Latest media releases from the PSA.
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Unified health system an opportunity to invest in undervalued workers and communities
16 Jun 2020
The Public Service Association welcomes the Health and Disability System Review, which signals a shift of direction for the sector with benefits for health workers and... Read more -
Air safety experts deserve a safe workplace: systemic reform urgently needed
21 May 2020
The people who work in our Civil Aviation Authority and our Aviation Security Service are tasked with keeping New Zealanders safe when we fly, but the... Read more -
PSA to closely monitor Auckland Council voluntary pay cut proposal
19 May 2020
Auckland Council staff earning over $100,000 a year have been asked to take voluntary pay cuts of between 5% and 10%, as part of a process... Read more -
Budget supports public services and rejects austerity
15 May 2020
The Public Service Association welcomes the Labour-led government’s 2020 budget, noting its commitment to job creation and the maintenance of crucial public and community services. Read more -
ACC risking thousands of essential care and support worker jobs
07 May 2020
Over 25,000 care and support workers throughout New Zealand provide essential, life-critical services within our communities every day. Read more -
Invercargill City Council wage cuts cruel, unnecessary and legally questionable
30 Apr 2020
Staff at Invercargill City Council are shocked and upset following an announcement by Chief Executive Clare Hadley that the Council intends to slash their pay by... Read more -
Now more than ever, undervalued admin workers deserve pay and respect
22 Apr 2020
Our hospitals, courts, government departments and local councils can’t function without admin workers, so when will they get the pay and respect they deserve? Read more -
PSA cautiously welcomes PPE review: "We need gloves, not promises"
21 Apr 2020
The Public Service Association supports the decision to independently review PPE distribution and supply, but the union says health workers are sick and tired of empty... Read more -
"Our People Matter": Telling the stories of our essential workers
20 Apr 2020
Essential workers in the public sector are on the front line of the battle against covid-19, and their efforts keep us all safe. Read more -
Home support workers are on the front line, so why haven’t they been paid?
10 Apr 2020
Despite guaranteed government funding and subsidy schemes such as essential service leave, the largest employers in New Zealand’s home support sector have this week either not... Read more
