IPART: Joint Consultative Committee

Your union, the PSA, recently attended the IPART Joint Consultative Committee. In attendance were local delegates Lil Cullen and Felicity Hall. Matters discussed included TSO model TSOs are now reporting to Michelle James. There is an opportunity to learn new skills and share workloads. Management has reported that the changes seem to have been well received, although the new model will take a bit of…

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EPA Executive restructure update

The PSA met with the EPA Management on 12 February 2020, following our appearance in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) on 6 February. In the IRC it was agreed the PSA would receive the following. Change Management Plan. Boundary maps with dotted lines or otherwise. Areas of responsibilities for operational directors in both regional and metropolitan areas. At the meeting the PSA was provided with…

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Births, Deaths and Marriages – Restructure

The Department issued a “Restructure Management Plan” on Tuesday 18 February and forwarded the document to the PSA on the same day. A PSA meeting of members at Regent St was convened for Friday 21 February, with another planned for the Parramatta office on Wednesday 26 February. The restructure includes a loss of more than 15 per cent of the workforce. Unbelievably, consultation was set…

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We need to hear from you – fill out the PSA Bushfire Survey

Australia is currently facing one of the most catastrophic fire seasons in our nation’s history, and NSW is bearing a large brunt of it. The PSA knows the invaluable service the National Parks and Wildlife Service provides in protecting our magnificent national parks, unique flora and fauna, and cultural heritage. Your union has been on the front foot during this fire season, calling out the…

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GREAT NEWS! - The privatisation of Forestry Corporation of NSW Softwoods is off!

The privatisation of Forestry Corporation of NSW Softwoods is off! (pdf version) The government have come to their senses after 5 months of scoping study costing over $1 million to decide not to sell off the softwood plantations. The CPSU NSW Branch Secretary, Mr Stewart Little warned Treasurer Perottet he would be putting hundreds of regional jobs on the chopping block if they sold off…

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