Union concerns over premature NDIS roll out in Western Sydney

Union concerns over premature NDIS roll out in Western Sydney - 19 May (PDF version) The Public Service Association of NSW (PSA) has grave fears for the proposed roll out of the NDIS in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Thane Pearce, PSA Senior Industrial Advocate said it would be a disaster if NDIS was rolled out early. “The trial has not yet finished in…

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IR reforms to restore fairness in Queensland workplaces

Queensland govt. media release - IR reforms to restore fairness in Queensland workplaces - 23 April 2015 (PDF) The Palaszczuk Government is rolling out a comprehensive raft of industrial relations reforms which will restore important safeguards for public sector workers that were ripped out by the Campbell Newman administration.

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Union movement condemns forcible closure of Aboriginal communities - ACTU

ACTU media release: Union movement condemns forcible closure of Aboriginal communities (PDF version) The ACTU Executive has voted unanimously to condemn the Abbott and Barnett Governments’ moves to forcibly close Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. Unions call on the Abbott Government to restore funding for Aboriginal communities and the Barnett Government to end the political funding games and work with communities to maintain their connection…

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Why Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) don’t work - Public Services International

PSI Media Release - Why Public Private Partnerships don't work (PDF version) MEDIA RELEASE Australian affiliates of the global union federation, Public Services International (PSI), have welcomed a timely global report which outlines why the privatisation of public assets and services is fundamentally flawed. The report ‘Why Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) don’t work’ by Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) assesses the experience of PPPs in…

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ServiceFirst staff walk off the job to protest offshoring of hundreds of jobs

ServiceFirst staff walk off the job to protest offshoring of hundreds of jobs walk out (PDF version) MEDIA RELEASE ServiceFirst employees who perform critical human resources, IT, finance and payroll functions for NSW Government agencies will walk off the job in Parramatta and Haymarket on Thursday 26 March at 12.30pm. The staff who are members of the Public Service Association of NSW (PSA) are angry…

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