Child Protection in Crisis: PSA takes action at Edgeworth

Community Services Caseworkers had a lunchtime union meeting at the Edgeworth Community Services Centre (CSC) to draw attention to a system in crisis. Workers met outside the CSC at 12:30pm today to demand Community Services Minister Kate Washington do more to fix a Child Protection system suffering from years of neglect and poorly planned outsourcing by the previous Liberal National Government. “I am proud of…

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Support our members in Community Services

PSA CPSU NSW members in Newcastle may have seen front page media coverage of today’s action by workers at Edgeworth Community Services Centre (CSC). NSW Community Services is in crisis. Staff are leaving in droves thanks to low wages and appalling workload. The previous government’s disastrous outsourcing policies have seen private operators charge huge sums to care for children in need, sometimes outsourcing the work…

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Women’s Council Committee Election: 2024-2026

Nominations are called for positions of Delegate on the Women’s Council Committee. The call for nominations is as listed below: Electorate No. of Delegates ELECTORATE 1 – HIGHER EDUCATION -Universities -TAFE 1 1 ELECTORATE 2 – DISABILITY SERVICES 1 ELECTORATE 3 – OTHER NATIONAL SYSTEM EMPLOYERS 1 ELECTORATE 4 – COMMUNITIES and JUSTICE (Community Services) and HEALTH 2 ELECTORATE 5 – COMMUNITIES and JUSTICE (Justice)…

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Planning Functional Review Phase 1: Senior Executive Service and Business Units alignments

Senior Department of Planning Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) representatives have provided the PSA and the Planning Directorate with the finalised Senior Executive Service and business unit structures at the All Staff Townhall on Monday 15 April 2024. The PSA’s feedback on the reform to date In consultative forums with DPHI Secretary, the PSA sought to emphasise our main concerns that related to: The severity of…

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Requirements for medical certificates

Your union has been made aware that managers are trying to enforce the requirement for reason for sickness to be on your medical certificates. We understand doctors are not always willing to put medical information on certificates and that members often have concerns about privacy and confidentiality in relation to health. While the Service NSW Award is silent on what needs to be on the…

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