Union urges O'Farrell to overturn Cronulla Fisheries closure

The Public Service Association of NSW calls on the O’Farrell Government to abide by the first recommendation of its Parliamentary Inquiry to reverse the decision to close the Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre of Excellence and not proceed with the closure. The NSW Government has refused to meet with staff and listen to their concerns – yet today the Parliamentary Inquiry has confirmed their worst fears…

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New TAFE model a risky business: union

The Community and Public Sector Union, which represents TAFE education support staff, is concerned changes to TAFE course funding announced today, combined with the previously announced job cuts, will compromise the quality of education offered to NSW students. Community and Public Sector Union, NSW Branch Secretary, John Cahill said there is nothing in today’s announcement to suggest the State Government’s proposed changes will help build…

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Billion-dollar bonus: government can afford to do better for school kids with behavioural problems

The NSW Government should consider how it can use the $1 billion it discovered after an accounting error to improve support for school kids with learning and behavioural problems, says the NSW Public Service Association. The O’Farrell Government’s recently announced cuts to school funding will lead to cuts to School Learning Support Officers, who work in the classrooms to support teachers and children, said PSA…

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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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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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