Richard Wagstaff
CTU, MBIE meet over pay botchup
The Labour Inspectorate held a meeting today with the Council of Trade Unions to talk about the 24-thousand workers that have been shortchanged on their holiday pay since 2012. Video, 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
Meatworkers win 2-year battle.
Meatworkers in Wairoa have won their two-year battle with AFFCO over individual contracts that divided the town and families within it. Audio
Government's blamed for running out of ideas on job front
New Zealand's unemployment rate hit 6 per cent yesterday with economists warning it will head higher still in coming months. Audio
Richard Wagstaff
Richard Wagstaff has been a national secretary for the PSA since 2000 and this month was elected the new Council of Trade Unions president. Audio
Ministry of Social Development charged over Asburton shooting
The Ministry of Social Development has been charged over the fatal shooting at a Work and Income Ashburton office last year. Audio
Union calls for Government to ditch rhetoric on average wage
The Public Service Association is calling on the Government to ditch their rhetoric about the average wage. Audio
52 defence force jobs cut
The defence force is cutting 52 Auckland jobs and handing the work over to a contractor. Audio
Union on petrol thrown around council office
A woman, armed with a lighter, threw petrol around a Feilding council office today, splashing workers who managed to keep her talking till police got there. Audio
PSA responds to work and income threats
The police have made more than half a dozen arrests in a clampdown after a rash of threats against Work and Income since the Ashburton triple shooting. Audio
PSA says system failed shot Work and Income staff
The union representing Work and Income staff says the system failed the Ashburton workers. Audio
Union to support WINZ workers
The PSA Union represents 8 members at the Work and Income office in Ashburton. Audio
PSA members threaten industrial action over pay
Nearly twelve thousand health workers are threatening industrial action against district health boards. Audio
Court lawyers say system under strain without digitisation
Seven months after the government announced it would postpone it's plans for paperless courts - the Criminal Bar Association and court staff say the system is under severe stress. The 18 million… Audio
Union says public sector merger a failure
The National Secretary of the Public Service Association, Richard Wagstaff, says CASS should be an example of how NOT to implement change in the public service. Audio
Dissatisfied staff at economic ministry to strike
The Government's super-ministry, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, has been revealed as a home to thousands of unenthusiastic staff. Audio
Employment law changes on hold
Employment law changes have been put on hold indefinitely following the resignation of Act MP John Banks. Audio
Public sector boss gets two payouts
A new report shows a science public sector chief received two payouts totaling almost 300 thousand dollars in less than two years because reforms changed his job. Audio
Police pay negotiations prove difficult economic environment
The Public Service Association insists modest wage increase negotiated by the police won't set the trend for other public sector pay negotiations. Audio
PSA says new Super Ministry means uncertainty for staff
Listening to that is the Public Service Association's Richard Wagstaff . Audio
