Industrial Services & Support
The Rank & File team is committed to better servicing our members and to building a strong union that can protect and build the Public Service.
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Achievements:
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Returned the portfolio model of Industrial Teams ensuring staff are familiar with the issues in their area and are better able to support members.
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Built strong working relationships with delegates and members in workplaces to better support members
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Established a Legal Services Team within the PSA when members need assistanceRe-established a Work Health and Safety team to enable the Union to act quickly matters are quickly escalated to industrial staff
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Improved the Members Support Centre into a triage operation ensuring serious concerns into all industrial teams
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Established a Women’s Unit within the PSA to ensure integration of women’s
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Established an Aboriginal Unit to ensure better integration of the concerns of Aboriginal members into the industrial teams
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Updated Training Program, ensured more delivery of Program in the Regions and engaged with the Union remote delivery during Covid-19 to ensure delegates and members continued to be engaged with the union.
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Implemented a new membership system to bring our systems into the 21 st century
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Built a strong network of relationships with other Unions, Community groups and parliamentarians to be supportive of public service, ending the years of cuts and privatisations.
The Rank & File team commits to:
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Continue to improve the operations of the Member Support Centre to ensure it is meeting the needs of the membership properly advocate for member concerns.
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Continue to properly resource and support delegates and their Departmental Committees to ensure effective relationships between PSA staff and members and to properly advocate for member concerns
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Continue to support the National Systems members to ensure the best possible advocacy and advice is available to members during enterprise bargaining and for those employed under the national system
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Continue to support the National Systems members to ensure the best possible and members receive excellent legal support and advocacy
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Continue to support the Legal Services Team within the PSA to ensure industrial staff and members receive excellent legal support and advocacy
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Build on the work done to support members in all industrial matters
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Improve the research capacity of the PSA to support advocacy
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Continue to build relationships with parliamentary representatives in support of public services and the people who provide them
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Advocate more widely for the building up of the public service to provide much needed services to communities
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