Erin Polaczuk
PSA says Finance Minister is being disingenuous on pay freeze
Finance Minister Grant Robertson is insisting the Government's announcement on public sector pay does not amount to a pay freeze. Last week it was announced public servants earning between… Audio
Wellington librarians upset with city council
Wellington librarians are deeply upset and angry with their employer - the city council - for proposing to sell off half the central library, and cut their budget by 40 percent.
Their union the PSA… Audio
Wellington librarians disppointed by council votes - PSA
Wellington librarians are upset and angry over the council's proposal to sell off part of the central library, and slash the collections budget by 40 percent.
Both decisions have been approved to be… Audio
Pay Equity for Oranga Tamariki Social Workers
Oranga Tamariki social workers have reached agreement in principle on a pay equity settlement worth $114.6 million over five years. The PSA Union's National Secretary Erin Polaczuk joins Kathryn to… Audio
'Tight-fisted' Health Ministry tries to recover overpayments
Disability groups are accusing the Health Ministry of being mean-spirited and tight-fisted in its efforts to claw back money it paid out as a result of the pay equity settlement. About 20,000 staff in… Audio
Mental health crisis services under pressure in Wellington
Capital and Coast District Health Board is looking to employ unregistered staff to bolster its workforce as the capital's mental health crisis team has one in four positions vacant. And the union says… Audio
Care suffers as mental health crisis teams short-staffed
The union representing mental health workers says it flagged concerns about the impact of a merger of the mental health crisis teams in Wellington, when the decision was taken three years ago . The… Audio
PSA taking IRD to court over use of personality tests
The Public Service Association is taking Inland Revenue to the Employment Court for asking its staff take personality tests as they reapply for their jobs. IRD initially told 800 workers they would… Audio
New mental health funding 'smoke and mirrors' - PSA
The Public Service Association says the government's new mental health funding is all smoke and mirrors. PSA national secretary Erin Polaczuk joins us. Audio
Technology replacing 1800 IRD jobs by 2021
The Public Service Association says Inland Revenue is planning to cut nearly a third of its 6,000 jobs by 2021 and PSA national secretary Erin Polaczuk says the "roles that continue to exist will be… Audio
Union tells members not to work in Niwa buildings
Staff at NIWA's Wellington office are being told by their union to stay away from work today after it was revealed it was a NIWA manager, not an engineer, who declared the building safe after last… Audio
Union says govt's gender pay gap is unacceptable
The Public Service Association represents 58-thousand government workers. Its national secretary is Erin Polaczuk Audio
Taking the sting out of living in Auckland
Elizabeth Brown weighs up the pros and cons of extra payments to make up for high living costs in Auckland Audio
PSA slams prison privatisation
One of the unions representing corrections officers, the Public Service Association, is calling the partial closure of regional prisons privatisation by stealth. Audio
Supreme Court's decision helps to pave the way for pay equity
The Public Service Association says yesterday's decision from the Supreme Court is another nail in the coffin for the gender pay gap. Audio
Sutton's delayed resignation raises questions - union
The Public Service Association wants earthquake chief Roger Sutton to leave his job now. Audio