Latest media releases from the PSA.
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North Island Admin/Clerical finalise new collective agreements
14 May 2019
PSA members in the North Island have ratified new collective employment agreements, following months of bargaining. Read more -
Access Community Health suspend lowest paid workers as industrial action begins
13 May 2019
Access Community Health have suspended low-paid call centre workers and coordinators for engaging in partial strike action. Read more -
PSA welcomes return of well-being aspects
09 May 2019
The PSA welcomes changes to the Local Government (Community Well-being) Amendment Bill that will see reinstatement of four aspects of community well-being - social, environmental, economic,... Read more -
OUR WORK MATTERS: Access Community Health coordinators, contact centre workers and administrators to take industrial action
07 May 2019
Workers who co-ordinate the home support of over 20,000 aged, injured and disabled people across New Zealand have voted to take industrial action in total frustration... Read more -
Welfare Expert Advisory Group: "It’s time to restore dignity to social security in New Zealand"
03 May 2019
The Public Service Association (PSA) has strongly welcomed today’s release of the Welfare Expert Advisory report, Whakamana Tāngata, and the opportunities it presents for an overhaul... Read more -
Union officials detained by Fijian police
02 May 2019
The PSA is calling for the immediate release of union officials currently being detained by the Fiji Government. Read more -
Corrections staff disappointed by slushy fund misrepresentation
29 Apr 2019
PSA members working in prisons are hitting back at National’s claims of wasteful expenditure on slushy machines for overheated summer staff. Read more -
PSA disturbed by dismal handling of funding issues for disability support services
Hothouse Support 21 Apr 2019
New revelations today that the Ministry of Health has been blocked from making major cuts in funding for disability support services are a disturbing symptom of... Read more -
Progress being made for administration workers on Admin Appreciation day
Hothouse Support 17 Apr 2019
The Public Service Association (PSA), New Zealand’s largest union, is calling on all work sites to show appreciation for the tireless work of all of the... Read more -
CGT decision - The opportunity cost of a lost opportunity
Hothouse Support 17 Apr 2019
Today’s announcement by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern that the coalition government has completely ruled out all options for a capital gains tax for the foreseeable future... Read more
