Act now: protect your right to a fair wage
The PSA is joining public sector unions across NSW to fight an attempt by the O’Farrell Government to change the law to undermine public sector wages and conditions.
Today, the NSW Government will table a bill to:
- freeze public sector pay
- cut services to the community, and
- put a straightjacket on the NSW Industrial Relations Commission – our independent umpire for resolving disputes on public sector pay and conditions.
This bill could be passed by both houses of parliament and become law in a matter of weeks.
This would put a stop to the PSA’s case currently before the IRC arguing for a decent pay rise for 100,000 public service workers in NSW, based on productivity improvements achieved.
It will mean if the Government does not bargain with its employees in good faith, we will no longer have the IRC (the independent umpire) to go to for wage justice.
Public sector workers could face the choice of having to cut jobs and services to pay for their own pay rise.
The PSA will fight this law – we need your help.
Tell the cross-benchers who hold the balance of power in the NSW parliament how this law would affect you, your family and your community.
Take action now, here on the Better State website.
Thanks for your support. Tell your friends, family and colleagues to have their say too.
John Cahill
General Secretary, NSW Public Service Association
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This is a disgusting act of bastardry by the O’Farrell Government. There was no mention of any of this before the election. It’s time to stand up and be counted!
Angry Punter, the time to stand up and be counted was at the Polling booth. You should never trust a Coalition Government. They screw the Workers every time.
This is just not fair as cost of living just going through the roof. Mr. O’Farrell does not care because he will definitely be taking a hefty pay package and retirement fund
bit upset about it the public sector works hard for there money and are always looking forward to payrises if it wasn’t the public services the state would not have any workers or people quilified for the job wether its nursing police fire and plenty more
unfortunately, the nsw public believe the hype from a coalition govt without doing their homework. yeah i know that the labor govt wasn’t doing their job, but i’d rather have them in power instead of a coalition govt who don’t care about the middle class. shame on those who voted for this horrible, horrible current govt.