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June 17
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Posted by Tim Ayres

Here in NSW, manufacturing workers build everything from passenger train carriages through to massive naval air warfare destroyers.Support the campaign: www.buildthemhere.com.auSupport the campaign: www.buildthemhere.com.au

But in recent years, more and more of our transport manufacturing contracts have gone to low-cost overseas competitors. 
 


Buses and rail rolling stock, along with all sorts of other heavy equipment, are commonly imported from China in tube or flat-pack form. After they’re shipped over, the skilled NSW tradespeople who used to build these buses and trains from scratch now assemble and fit them out. 
 


This trend puts valuable jobs, skills and apprenticeship opportunities at risk.  
 


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June 9
John Cahill's picture
Posted by John Cahill

The NSW Government’s budget surplus averaging $800 million each year for the next four years would be better spent improving the public services that have been razed by years of cost cutting.

What a waste: we need services not surplusesWhat a waste: we need services not surplusesIf we are to successfully implement the budget’s infrastructure plans and meet projected population increases across NSW, we’ll simply need more public sector workers.

As the NSW economy recovers and major infrastructure projects begin to take off, it is concerning that no efforts are being made by the Government to keep up with demand.

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May 28
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Posted by John Cahill

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.

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May 24
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Posted by Sue Walsh

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 pleaseBreastfeeding: more milk please

 

 

 

 

 

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April 1
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Posted by Darin Sullivan

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.

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March 30
Steve Turner's picture
Posted by Steve Turner

There’s a new threatened species in our National Parks and they’re big, friendly and dressed in khaki.Disappearing: Where have all the rangers gone?Disappearing: Where have all the rangers gone?

For some months now a new predator in our parks has hunted down the species known to many as the Park Ranger. The carnivorous NSW State Government has been praying on services, stripping them back and shutting down a number of regional offices. It’s a situation that has seen the number of threatened staff, including park rangers, office managers and field staff scaled back.

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March 24
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Posted by Adam Kerslake

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.

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March 24
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Posted by Mark Lennon

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.

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March 24
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Posted by Jim Casey

Firefighters, like all public sector workers, need to know that our state government is committed to providing decent services for the people of NSW.Saving lives: proper funding can make the differenceSaving lives: proper funding can make the difference

This is why the ‘Better State’ campaign led by Unions NSW is an important initiative in the lead up to the next state election.

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March 18
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Posted by BetterState

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?

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