Latest media releases from the PSA.
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Hawkes Bay home support workers call for care not cutbacks
10 Jan 2020
Support workers who provide care and support for elderly and disabled people in Hawkes Bay say they want to continue helping vulnerable people with housework, and... Read more -
NIWA science workers end 17-month industrial dispute
19 Dec 2019
Union members at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research finally have a new collective agreement after 17 months of bargaining and nationwide industrial... Read more -
PSA members at IRD win salary increases and new pay system
19 Dec 2019
Members of the Public Service Association at Inland Revenue are celebrating the ratification of a new collective agreement, through which many staff will receive up to... Read more -
New approach to criminal justice will make communities safer
12 Dec 2019
The Public Service Association welcomes the announcement of a new strategic direction for the justice system, but says union members want to be properly included in... Read more -
Not enough beds, not enough staff: Auckland DHB mental health service in crisis
12 Dec 2019
Staff shortages mean Aucklanders in need of urgent mental health support can face significant waiting times when they call for help, and DHB workers say it... Read more -
All workers deserve bereavement leave following miscarriages and stillbirths
11 Dec 2019
The Public Service Association strongly supports Labour MP Ginny Andersen’s bill to give three days paid leave to parents who experience a miscarriage or stillbirth. Read more -
After strike, science workers refuse to fill paperwork
25 Nov 2019
Scientists, lab technicians and support staff employed by the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research walked off the job around New Zealand on Thursday November... Read more -
PSA welcomes new era for New Zealand’s public service
19 Nov 2019
The Public Service Association supports a Bill introduced by the government yesterday that aims to replace the State Sector Act 1988 with a new Public Service... Read more -
NIWA science workers prepare for first ever strike action
19 Nov 2019
Employees of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research say they don’t want to take industrial action, but management have backed them into a... Read more -
In Condolences: Lynn Middleton
16 Nov 2019
PSA members and staff are deeply saddened by the recent and sudden death on 13 November of former PSA National Secretary Lynn Middleton Read more
