Ballot for Youth Justice NSW - Electorate 1, Acmena Youth Justice Centre

The PSA recently called for nominations for the Youth Justice NSW Departmental Committee.  In Electorate 1, Acmena Youth Justice Centre, we received two nominations and only one delegate is required. Therefore, the PSA is conducting a ballot of members in your electorate to elect one delegate from the following candidates: Jo-anne Katon Matt Beetson The ballot is being conducted by an online voting company –…

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Prize industrial relics to remain at Ultimo Powerhouse Museum - The Australian 29/07/2020

The inquiry heard staff at the Powerhouse were pleased about the decision to keep the museum at Ultimo but Troy Wright of the Public Service Association of NSW said his members had not been updated about the plans. He said staff at Ultimo were continuing to archive the collections there as if the move to Parramatta was going ahead. “They are still doing that, and…

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Cobham Youth Justice Centre Workplace Group AGM

The Cobham Workplace Group is due for the AGM. This would normally be conducted at the centre but due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, the meeting itself can’t proceed due to the number of people attending. So therefore official notice is given for the Cobham Workplace Group AGM on 28 July 2020. All positons are declared vacant and nominations will close in 14 days, 5pm…

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PSA pursues pathways to permanency

The message has been made loud and clear by temporary staff at Legal Aid; something has to be done about the large numbers of temporary and insecure positions inside Legal Aid. This is where we need the help of the people affected. A union is only as strong as its members, and we need people on temporary contracts to get on board, join the PSA,…

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iCare Workers' Compensation - 10 News Sydney 28/07/2020

Brett Fitzpatrick spent a decade working as a Prison Officer at the Silverwater correctional facility in NSW, dealing daily with some of the country’s most dangerous criminals. But it was his battle with the workers' compensation system that almost destroyed him. https://twitter.com/10NewsFirstSyd/status/1288012689873219585?s=20

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