Results of the 2021 PSA election

On 14 April 2021, I was declared elected as General Secretary of the PSA for a second term. I would like to thank all of the hard-working workplace delegates and members who have worked tirelessly for the membership over the past four-and-a-half years. I extend my warm congratulations to Assistant General Secretary Troy Wright on being re-elected and to our new President, Nicole Jess, along…

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PSA report back: Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Southern NSW Joint Consultative Committee

Your union, the PSA, represents your interests at meetings with management called Joint Consultative Committees (JCCs). The purpose of a JCC is to establish a regular forum for issues and concerns to be raised with senior management and addressed collaboratively. The PSA has set up a Community Services/Housing Delegate Forum to support an ongoing opportunity for Delegates across the Illawarra Shoalhaven and Southern NSW region…

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PSA stops Aboriginal Client Service Officers from carrying caseloads

In late March, the PSA was advised by concerned members that Aboriginal Client Service Officers (ACSOs) were being allocated case management hours as if they were Community Corrections Officers. The PSA immediately wrote to Assistant Commissioner Crawford noting that the ACSO Role Description did not include case management and that allocating hours undermined the important work ACSOs are supposed to be doing. These roles stem…

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Goulburn Correctional Centre: Industrial action

Approximately 244 of our members have received letters alleging misconduct for failing to return to work after being directed to do so by the IRC and Commissioner. The PSA/POVB is meeting and developing a strategy to respond on the behalf of all of our affected members. Due to the large number of affected officers, we have sought and obtained a further two-week extension, meaning our…

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All PSA members in South West Sydney District directed to ban the use of the new home visit template and prompt sheet!

All PSA members working in the South West Sydney District are directed to ban the use of the NEW home visit template and prompt sheet until further notice. Members are to return to using the previous version. This ban has been brought on by members’ extreme frustration at the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ), South West Sydney District’s arbitrary introduction of the new template…

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