The vote on the pay equity package closes TODAY – Have you had your say?

The vote on the 19 per cent pay increase closes today at 5pm. The PSA, the Schools DC Executive and our Legal Team all urge you to vote to ACCEPT this package. If you have not read all the documentation necessary, please do so prior to voting. You can watch the broadcast again HERE. Members can read the bulletin HERE. You can access the Frequently…

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General Assistants: What does the union do for you?

General Assistants will have heard of the excellent win the PSA secured for school administrative and support staff covered by the SAS Staff Award. This is a great win for those workers which unfortunately does not flow on to General Assistants working in schools. The NSW Government removed the options for better pay and conditions When the O'Farrell Government was elected in 2011 it went…

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Service NSW Corporate Services staff transition to DCS Corporate Services – members’ bulletin

The consultation period on the Transition Management Plan (TMP) for Service NSW Staff staff affected by the Machinery of Government changes that see staff currently employed under the Service NSW Salaries and Conditions 2018 Employees Award are underway and close this Wednesday 11 September 2019. The PSA notes that a number of staff on the Service NSW Award will be significantly affected by being transitioned…

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Grafton closure update

On Tuesday, 27 August 2019, the NSW Government announced the impending closure of Grafton Correctional Centre. The PSA attended the centre and met with all available staff on Wednesday, 28 August 2019. At that meeting many questions were put to the Association. Due to the fact no notification was given that this announcement was being made, some of those questions could not be answered at…

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IPART: PSA members’ meeting – 2 August 2019

A PSA member meeting was held on 2 August 2019. New Organiser, Ian Little, introduced himself to attendees, explained his role, advised that IPART has a new Industrial Officer, Phoebe Dangerfield who hopes to meet the membership next meeting, and took note of member concerns and comment. The State Government’s Machinery of Government (MoG) changes has brought IPART into the Department of Customer Service cluster.…

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