The Secret Election.
When did you first hear that the PSA was
holding an election for the branch council?
Oh? You didn’t?
An organisation that claims to be democratic like the PSA would – you would think – go out of its way to inform members about an election. A notification in union publications and on their website would go towards the creation of a democratic election; maximum participation should surely be a goal.
I first read about this election in the Advertiser about 2 weeks before nominations closed. I saw a tiny notice, by chance, in the public announcements section calling for nominations. I saw this tiny notice and thought it odd that I hadn’t heard about the election elsewhere; especially odd when considering that I am a workplace delegate. I visit the PSA website regularly and I had another look to see if maybe I had missed it. After all, their website seems like a fairly obvious place to make such an announcement, but alas – no cigar. Jan McMahon and her team seem to think they don’t need to tell members they are having an election. Some might call this arrogance. All must agree that it is counterproductive to engagement with its members.
In the middle of the biggest external fight for our rights we have ever faced, your chance to have a say in the direction of YOUR union is clearly not important to the PSA.
My colleagues and I from PSA Independent Voice decided to nominate to restore some balance to branch council. In this election for 29 positions for delegates to branch council across 8 electorates, we from Independent Voice are the only candidates who have not been hand-picked by the current union leadership. Nor are we beholden to any political party.
Independent Voice
cast your vote to ensure that there is someone on the
governing council of YOUR union to represent YOU.
When did you first hear that the PSA was
holding an election for the branch council?
Oh? You didn’t?
An organisation that claims to be democratic like the PSA would – you would think – go out of its way to inform members about an election. A notification in union publications and on their website would go towards the creation of a democratic election; maximum participation should surely be a goal.
I first read about this election in the Advertiser about 2 weeks before nominations closed. I saw a tiny notice, by chance, in the public announcements section calling for nominations. I saw this tiny notice and thought it odd that I hadn’t heard about the election elsewhere; especially odd when considering that I am a workplace delegate. I visit the PSA website regularly and I had another look to see if maybe I had missed it. After all, their website seems like a fairly obvious place to make such an announcement, but alas – no cigar. Jan McMahon and her team seem to think they don’t need to tell members they are having an election. Some might call this arrogance. All must agree that it is counterproductive to engagement with its members.
In the middle of the biggest external fight for our rights we have ever faced, your chance to have a say in the direction of YOUR union is clearly not important to the PSA.
My colleagues and I from PSA Independent Voice decided to nominate to restore some balance to branch council. In this election for 29 positions for delegates to branch council across 8 electorates, we from Independent Voice are the only candidates who have not been hand-picked by the current union leadership. Nor are we beholden to any political party.
Independent Voice
cast your vote to ensure that there is someone on the
governing council of YOUR union to represent YOU.
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