Job and Income Security will be the Key Election Issue for Working People

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 by the Australian Council of Trade Unions The ACTU calls for a real and extensive discussion on job security, following the Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement of a date for the federal Election and a commitment to focus on jobs. ACTU President, Ged Kearney, said the PM’s surprise announcement should be the trigger to intensifying discussion around issues Australian’s care about…

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HUNDREDS OF ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKERS TO HAVE THEIR JOBS OUTSOURCED (NSW)UNIONS NSW MEDIA RELEASE

Thursday, 24 January 2013 Hundreds of road maintenance workers to have their jobs outsourced The State Government's lack of respect for public sector workers is clearer than ever, with today's revelation that road maintenance work will be outsourced and the public sector banned from tendering for the work. Hundreds of workers employed by Roads and Maritime Services now face an uncertain future. Unions NSW Secretary…

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NSW Government cuts jobs first, asks questions later

The NSW Government has things the wrong way around: axing 15,000 jobs before looking closely at the operation of the NSW public sector, says the NSW Public Service Association. The PSA has welcomed the release of the inaugural State of the NSW Public Sector Report (www.psc.nsw.gov.au) and its in-depth look at the states public sector workers, which reveals insights including the high level of job…

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Schools job cuts don’t add up

The O’Farrell Government’s plans to cut hundreds of jobs out of education will hit the operation of schools and implementation of learning programs, at a time the government has found a spare billion dollars in the budget, says the Public Service Association. The State Government has begun to roll out its planned 1800 job cuts in education, with nearly 400 to be cut from Department…

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Nationals must force O’Farrell back down on DPI regional job cuts:

The Public Service Association of NSW has today called on the NSW Nationals to support regional communities, farmers and public service workers by opposing the recently announced 300 job cuts during the restructure of the Department of Primary Industries (DPI). PSA Assistant Secretary Shane O’Brien said the Nationals’ had been a strong supporter of the union’s action against rural job cuts under the previous Labor…

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