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A pay equity settlement that will mean some health administration staff getting a $20,000 raise will be "life changing" for the mainly women workers, a union delegates says.

Healthcare workers representing 30,000 members of the country’s largest union will address the Pae Ora Legislation Committee tomorrow, speaking to their submissions and sharing their perspectives in support of the proposed health reforms

"Its not our crime, but its still our sentence": Pillars founder Verna McFelin 11 minutes to read By: Joanna Wane Pillars founder Verna McFelin talks to Joanna Wane about her life inside and outside the prison wire. People have long memories in a small town like Ōamaru. Not everyone is prepared to forgive the past, even four decades on, or willing to forget it. Verna McFelin was born in Ōamaru, like four generations before her on both sides of the family. Its where she met h...

Press Release – PSA The collective efforts of working women are reducing the gender pay gap, but there is a long way to go yet; particularly for Mori, Pasefika and Asian women. As Public Service Association members mark International Womens Day the union says there … The collective efforts of working women are reducing the gender pay gap, but there is a long way to go yet; particularly for Māori, Pasefika and Asian women. As Public Service Association members mark International Women’s ...

Monday, 8 March 2021, 9:38 am The collective efforts of working women are reducing the gender pay gap, but there is a long way to go yet; particularly for Māori, Pasefika and Asian women. As Public Service Association members mark International Women’s Day the union says there is much to celebrate. "Progress was not just handed down from above, working people are still campaigning to make it happen. The PSA has pushed through pay equity claims for mostly female professions like DHB admin w...