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The Public Service Association is New Zealand's largest trade union, representing and supporting more than 95,000 workers across central government, state-owned enterprises, local councils, health boards and community groups.
Today's Budget Policy Statement effectively signals more cuts to public services in real terms in next year's Budget despite our ageing population and other challenges and is a fight that will define election year.
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Hundreds of public servants are heading into the Christmas break uncertain of their future after two Government announcements today.
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Meat inspectors to protest plan at Parliament midday todayThe Government's proposal to privatise meat inspection services has been dealt a devastating blow, with AsureQuality's submission warning the plan will increase costs, create workforce chaos, and all for no good reason.
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The Government's 45 cent minimum wage increase is an insult to thousands of workers already struggling to make ends meet, many of them women in care and support roles, who have already lost out from the axing of pay equity.
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The Taxpayers' (not-a-) Union stunt with Ruth Richardson "debating" Finance Minister Nicola Willis and promoting this with expensive boxes of fudge is a deliberate false-flag operation to make Willis seem more moderate than she really is.
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The PSA and the NZ Professional Firefighters Union will today attend mediation with Fire and Emergency NZ after the Employment Relations Authority ordered it in response to the unions filing legal proceedings challenging the damaging restructure proposed by FENZ.
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The Supreme Court decision to recognise two parent carers of disabled adults as employees is a significant and important win for family members looking after loved ones who need full time care the, PSA says.
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Today's Supreme Court decision means a great deal to me and my whānau.
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ACC has scrapped controversial proposals to force staff into the office three days a week, up from two, following legal action, a complaint to the Commerce Commission by the PSA and strong feedback from workers.
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Fire at will to become new reality for workersThe Government's all out assault on the rights of working New Zealanders has been laid bare by the report back today on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill.
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Workers promised flexible work - only to have rug pulled from under them.
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The Ministry of Health is proposing to cut some of its most skilled and experienced staff in a change proposal released today, less than three weeks before Christmas.
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The PSA welcomes the High Court confirming that the Human Rights Commission can intervene in the landmark High Court action launched by five unions challenging the Government's decision to scrap 33 pay equity claims and gut the Equal Pay Act 1972.
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The Government's plan to cap council rates is a recipe for asset sell‑offs, job losses and higher user charges that will hit households and communities harder than rates ever did.
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The PSA welcomes the Public Service Commission undertaking an external review of its controversial Facebook advertising campaign during October's health strikes.
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PSA health workers will strike for the second time in four weeks this Friday after mediation has failed, sending a clear message to the Government that they won't back down on issues such as chronic understaffing and under-resourcing.
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- Health NZ taking up to 30 weeks to approve starting a recruitment process.
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The Government's proposal to reform local government announced today (Tues 25 Nov) lacks detail and robust analysis of the problem it's trying to address, the PSA says.
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The Government's 10-year digital health plan risks failure unless it changes course on its cuts to the workforce and funding needed to deliver it, says the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi.
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The PSA is calling on Wellington City Council Chief Executive Matt Prosser to reject the Deloitte report, which suggests eliminating up to 330 positions.
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Kāinga Ora, the Government's social housing agency, has given staff affected just nine days to comment on a change proposal to axe 10 jobs and let workers losing their jobs know in the week before Christmas.
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The Government's proposal to require the replacement of independent government food safety inspectors with company-employed ones threatens New Zealand's hard-won reputation for food safety and puts export markets worth $10 billion a year at risk.
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The PSA welcomes ACC's decision to pause its planned changes to remote working policies and properly consult with staff.
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A better New Zealand is possible if the Government stopped fearing unions and adopted reforms suggested by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions that respected the rights of workers.
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The alcohol industry’s influence on public policy has again been exposed by unjustified cuts to the public health team focused on reducing harm from alcohol consumption.
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The PSA has welcomed Auckland Council agreeing to a significant pay rise for council library workers, despite the Government scrapping pay equity for them and many other workers.
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The Government is prioritising saving money for employers, over the rights of women, casual and part-time workers to fair compensation for being sick and working public holidays.
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The PSA has written to Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith and Minister of Local Government Simon Watts after the alarming news that private election company ElectioNZ failed to include information about the Māori ward candidates in voter information booklets for Whanganui, Ōpōtiki, and South Wairarapa district councils.
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Public Service Minister Judith Collins’ admission in Parliament that the Government is looking at restricting public sector workers' fundamental right to strike is deeply concerning and demands further explanation, says the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi.
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The Government's plan to privatise the collection of Road User Charges, at the same time as moving all vehicles on to the system, risks adding to the cost of living for New Zealanders, the PSA says.
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The PSA is condemning proposed changes to New Zealand’s electoral laws as undemocratic and the result of a systematically underfunded public service.
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All workers will be in the firing line for instant dismissal regardless of circumstances under a law change now before Parliament.
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The Government’s directive to Health New Zealand to give 10-year contracts to private hospitals for elective surgeries is a further step towards privatisation of health care, the PSA says.
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Budget 2025 reveals the Government’s shame in taking more than $12 billion from New Zealand women.
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Over 1500 workers at the Ministry of Education will walk off the job to protest a pay freeze and attempts to reduce terms of employment.
