Dear General Secretary,
We note today’s horror budget and the major effects that this will have on our members. We urge you to convene an emergency Branch Council Meeting to debate the following resolution and any other business you think necessary relating to these matters. Given the urgency of these matters we advise that PSA Independent Voice Councillors are available anytime over the weekend to meet.
“This Meeting of PSA Council notes the release of the South Australian Budget. This Budget represents the most significant attack on state public sector workers since the slash and burn period of the Brown/Olsen Liberal Government.
We condemn the government’s narrow cost-cutting agenda and state our view that these measures represent a betrayal of traditional Labor values. In particular we state our strong opposition to the proposal to axe 1600 FTE positions, which comes in addition to over 200 that have just been cut. Our state public service can not spare 2000 workers and maintain the level of service South Australians deserve.
We recognise these latest cuts as part of a pattern of activity from the State Government that also includes claims ‘that the cupboard is bare’ in negotiating our new wages agreement, and the Government Reform Commission which appears to use the language of ‘flexibility’ to cynically launch an attack of the job security and employment conditions of our members.
Accordingly we resolve to commit to a campaign to oppose these measures. Further we resolve the following:
*That a one day campaign seminar of all PSA Worksite Reps be convened not later than the 29th of September to design a campaign directed at fighting these cuts and attacks on our wages and conditions.
*That mass meetings of all PSA members in major metropolitan and country areas be held not later than the 6th of October 2006. These meetings shall seek membership endorsement for a campaign plan including a commitment to enter into an immediate campaign on these issues.
*That a campaign committee consisting of all interested PSA Reps be established with the goal of developing an appropriate legal, political, community and industrial strategy.”
Please feel free to contact us to discuss this further.
Yours In Unity
James McComb, John Kirkham, Marie Boland, Graham Warren
3 comments:
Well done you guys! I'm sick of McMahon rolling over everytime the government gives us a belting
I would certainly support an industrial campaign to oppose the cuts
Agreed, but for years McMahon has staffed the union with her cronies and there are very few competent staff able to plan and run a campaign. Most of the experienced staff are long gone and those that are left have not allowed to develop their skills and operate effectively. The way they are kept at a distance from their members is outrageous but par for the course in organisations run by controlling megalomaniacs. What to do I don't know but a meeting of reps would be a start.
Well done guys. It would be good to see someone with real passion and committment running the PSA, which it sounds like there is plenty of in you group. Unfortunately without a direction or plan this passion and committment will go no where. What is your position? What are you going to do? What are you going to say that will create some real membership and power?
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