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Senator Nancy Schaeffer was right about Georgia CPS. Pursuing justice for special needs children unjustly taken from parents in Cherokee County, Georgia because of lack of healthcare services.
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The Sales Hacks Show from the CPSA is a series of interviews with sales leaders, influencers, analysts and those on the frontlines. Each episode offers strategies, tactics and hacks to help inspire new sales initiatives within your organisation. ---About the Canadian Professional Sales AssociationSince 1874, we’ve been developing and serving sales professionals by providing programs, benefits, and resources that help you sell more, and sell smarter.Contact us today at MemberServices@cpsa.com ...
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The Child Protection System, known by many as CPS, has become so powerful. The people employed to make the "system" run as it is intended, do so with little to no regard for the law or the impact their decisions have on the real lives of families. Join Operation Stop CPS, as we put a stop to CPS's ability to mute the voices of the families negatively impacted by the Child Protection System. Help us magnify the voices of the unheard. Each episode will highlight stories of families who are bei ...
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Learning how your sales compensation program aligns with your business goals, and how sales marketing and service strategies will help to achieve those goals is critical in today's highly competitive local and global economies. This series features experts in sales compensation that have extensive experience in the design, management, and administration for organizations.---About the Canadian Professional Sales AssociationSince 1874, we’ve been developing and serving sales professionals by p ...
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The CPSA's 'Talent and Recruitment' podcast considers the full Recruiting and Talent Management process: attracting, hiring, onboarding, training, measuring, rewarding and even replacing team members. Guests discuss topics such as training, hiring, onboarding, sales compensation and leadership development. The Recruitment and Talent show is produced and distributed by the Canadian Profesional Sales Asociation. Learn more about the CPSA at cpsa.com ---About the Canadian Professional Sales Ass ...
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The 'Sales Tips For The Pros' Podcast series gets at the heart of what it takes to be a great leader who can bring the best from sales pros and team members. Listen to this show to hear from seasoned pros and get insights into how you can build a successful career in sales. -- About the Canadian Professional Sales Association Since 1874, we’ve been developing and serving sales professionals by providing programs, benefits, and resources that help you sell more, and sell smarter. Contact us t ...
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This week Marianne sits down with Hilton Donovan and Sean to discuss this weeks NAIDOC week and what it means to for them and their communities.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Listen in to our Senior Communications Officer Jason Mountney & our Research Officer Andy Asquith discuss the implications the new budget may have on our members.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Shame shame on the system No compassion Just greed Using a special needs child for their fundin' needs Cherokee County CPS Shame on you and your game Not lifting a finger Just causing pain Instead of helping families You tear them apart Taking children away Breakin' their little hearts Alienating moms, makin' their kids dependent Not enough healthc…
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"In Cherokee County The devil creeps around Taking special needs children From their parents' arms No healthcare services No safety nets in sight Leaving families helpless Lost in the night [Verse 2] The politicians talk But they don't do a thing Leaving the vulnerable in a constant suffering The devil preys on innocence On those who need our care …
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On Todays episode we have PSA's very own Ricky Walford and Mal Cochrane to discuss the upcoming Referendum and share their thoughts on The Voice.By Public Service Association of NSW
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On Todays episode we discuss the NSW State budget and how it effects our membersBy Public Service Association of NSW
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Join us for today's engaging episode of the PSA Podcast, where we are thrilled to host Juilette Sizer and Tanya Pople. Tune in as they delve into the exciting details of the upcoming PSA School Recognition Week, celebrating the excellence within our educational institutions. From highlighting remarkable achievements to sharing recent victories, Jui…
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PSA Welcomes Union Winter Internship Program 2023
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On this episode, Host Marianne is joined by Carla, Michael and Mike - the three participants of Unions NSW's Winter Internship program.By Public Service Association of NSW
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After a long campaign, the voting is complete and NSW has a new Premier. Acting General Secretary Troy Wright talks with the PSA Communications team about our union's role in a historic electoral victory.By Public Service Association of NSW
