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Friday, 5 April 2024

2024 Autumn issue of Red Tape is out now

Click image to download a copy of the latest issue The cover story for the Autumn issue of Red Tape chronicles the neglect and outright vandalism of a much-loved Sydney…

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Thursday, 6 October 2022

Disability workers go backwards on the Federal Governments’ watch

Thousands of workers in the disability sector in NSW stand to lose pay and conditions this week in what the Community and Public Sector Union has labelled “an abandonment by…

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Friday, 16 July 2021

Media Release: BEREJIKLIAN GOVERNMENT SLASHES 700 FRONTLINE TAFE NSW JOBS - 18 Feb 2021

BEREJIKLIAN GOVERNMENT SLASHES 700 FRONTLINE TAFE NSW JOBS The Berejiklian government is slashing nearly 700 frontline TAFE NSW jobs, leaving campuses across the state unworkable and creating the conditions for…

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Wednesday, 14 July 2021

Industrial fight looms as Serco offers Clarence prison officers second worst pay in the country - 14 July 2021

    14 Jul 2021 7:21 AM AEST - Industrial fight looms as Serco offers Clarence prison officers second worst pay in the country           Industrial…

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Tuesday, 13 July 2021

Privately-run Parklea prison riot inevitable after years of warnings ignored - 13 Jul 2021

Parklea Correctional Centre's most recent riot is proof NSW's privately-run prison experiment is failing, as the union warns lives of prison officers and inmates are at risk as prison management…

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Thursday, 1 April 2021

Media Release: TAFE NSW workers rally in Sydney over 700 job cuts and Scone campus sale -1 Apr 2021

TAFE NSW workers rally in Sydney over 700 job cuts and Scone campus sale   TAFE NSW workers are rallying in Sydney over the loss of 678 frontline jobs and…

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Thursday, 4 March 2021

Media Release: TAFE NSW workers rally in Newcastle as govt's fire sale continues - 4 Mar 2021

TAFE NSW workers rally in Newcastle as govt's fire sale continues   TAFE NSW workers are rallying in Newcastle over the loss of 678 frontline jobs and the sale of…

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Wednesday, 18 November 2020

Perrottet’s obsession with punishing public sector workers will hurt everyone

The Treasurer’s ideological obsession with punishing public sector workers – even in the midst of a pandemic – is not just unethical, but economically irresponsible, according to the Public Service…

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Thursday, 27 August 2020

Media Release: Casuarina Grove Jobs Lost - 27 Aug 2020

​Nearly 40 jobs lost on Central Coast as NSW govt privatises aged-care home for people with disabilities Ability Options, the private provider taking over Casuarina Grove, a specialised aged-care facility…

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Thursday, 13 August 2020

Treasurer must resign over stinky icare mess and NSW Liberal Party links

Revelations about links between the Treasurer's office, NSW's failed workers' compensation scheme, icare, and NSW Liberal Party donors have made Dominic Perrottet's position untenable, says the Public Service Association. "The…

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