PSA SEEK TFNSW TO REINSTITUTE NO FORCED REDUNANCIES

The PSA have written to the Secretary of Transport for NSW imploring TfNSW to once again put in place a policy to not make employees forcibly redundant. If you would like to see the letter click here. NSW has higher than ever community transmission rates, a hard lock down in place affecting the economy and employment, and an extremely contagious and deadly variant of COVID…

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NSW Police Band nomination results

The PSA received two nominations for Police Band Delegates so an election will not be required. It is our pleasure to announce that your new Delegates for the Police Band are Brendan Champion and James Barrow. The PSA looks forward to working with Brendan and James to achieve better outcomes for members at the band. The PSA and your new Delegates will start working towards…

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Students should only return when safe to do so

PDF version Today the PSA Schools Departmental Committee Executive called on the Government to only return Year 12 students to school-based learning when it was safe to do so. “It is the PSA’s fundamental view that safety must be the primary consideration for any plan to return students to school-based learning,” said PSA Senior Vice President and Chair of the Schools DC Juliette Sizer. “What…

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The PSA wins a pay-rise for your School Psychologist Colleagues!

Did you know that the PSA represents staff in schools beyond SASS, including School Psychologists? The PSA is a union that fights and wins for its members. Your School Psychologists colleagues were due a 2.28 per cent pay-rise in January 2021 to ensure their roles kept in line with the pay of School Counsellors, but this did not occur. Over the last 6 months, the…

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Payroll restructure update: TfNSW refuses measures to extend unplaced employees’ end dates and workloads

The PSA has been in continued correspondence with TfNSW, advocating for the implementation of processes that will ensure our members who wish to remain employed have the best opportunity to secure roles. TfNSW will not provide any agreement or assurances to the following propositions put to it by your union: We sought the EOI for the grade 4 roles to be extended by three weeks…

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