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The PSA is taking Health NZ Te Whatu Ora to the Employment Relations Authority to stop another round of job cuts to key teams that support frontline health services.
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The Government’s proposed changes to the Equal Pay Act will severely limit people in female-dominated professions to be paid fairly, said the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA).
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Union also seeks a commitment from the NZDF to retain civilian roles.
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The PSA is today requesting that the Auditor General investigate the proposed axing of fraud and audit experts which would see millions of health dollars no longer recovered through overpayment or theft.
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The PSA has settled litigation over the planned restructure of two key teams at Health NZ with an agreement to significantly amend planned cuts to roles and structures.
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The PSA strongly opposes moves signalled in the Government’s Health Infrastructure Plan to use public-private partnerships to build new hospital buildings and car parks.
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A new PSA survey on the use of AI by public and community service workers reveals widespread use of the technology without effective guardrails, training or supports being put in place.
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Home Support workers will hold stop-work meetings tomorrow in response to their employer, Access Community Health, offering them no pay increase and reduced work conditions, despite the company receiving increased government funding.
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The Public Defence Service (PDS) is proposing to take fewer criminal cases to appeal as Government funding restrictions force it to do more with less, the PSA says.
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The pay equity claim for probation officers has gone to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA), four years after it was first lodged.
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The roll back of the Living Wage for those indirectly employed by the Government is just another heartless decision at a time when the cost of living remains a challenge for so many.
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Strike to begin 28 February with two hour full labour withdrawal 7 March.
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The PSA has filed legal proceedings to stop the gutting of Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora on the grounds that it has breached employment law and other agreements.
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The PSA is asking the Privacy Commissioner to urgently investigate Health NZ’s plan to decimate its IT staff as part of the Government’s plans to cut health costs.
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The PSA firmly rejects any return to selling state assets following comments from the Prime Minister.
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If the Government thinks changing Ministers will deliver better health and other public services for New Zealanders, it’s dead wrong.
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PSA members at the Ministry of Business and Innovation (MBIE) have voted overwhelming in favour of taking industrial action after receiving a zero percent pay offer.
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The PSA has filed a claim with the Employment Relations Authority to stop the Government restricting flexible workplace practices, including the recent directive on working from home.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Airport firefighters will refuse to carry out a range of non-core duties following the refusal of the airport company to table a pay offer that respects their critical role.
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The Government is again turning its back on improving health outcomes for Māori with Pharmac’s decision to axe the three year old Māori advisory group - Te Rōpū.
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The Government finalised plans to axe a further 310 roles at Kāinga Ora, jobs focused on driving the construction of homes for low-income families.
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Mental health workers fear serious harm to themselves, their clients and members of the public from the withdrawal of police support for mental health call outs, a PSA survey shows.
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The Government will significantly set back Māori- Crown relations by pushing ahead with plans to gut Te Arawhiti and transfer key functions to Te Puni Kōkiri.
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The stubborn refusal of NZDF to lift pay for civilian workers will spark another round of industrial action by PSA members beginning next week.
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GNS Science today confirmed final decisions that will see a net 59 roles, around 10% of its workforce, cut, including principal and senior scientists, geologists, geophysicists, geochemists, technicians and support staff.
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More than 180 PSA members have today lodged Personal Grievance claims against NIWA claiming they are being discriminated against because they are union members.
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Today about 18,000 health workers in more than 100 Allied professions - including physiotherapists, social workers, and laboratory scientists - are being offered a proposed pay equity settlement to honour the true value of the work they do.
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The PSA’s Deaf and Disabled Network is today celebrating the end to one form of discrimination of disabled people in the workplace following Budget 2023.
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Budget 2023 ensures New Zealanders can continue to rely on the critical services they need from a strong public service.
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Workers providing essential support for older people and others at home have safeguarded their entitlement to additional sick leave following a successful case before the Employment Relations Authority.
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ROTORUA — Cuts to critical community education and environmental services and jobs are being glossed over in Rotorua District Council’s public consultation according to the union representing many council workers.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Feedback on Auckland Council’s proposed budget shows that cuts to services will be unpopular, irresponsible, and devastating to the communities the Council is supposed to serve.
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With Corrections failing to provide an acceptable renewed offer, 1900 Community Corrections workers will again walk off the job today.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland Transport needs to slow down and undertake a proper consultation before pushing ahead with plans to cut 150 jobs says the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga.
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National’s attack on public service communications workers today is just the latest salvo in its campaign to undermine confidence in the public service.
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1900 Community Corrections workers walk off the job today after members rejected the department’s pay offer following nine months of negotiation.
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1900 Community Corrections workers have voted to strike three times over April, after nine months of negotiations between the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi, and the Department of Corrections.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The suggestion of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown that libraries could be run by volunteers is an insult to the mahi council library workers are doing every day to serve their community.
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AUCKLAND — Auckland councillors need to keep funding the city's Citizens Advice Bureaux which provide critical services to communities across the city, says the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi.
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The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi has congratulated staff and management of Ngā Taonga after New Zealand’s audiovisual archive became the first public sector agency to adopt a flexible and shorter working week with no cut to pay.
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Allied health workers are still hoping for an offer from DHBs and the Ministry of Health in time to avert strike action by 10,000 essential workers.
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