Delegates have started Term 1 working with the union’s industrial staff to ensure that members will get the most of being a member of the PSA, and to improve working conditions in the state’s public schools this year.

To ensure members have regular access to accurate, union information about the support the PSA provides, the union is rolling the PSA Schools Online Information Sessions. The PSA will be running more of these sessions throughout the year.

The PSA is also intensifying the campaign for a fair and improved staffing formula and pushing hard through award negotiations and other avenues to secure real, meaningful increases across all classifications.

“The union will continue to hold the NSW Government to account to deliver the staffing and salaries our members deserve,” said General Secretary Stewart Little. “One of the union’s long-standing campaigns will continue this year, and every year until members get the employment security they deserve. We will be demanding a genuine, secure pathway to permanency for long-term temporary employees; one that does not rely on one-off conversion projects.

“Our members work hard for our schools, so they need certainty and stability, and the PSA will continue to fight for a system that delivers long-term security, not temporary fixes.”

The PSA will continue its advocacy for the return of role-specific, face-to-face training and conferences for all classifications.

“High-quality professional learning and development is essential to delivering the world class public education system NSW children deserve, and the PSA will keep pushing until members have access to the comprehensive, in person training they need and are entitled to,” said PSA President Nicole Jess. “As always, delegates and industrial staff are keen to hear from members about any issues going on in your workplaces, and what we can do to improve the working conditions in schools across the state.”