Grafton PSA office: changed operating hours

The Grafton office of your union, the PSA/CPSU NSW, will have reduced operating hours this week. The Grafton office will open 10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday 27 July and 9:00am-4:00pm Wednesday 28 July. It will be closed the other weekdays. If you need assistance outside these hours, the PSA/CPSU NSW Members Support Centre is available: call 1300 772 679 or send an email to . Normal operating hours…

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PSA makes your Workplace Health & Safety our No.1 priority

On 16 July 2021, PSA Work Health & Safety (WHS) wrote to Multicultural NSW (MNSW)for assurances that MNSW interpreters are protected during the CoVid -19 delta outbreak, when working in Courts, with Police and with other public facing agencies. The PSA has provided a number of Recommendations to assist MNSW in mitigating the current risks and ensuring protection for Interpreters who carry out this essential work, in accordance with…

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New COVID restrictions

The Premier’s inclusion of Blacktown and Cumberland local government areas (LGAs) to the list of COVID-restricted regions will mean more testing and more limits on the movements of members in these areas. Only authorised workers will be able to leave these LGAs to go to work. PSA/CPSU NSW members who are authorised include, Prison Officers, schools staff, NSW Police, Fire and Rescue, State Emergency Service,…

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Changes to structure of Hunter Metro

The PSA has written to the Department, notifying that we are in dispute over the proposed changes currently planned in Hunter Metro. The PSA has been advised by members and Delegates that the Department has announced significant changes to the Hunter Metro CSCs' working arrangements. This announcement has been made with no prior, formal consultation with your union. Your union was not aware of, nor…

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Critical Operations Saliva Testing

On Wednesday, 21 July the PSA and combined unions met with the Transport Covid-19 taskforce to discuss the introduction of critical operations saliva testing. TfNSW will shortly implement a new mitigation strategy of saliva testing for all staff at critical control centres. This testing is additional to the public health order requirements. Key details: Testing will be supplied by Histopath and they will have staff…

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