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On the podcast today, we talk to PSA President Nicole Jess and PSA Women's officer Simone Scalmer about International Women's Day and some of the challenges still facing women in 2023By Public Service Association of NSW
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Mark Morey talks Wages Cap, Privatisation and the Election
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This week Mark Morey, Unions NSW secretary talks to host Marianne Ledic about issues relating to the Union movement leading up to the NSW election in MarchBy Public Service Association of NSW
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Privatisation and the upcoming Election Campaign
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Stewart Little talks to new host Marianne Ledic about the upcoming election campaign and the main issues for the PSA leading up to election day.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Why You Must Be A PSA Member If You're A Public Servant: Carmel McKeough
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On the podcast today is former Senior Public Servant Carmel McKeough. She discusses the vital importance of being in the union for all NSW Public Servants.By Public Service Association of NSW
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On the podcast this week, PSA General Secretary Stewart Little and Assistant General Secretary Troy Wright discuss how the selling of public assets and transferring public services to private companies has cost us all.By Public Service Association of NSW
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DISABILITY WORKERS' PORTABLE ENTITLEMENTS
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Portable Entitlements allow workers to accrue leave and other entitlements through their industry rather than through their employer. This means that workers in NSW disability sector who change employer, but remain within the sector, will hold on to their entitlements. To discuss more is Senior Industrial Manager Thane Pearce.…
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Insecure and Temporary Work Rife in NSW Public Service
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On the Podcast today - we look at the NSW Government's obsession with temporary contracts for public servants and the ways this process undermines NSW Public Service's need for confidence and assurance in their vocation.By Public Service Association of NSW
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On the podcast this week is NSW Labor MP Sophie Cotsis - Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations. Ms Cotsis outlines NSW Labor's plans to scrap the wages cap should they be elected to government at the State election in March 2023.By Public Service Association of NSW
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PSA/CPSU NSW Women's Conference 2022 Chair Leanne Smith talks about some of the issues currently faced by women in the workplace.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Welcome back to the people who are ready to see change. On this episode of Operation Stop CPS's Podcast Series: Voices of the Unheard, Amanda will interview two mothers currently fighting to regain custody of their children from Durham County Department of Social Services (North Carolina). Alexis Wynn is the mother of Prince and Zion. Prince and Zi…
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Recognition Week 2022: Senior Vice President Juliette Sizer
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On the podcast this week, Senior Vice President Juliette Sizer celebrates Recognition week 2022 and talks about the need for permanency in our schools.By Public Service Association of NSW
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NSW Treasurer Matt Kean seems to have decided that demonising unions is a winning formula - but he is out of touch with the view of a majority of Australians who understand how important unions are in protecting employees' wages and conditions at work.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Liberals and Nationals Have Been Disastrous For TAFE
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This week NSW skills minister Alister Henskins was asked in budget estimates about his government’s support for an increase in immigration to fill the skills crisis gripping NSW. However, the PSA presents the case that the skills crisis has been there for the better part of a decade and in fact, it is the policies of the NSW government that have ex…
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PSA Responds To The Fuller Flood Crisis Report
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A report into the response to the flood crisis of Northern NSW was released last week. The report, co-authored by former police commissioner Mick Fuller was critical of a number of agencies that fall under the PSA’s representation. In response, General Secretary Stewart Little gives insight into why some of the PSAs submissions were not adhered to …
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Privatisation: Wrong For Disability Services In NSW
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With the focus on the NDIS rorts that have occurred since the introduction of the scheme, on the podcast this week we look at the history of the NSW Government's privatisation of the state's disability services and the detrimental impact that has had on clients and support workers.By Public Service Association of NSW
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PSA Members in Schools are currently in arbitration with the NSW Government regarding the pay rise that they are entitled to. Our guest this week is Industrial Manager Siobhan Callinan.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Powerhouse Museum - Has It Really Been Saved?
