The public sector has suffered under eight years of Coalition Government and its agenda to reduce the services we provide to the NSW community. This cannot continue.
Central Council has endorsed the Executive proposal to create an additional position of Country Vice Chair to accommodate the increase in correctional centres and their staff in the regions, thereby making the regional centres more inclusive.
We had our first member meeting for 2019 last week in the Parramatta office. It was a fantastic opportunity for members to discuss current ECE issues, and build a plan to address them through an active union presence.
Members will be aware that PSA and Correctives approached the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) for assistance in resolving issues around the Environmental Allowance (EA).
Two high-risk juvenile detainees are in a four-hour stand-off with guards at a NSW justice centre after using a fire extinguisher to smash open a fire exit and scale onto the roof. The detainees have been throwing rocks at passing cars and attempting to damage the roof with a metal pole. One is believed to have hurt his leg in the stand-off. “Juvenile Justice staff…
