Ministry of Health and PSA Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) meeting – 10 June 2020

BREAKING NEWS – PSA raises concerns around lack of consultation on the introduction of Performance and Talent program (PAT) The PSA has written to the Ministry raising a potential dispute resulting from a lack of consultation on the introduction of PAT to staff. The PSA was advised this week that MoH plan to introduce PAT on 1 July 2020. This was the first we were…

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Women of Steel: celebrate women’s achievements in our 90th year

It is the PSA/CPSU NSW Women’s Council’s 90th anniversary this year. Since its founding, the Women’s Council has served as a key advisory body to our democratic decision making. We celebrate 90 years strong of Women’s Council in 2020. We’ve adjusted how PSA/CPSU NSW does business looking after members and building our union during the pandemic, and one of those adjustments will be a series…

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More full-time firies needed to avoid another Black Summer - Central Coast News 17 June 2020

In the wake of major bushfires which threatened the Central Coast and devastated other parts of the state late last year and early this year, the Public Service Association (PSA) is calling for 1000 new permanent firefighters to avoid another “Black Summer”. The union wants the State Government to end its over reliance on volunteers to fight bushfires and is seeking a mandated minimum level…

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Barilaro hijacking bushfires to erode National Park protections - Mirage News 17 June 2020

Deputy Premier John Barilaro is trying to erode the status of NSW’s National Parks under the guise of bushfire prevention, says the Public Service Association. Stewart Little, general secretary of the PSA, said as part fo the Berejiklian government, the deputy premier had overseen a 35 percent loss of NPWS’s fire-trained staff, which significantly impacted on the ability of rangers to prepare and respond to…

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Member update

On 10 June 2020, PSA staff and delegates met with the Department of Education, Corporate Services and Field Staff industrial relations, for our quarterly Joint Consultative Committee meeting. Matters discussed on behalf of members included: Covid-19 measures/ Plans for return Flu vaccinations Flexible Working Policy & Procedure COVID-19 Measures/Plans for return Whilst the majority of people are pleased to be working from home during this…

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