TestSafe: PSA members’ update

At our TestSafe TEAMS meeting on Thursday 10 June 2021 a number of issues were identified for clarification, including conservation of recreation leave at 30 and 40 days. The Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009, requires employees to take two consecutive weeks of recreation leave every 12 months. This is a Work, Health and Safety requirement fought for by unions and…

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Keep Our Icons Alive rally: Monday, 21 June 2021

Martin Place (next to Macquarie street) 12.00pm-1:00pm Why are we rallying in Martin Place? It is reported the NSW Government is considering multi-million-dollar funding cuts to NSW Cultural Institutions. This could lead to job cuts. We need you to attend this rally to show your support to funded, permanent and safe jobs at NSW Cultural Institutions. Why is it important you attend? PSA members joining…

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PSA Recognition Week 2021 dates set!

PSA Recognition Week: 6-10 September 2021 The dates for your PSA Recognition Week 2021 have been set. Recognition Week is a great PSA initiative your union organises and celebrates each year for members and the important work you do. In the early 2000s the PSA launched the first ever SAS Staff Recognition Week and it is still going strong today. Now, 20 years later, the…

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PSA fights the Government’s proposed wage cut

On Tuesday, 8 June, the PSA attended conciliation before the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC) 2021 in relation to our salary claim of 2.5 per cent (2.04 per cent plus 0.5 per cent in super). The matter did not settle. The Government’s 1.5 per cent offer (1.04 per cent plus 0.5 per cent in super) would represent a real wage cut to members’ wages…

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PSA directs Grooms to refuse to perform extra duties from Friday, 11 June 2021

PSA members working as Grooms at the Mounted Police Unit are directed to cease carrying out duties which are not those of the Stable Hand/Strapper occupational category from Friday, 11 June 2021. The Police Force has been on notice since July last year that the PSA was dissatisfied with the process of the review of the Role Description and since February 2021 that members have…

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