PSA ramps up pre-election pressure in key seats - ADHC Bulletin - 20 March 2015

PSA ramps up pre-election pressure in key seats - ADHC Bulletin, 20 March 2015 (PDF version) The PSA Defending Public Services campaign has entered another key pre-election phase. The PSA, your union, has written to candidates in 23 key state seats reminding them of the negative impact of the privatisation of disability services. The letter sets out how many local residents have signed the PSA…

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ADHC Bulletin re campaign update - 25 March 2015

ADHC Bulletin re campaign update - 25 March 2015 (PDF version) PSA campaign against privatisation is helping to give people a real choice in NSW election As you are aware, the Baird Government is privatising all of Ageing Disability and Home Care in NSW and intends to transfer all ADHC assets to private providers by July 2018. These ADHC “assets” include publicly owned properties such…

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Housing shortage flagged as biggest hurdle to NDIS - The Sydney Morning Herald

A report commissioned by Family and Community Services has highlighted an accommodation crisis with the privatisation of ADHC. Read The Sydney Morning Herald article HERE

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Nepean Blue Mountains - next to transfer in the privatisation of disability services

ADHC Bulletin - Nepean Blue Mountains - the next to transfer in the Privatisation of Disability Services - 15 April 2015 (PDF version) On 22 March, the Premier Mike Baird announced that the roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme would be accelerated for children aged under 18 in the Penrith and Blue Mountains area. The Unions were not consulted prior to this sudden…

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Ban on FACS Performance Development Program remains in place and current

Ban on the FACS Performance Development Program (PDP) remains in place and current - 4 May 2015 (PDF Version) In July and August 2014 the PSA state Departmental Committees (DCs) for ADHC, Business Services, Home Care and Community Services voted to ban the FACS PDP due to concerns around how this may affect members’ employment. The wording of the ban is: All PSA members are…

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