September is finals time. All over NSW people are playing in or watching sporting finals of various codes.
Thousands of people will be converging on the biggest events, such as the Rugby League Grand Final at Sydney Olympic Park.
Keep an eye on the Transport Info website for information on public transport to major events.
At this time of the year, the pressures on our transport network are clearly evident.
Ultimate Transport Survey: Alex promoting the Ultimate Transport Survey at Central StationThe transport system affects everyone one of us, every day.
But how often do people ask you for your opinion on the transport system? Well, here’s your chance. We want to know:
Nearly fifty years ago, I started working on the NSW Railways as a Station Attendant at Glenfield Station. Ever since then I have worked on the railways or in the union movement, and for the past 12 years I have served as Branch Secretary of the NSW Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).
RTBU members do a wonderful job for the community. Millions of people rely on the services provided by RTBU members every day – in both public transport and the movement of freight around the State.
Imagine if in NSW we had a public service that was properly resourced, where good staff were appreciated, and positions weren’t left unfilled for months at a time.
As 2010 gets underway, I’m hoping we will finally see change in the way the State Government approaches public services.
Stop the Cell Off Rally: Time to invest in better services, not privatise them
A year out from the State Election, Premier Kristina Keneally and Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell will fight it out in a televised debate on March 25.
This is a chance to put the spotlight on public services. The Daily Telegraph, which is co-hosting the event with Sky News, is inviting questions from readers – particularly those in marginal seats.
Here's what we’d like Kristina Kenneally and Barry O’Farrell to answer:
Will you rule out selling off any more public assets?
Launching the Better State campaign in Newcastle today was a great experience.
Nurses, police officers, teachers, council workers and employees of utilities and government departments across the Hunter gathered to kick off a campaign that puts the public services essential to our growing state front and centre.
At the beginning of any campaign things can seem a little bit daunting. After all who are we to tell governments what they should or should not do?
Who are we to tell big business what they can and cannot buy?
My question to you is: if not us then who? That’s exactly how we felt at the start of the Your Rights at Work campaign and look what that achieved.
During our last Award negotiations for NSW firefighters, I sat in a meeting with other FBEU officials, and NSW Treasury.
While discussing the limit placed on public sector wages, we floated one of many ideas that firefighters could implement to save the NSW government millions of dollars in school infrastructure through fire prevention. We suggested that a portion of that could be returned in wages.
A decision in the Industrial Relations Commission recently to allow all breastfeeding mothers in the public service lactation breaks and the right to a private space to express milk has been hailed as a breakthrough for women’s rights, and it is hoped more workplaces will follow suit.
Breastfeeding: more milk please
The NSW Government must commit to growing the public sector at next month’s budget if it is to keep up with the demand for essential services.
This is one of the key findings revealed in Keeping Pace: The Impact of Population Growth on NSW Public Services, a report launched at the PSA’s annual conference in Sydney today.
