The PSA worked with Parklea Correctional Centre employees as they prepared to transition from private operator MTC to Corrective Services NSW, providing advice about employment offers, continuity and the transfer process.
PSA organisers took the domestic and family violence campaign to Child Protection and Permanency workplaces across regional NSW, seeking frontline workers’ input into the campaign.
The PSA raised concerns about a major restructure of Child Protection and Permanency, arguing that frontline caseworkers required adequate support and additional resources rather than simply moving existing resources around.
The PSA lodged a dispute over the Department of Customer Service’s Government Technology Platforms restructure, raising concerns about job losses, consultation and what the union described as increasing casualisation.
The PSA lodged an industrial dispute after Revenue NSW moved to change flex-time arrangements without agreement, arguing members’ conditions could not simply be altered unilaterally.
PSA representatives met Sophie Cotsis on 4 August to raise job insecurity, outdated role descriptions and implementation of the Broderick Review.
The PSA formally launched its Beyond Broderick campaign on 6 August, calling for safer workplaces, secure employment, updated role descriptions and full implementation of the Broderick Review recommendations for parliamentary staff.
Restructures and job-security disputes remained a major theme throughout 2026, including the EPA, Department of Customer Service, Child Protection, cultural institutions and other agencies. The PSA’s 2025 history already records the beginning of the broader NSW Government job-cut program, making the continuation of that fight in 2026 historically relevant.
The historic standalone Child Protection Award won in 2025 provided another 3 per cent salary increase in July 2026. The Award had already delivered substantial classification and salary improvements, overtime protections, 200 additional caseworkers and 100 Leading Caseworker positions.
The PSA wrote to Premier Chris Minns seeking implementation of recommendations from the Broderick Review into NSW parliamentary workplaces, including legislative reform and greater job security for Members of Parliament staff.
CPSU NSW professional staff moved towards finalising a new agreement incorporating pay rises and improvements negotiated through the bargaining campaign.
PSA members in NSW Police secured backpay for meal allowances, one of the significant member wins highlighted by the union during 2026.