Dissatisfaction with wage stagnation continuing in the post-war period, and a perceived lack of support from the PSA sees clerical members of the PSA form a break-away union – the NSW Public Service Clerical Officers’ Association (COA). The COA was refused registration with the NSW Industrial Registrar, and the COA amalgamated with the PSA in 1953.
NSW Public Service Clerical Officers’ Association break away
30 September 2025