PSA Working Life Journal: December 2019
President's Message
In October I was fortunate to attend the Council of Trade Unions Conference along with other members of the PSA delegation.
Obituary: Lynn Middleton
PSA members and staff are deeply saddened by the recent and sudden death on November 13 of former PSA national...
Working for Free
For Pasefika women the statistics are even more damning – they’ve been working for free since September 29 due to...
December News in Brief
The PSA supports a bill to reform the public service which was introduced into Parliament in November.
Kindly leading the way to Equal Pay
For Pasefika women the statistics are even more damning – they’ve been working for free since September 29 due to...
Stand Up for Library Workers
At the launch delegate Chantalle Smith spoke of how research for their equal pay claim had found the skills required...
Mana Wahine: ‘Our passion is perceived as a threat'
A survey of wāhine Māori in the PSA has drawn a fantastic response - with more than 900 members taking...
Stark statistics help fight for equal pay and transparency
Your salaries generally reflect the gender and ethnic pay gaps seen in the wider workforce with Pākeha men well out...
CTU Conference: “We are delivering, but we have so much more to deliver”
Richard Wagstaff and Jacinda Ardern
Fair Pay Agreements will give workers a fairer deal
That’s why we’ve made a submission on the Government’s new discussion document on FPAs and have been encouraging members to...
Honours for workers on frontline
The inaugural Public Service Day – Te Rā Kāwanatanga was held last year so this is the second year the...
PSAY Hui Inspires Success
After joining the PSA earlier this year, the DOC worker decided to attend the PSAY Hui in August.
Pasefika Voices on Climate Strike
The PSA proudly supported the School Strike for Climate in September.
“It opens their eyes”: Sector Māngai elected at Hui
Their role is to organise and advocate for Māori members in their sectors.
Reducing Māori Health Inequities
The convenor of Te Tira Hauora Kōmiti, a committee of Māori delegates across the DHB sector, presented their submission to...
‘It’s important to have Māori and female voices at the table’
Staff from the Ministry’s policy teams have attended UN indigenous rights forums in Geneva and New York.
100 Years On - Labour is still not a Commodity
Its constitution still strikes a chord for those of us fighting for workers' rights:
Your voice, our system
The forums will focus on mental health & addiction services, Māori health inequities, and disability services.
Fearsome fighter
That’s because when she’s not involved in a tough round of negotiations, or doing her day job as a forensic...
A lifetime of discovery
As a curator of the hugely popular Awesome Forces exhibition at Te Papa Museum, and co-presenter of TV show, Coast...
