Join the Public Service Association

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Stronger

• Join the Public Service Association

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• A strong union means job security, higher pay
  and better conditions

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PSA membership provides

• Advice concerning your rights and entitlements
• A way to be involved in decision making about
  your working conditions
• Assistance with grievances and disputes
• Help gaining permanency for temps and casuals
• Legal advice

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Membership also provides
Assistance from specialised staff in

• Womens issues
• Occupational health safety
• Indigenous issues
• Workers compensation

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As well as

• Provident fund
• Group Accident Insurance
• Free training courses
• Free colour magazine
• Access to ACTU member connect (inc computer
  deals)
• Union Shopper

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• Current PSA campaigns

• Safe Hands for child welfare
• OurTAFE against rundown of TAFE
• Resisting Job Cuts Service Cuts
• Anti Privatisation campaigns, e.g. prisons,
  electricity, Pillar
• Permanency, e.g. in schools
• Workers Compensation rights
• University enterprise bargaining new round 2012
• Job security
• Switching members to Direct Debit

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PSA Achievements
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PSA achievements
14 weeks paid maternity leave Plusone week paid
parental leave Plus commonwealth paid parental
leave
PSA Achievements
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PSA achievements
University pay rises of 4-5 per year for last
round of agreements.
Plus 26-36 weeks paid parental leavebecoming
standardin Unis Plus Commonwealth paid
parental leave
PSA Achievements
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PLUS the PSA has

• Maintained awards as the main instrument
  covering pay and conditions
• An elected womens council to represent women
  members
• Is one of the oldest unions in Australia (est.
  1899)
• Has an involved and active membership

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But what does it cost?
ANNUAL SALARY FEES per fortnight from November 2011
More than 51,460 25.80
36,230 - 51,460 19.90
9,057 - 36,229 12.35
Less than 9,057 6.40
Join Online https//membership.psa.asn.au
PSA FEES ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE!
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Want more information?

• Call [phone] or Freecall 1800 467 932
• Email membership_at_psa.asn.au
• Look on the website www.psa.labor.net.au
• Grab PSAs Stronger Together brochure OR
• See your workplace delegate

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YOUR WORKPLACE DELEGATE
If you have an issue or problemat work, your
delegate (union rep)is your first contact. They
will tell you who your PSA industrial clerk,
organiser and industrial officer is andhow to
contact them.
If you dont know who your delegate is phone the
PSA on [phone] and ask to speak to the
organiser for your agency.
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To contact our regional offices

• Bathurst
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email bathurst_at_psa.asn.au
• Newcastle
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email newcastle_at_psa.asn.au
• Lismore
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email lismore_at_psa.asn.au

Tamworth Phone [phone] Fax (02) 6766
3352 Email tamworth_at_psa.asn.au Wollongong
Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
Emailwollongong_at_psa.asn.au Wagga Wagga
Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
Email wagga_at_psa.asn.au
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