PSA fears Forests NSW corporatisation will lead to axe falling on jobs in regional NSW
The NSW government’s announcement today that Forest NSW will be corporatised is a first move towards the privatisation of state forest management, with substantial risk of job cuts and the erosion of conditions, according to the Public Service Association of NSW (PSA).
Assistant Secretary Shane O’Brien said the union feared up to 600 forestry workers could lose their jobs if Forests NSW was privatised, with significant impacts on families and rural communities.
“We have to see the wood for the trees in the announcement regarding Forests NSW. The changes to Forest NSW are not simply about corporatisation but a step towards privatisation of forest management in our state forests,” Mr O’Brien said today.