PSA delivering for Special Constables

The PSA has been working hard on your behalf over the past several months. Joint Consultative Committee report back – Command listening to PSA Your PSA Special Constable Delegates recently met with SMU Commander McDonald at the SMU Joint Consultative Committee, to discuss current issues. The meeting was productive and it seems clear that SMU management is ready to seriously consider submissions from your Delegates…

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Celebrate International Women’s Day with your union

This year, the way we celebrate International Women’s Day looks different as we all strive to keep each other safe during a pandemic. What hasn’t changed is our solidarity, and our struggle. To honour this, your union has several ways we can come together and celebrate this year. Celebrate International Women’s Day with a COVID-friendly watch party on 8 March with the PSA CPSU NSW.…

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Site Inspection: sound recordings dispute

The PSA met with the Department on 2 March 2021 in response to the current work ban and notification of a dispute as to the introduction of sound recordings for site inspections. This follows a lack of consultation with the union and concerns being raised by members. In response to the main issues raised with the PSA, we can report back to members the following…

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Community Corrections and Non Custodial: Are you entitled to an Environmental Allowance?

A number of members have recently contacted the PSA with concerns that their claims for the Environmental Allowance (EA) had not been progressed by Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW), despite meeting all the requirements. The PSA has been successful in gaining the EA, including back pay, in a number of these cases. Could you be eligible? In 2019, CSNSW undertook a review of positions entitled to…

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Evolving Transport recruitment and impacted employees: PSA lodges dispute in the Industrial Relations Commission

The PSA and TfNSW have been in dispute about the placement strategy being implemented for Evolving Transport. You can refer to our previous bulletin HERE for details. The PSA, other unions and TfNSW met to try reach an agreement on the placement strategy. We sought for TfNSW to: adhere to the Agency Change Management Guidelines and Priority assess affected employees at the expanded recruitment stage…

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