All members’ meeting: reminder and venue update

Members within the Wollongong area are invited to meet PSA General Secretary Stewart Little and Higher Education Representative Council (HERC) Chair and CPSU NSW Assistant Secretary Shelley Odewahn at an all members’ meeting. Find out what is happening in your area and the latest news from across the state, including regional jobs, job and funding cuts in TAFE and the financial crisis in the university…

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Important reminder – PSA survey on flexible work

Recently, the PSA sent out a BULLETIN calling for help to form a submission to the NSW Police Force on how it should be implementing flexible working arrangements into the future. Currently we have several hundred responses, so thank you to those who have completed. However, to support our submission we need all members to fill out the survey.  You can also encourage your colleagues…

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PSA requesting extension for Admin Review Consultation

As a result of recent discussions with the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), the PSA has formally requested that consultation be extended for an extra two weeks from Friday 19 March. This effectively means the consultation period would extend until the Easter break. This request has been made due to a number of unanswered queries as well as the need for further discussions around how recruitment…

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Crown Solicitor’s Office Workplace Issues

The PSA has been conducting members’ meetings at the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office (CSO) in order to work towards resolving chronic workplace issues. Members have expressed concerns that there are many changes at the CSO, and workload pressures continue to mount: Feeling exhausted? Working long hours without being compensated? Working hours outside your contracted hours? Feeling undervalued and with no one to talk to? Do…

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Mid North Coast Correctional Centre: PSA support visit this Wednesday and Thursday

The PSA and POVB will be attending Kempsey to meet with and provide support to members affected by the recent hostage incidents. The PSA will attend the centre at a time to be confirmed and then make themselves available at the Kempsey RSL to meet one on one with members with queries. The following people will make themselves available: Trish O’Brien PSA/Justice Welfare Officer 0412…

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