work Amendment (Improving Unpaid Parental Leave for Parents of Stillborn Babies and Other Measures) Bill 2020 has passed the Senate. This is a Bill long fought for by unionists all around Australia, including your union, the PSA/CPSU NSW. While the legislation is not the high-water mark we have achieved in Ausgrid with regards to paid leave, it is a move in the right…

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What Women Want: More information about super webinar invitations

In our inaugural What Women Want report, you told us that you were concerned about your super and almost 65 per cent of women surveyed had never been to an information session about their super. We’ve teamed up with Aware Super to bridge this gap, and the first of these online sessions – ‘Approaching Retirement’ is on Wednesday, 2 December at 12 noon. You can…

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Powerhouse Museum: Visitor Services move

The PSA has written to management regarding the proposed Visitor Services Department move from Level 5 to the Harwood building. You can read the letter HERE.   PSA members have raised multiple concerns regarding this move. These include: Work Health & Safety concerns – First Aid Officer’s breaks will now be based in the Harwood building Facility concerns – a reported lack of Harwood bathrooms,…

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