Women's Council

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The majority of the PSA/CPSU NSW's members are women. The Rank and File team believe that the working lives of our

team believe that the working lives of our female members deserve more attention and support.

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Achievements:

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• Establishing a Women’s Unit within the PSA to support the Women’s Council Committee and ensure their initiative are integrated to the whole of the work of the PSA

• Appointment of a Women’s Industrial Officer to this Unit

• Participated in activities and conferences organised by the ACTU and Unions NSW ensuring the relevance of the needs of PSA Women within these organisations

• Initiated the first ever PSA/CPSU NSW “What Women Want” survey to ask women members about their concerns and priorities

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Rank & File commits to:
 

• Ensuring democracy to Women’s Council Committee

• Continue to support the PSA Women’s Unit and ensure it is supported by an industrially trained officer on a permanent basis

• Maintain our leadership role on women’s issues within Unions NSW and the greater union movement

• Report back regularly to Council and the broader membership

• Develop and support campaigns relevant to the needs of our women members

• Continue to lead in the areas of domestic violence and sexual harassment

• Continue to develop momentum on issues that matter to women through a proactive industrial campaign to improve working conditions such as flexible work practices and job security

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