Welcome to new members

We welcome all new General Assistant (GA) and Farm Assistant (FA) members to the PSA family. Making a choice to be part of the union is an important decision. The PSA has 125 years of proud history, and you stand on the shoulders of 40,000 members who know we are stronger together.

If you need initial advice and support on workplace issues, contact the Member Support Centre on 1800 772 679.

General Assistant and Farm Assistant Conferences

After a six year hiatus the GA Advisory Group successfully negotiated the return of GA Conferences. The Department backed the return of the conferences by ecouraging all Principals and Directors Educational Leadership (DELs) to do everything possible to ensure GAs and FAs at their school attended.

The conferences were held in four locations with attendance numbers as follows:

Penrith 220
Dubbo 48
Wollongong 94
Newcastle 95

The Advisory Group also negotiated a 10-minute speaking slot for the General Secretary Stewart Little immediately after the Department of Education Secretary at the Penrith conference.

A short video presentation by Stewart Little was presented at the other three conferences.

The Advisory Group received acknowledgement at the Conference from both the Secretary and other senior Department staff along with praise from General Secretary Stewart Little.

The PSA and the Department working group also received praise for their successful work in designing and co-ordinating the four conferences.

Salaries case

PSA members have voted to accept the salary offer. A huge thank you to every member who was able to vote on the 2024 – 2025 – 2026 – 2027 pay rises this past week. The PSA is a democratic union, member input and feedback are vital.

Click HERE to read the latest salaries bulletin.

Statewide meeting for General and Farm Assistants

Your Delegates and the PSA recognise and appreciate your dedication and hard work, so we are eager to hear your insights. invite you to meet with us at our next statewide member meeting.

This meeting will also provide an opportunity to discuss updates and to address any concerns or raise any issues you may have.

Details

Date Thursday, 24 October 2024
Time 12:30pm-1:30pm

Location via Teams HERE
Meeting ID 495 621 097 480
Passcode jzPwMk