ADHC members directed to strike in the Hunter

ADHC members directed to strike in the Hunter bulletin - October 2015 (PDF version) All PSA members working for Ageing Disability and Home Care in Newcastle and Hunter are directed to STOP WORK on 4 November 2015 for four hours between 12noon and 4pm. Why members are stopping work No workforce management plan No choice for staff not to transfer No access to redundancy or…

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Corrective Services Non-custodial - Review of Administration and Stores update

Non-Custodial bulletin - Review of administrative and stores staff update - 26 Oct 2015 (PDF version) On 23 October 2015, the PSA met with Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) to discuss the Administration and Stores Review. The PSA had previously been provided with a plan to implement a restructure, but CSNSW has since backed away from that. Instead, Administration and Stores staff will be asked to…

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OneFACS update - concern for unplaced staff ahead of Phase 3

OneFACS update - concern for staff ahead of Phase 3 - 27 October 2015 (PDF version) The Department of Family and Community Services has provided the PSA with data that shows nearly 200 staff remain unplaced following Phases 1 and 2 of the agency’s OneFACS restructure. Of the 1,254 staff included in Phases 1 and 2, 199 are yet to be placed. This is despite…

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Bulletin to School members in Hawkesbury area

Schools bulletin in the Hawkesbury area - October 2015 (PDF version) My name is Marisa Bosco and I am the PSA Schools Organiser/Representative for your area. During term 3 and 4, I visited schools in the Hawkesbury area. While I do not always get the opportunity to meet all School Administrative and Support Staff individually, I always leave an information pack, which includes my business…

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ADHC members vote on action in the Illawarra - the fight continues

ADHC bulletin - Members vote on action in the Illawarra - 30 October 2015 (PDF version) A strike will take place on 3 December 2015. Further bulletins on the detail of this strike will be sent in coming weeks. In a recent survey conducted by the PSA, ninety-two percent of PSA ADHC members backed strike action in protest against the Department’s privatisation plans. ADHC delegates…

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