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Two years ago, the NSW government made a major anouncement that the Powerhouse Museum was saved. But is that true?By Public Service Association of NSW
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August 1 - 7 is Homelessness week. On the podcast, we speak to Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness - Rose Jackson MLC to hear about the situation facing NSW regarding its drastically high homelessness rate and what the state government and state opposition are doing to engage the situation.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Pork-barrelling – defined as the practice of allocating government grants to curry political favor within certain electorates - can constitute corrupt conduct according to a new New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption report. On the podcast today we speak to Barrister Stephen Lawrence about the findings and whether or not the proc…
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This week the Federal Government introduced a Bill to parliament granting access to workers who have experienced domestic violence to 10 days of paid leave to get the safety they need as well as their affairs in order. PSA Vice President Shelley Odewahn was amongst a delegation of unionists who attended a vigil marking the historic occasion.…
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PSA Welcomes Union Winter Internship Program
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On this episode, we're joined by Lauchlan and Issy - two participants of Unions NSW's Winter Internship program.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Gender Discrimination Remains The Leading Driver Of The Pay Gap
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She’s Price(d)less is the name of the economics gender pay gap report compiled by the Diversity Council of Australia and the workplace gender equality agency. On the podcast today, PSA President Nicole Jess explains what cultural changes can be utilised to bridge the discrepancies in gender pay and workplace roles.…
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The Barilaro 'Jobs For The Boys' Scandal Deepens
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Assistant General Secretary Troy Wright talks to us about Johnn Barilaro and his "Jobs for the boys" scandal, which is fast embroiling Dominic Perrottet and his ministry.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Raising The Dam Wall - A Threat To The Blue Mountains National Park
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National Parks and Wildlife Service 40-Year Veteran Kim De Govrik is today's guest on the podcast - discussing the threat to the Blue Mountains National Park that would be posed by a rasing of the Warragamba Dam Wall.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Why Is There So Much Industrial Unrest In NSW?
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This week saw Rail workers, Nurses and Teachers all exercising industrial action. Coming off the back of the PSA’s own industrial action less than a month ago along with notable disputes that have already occurred against the NSW government - A question that has to be asked - How are we in this position? How is it that so many public sector workers…
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How well did the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service do in this year's budget? We ask former NPWS Senior Ranger, and PSA Organiser, Kim de Govrik for his view on the funding announced this week. We also ask the PSA's Journalist, Jason Mountney, for his initial thoughts about the budget.By Public Service Association of NSW
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"Jobs For Mates" - PSA Responds To John Barilaro's $500,000-A-Year Trade Role
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It was revealed this week that former Deputy Premier John Barilaro secured a plum trade role for the NSW government based in New York City. What was more surprising, Mr. Barilaro himself created the role prior to leaving office. Now he's the ideal candidate after a global search. On the podcast, Assistant General Secretary Troy Wright weighs in on …
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A week after the PSA went on a succesful 24 -hour day of action, we chat to General Secretary Stewart Little about the state of the current fight towards the scrapping of the NSW public sector wages cap.By Public Service Association of NSW
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The NSW Government's Obsession With Privatisation
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At the 2022 PSA Annual Conference, Master of Public Policy Student Peter Harris presented to the delegates evidence of the Perrottet and consecutive coalition governments obsession with the sale of public assets. What you will hear in this episode is the destruction that such an agenda can have for the people of NSW.…
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June 8th, 2022 marks the day the Public Service Association of NSW went on strike for 24 hours to send a message to the Perrottet Government about its unfair wages policy.By Public Service Association of NSW
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A Labor Government: What The Unions Hope Will Be On The Agenda
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On the eve of the Federal Election, our guest this Episode is Michelle O'neill, President of the ACTU to discuss with us the importance of the next federal government legislating with an emphasis on the needs and concerns of working Australians.By Public Service Association of NSW
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This coming Saturday, May 21st is election day The entire country will hit the polls and vote for who they believe is best to form the next government. On the podcast today, we have a roundtable discussion about the issues are that are facing voters, looking through a prism of emphasis on the public sector. Our guests are PSA President Nicole Jess,…
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Why The Minimum Wage Needs To Keep Up With Inflation
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The PSA, CPSU NSW believes wages should keep track with inflation in order to remove the risk of our lowest-paid members of society from being destitute when it comes to the cost of living. Recently, Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has adopted this as a policy commitment.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Dr. Catherine Williams: The Fight Against Pork Barrelling
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Upon the release of the NSW Report into misuse of grants allocations in the wake of former Premier Gladys Berejiklian's comments that Pork Barrelling was acceptable conduct - On the podcast today, we speak to Dr. Catherine Williams. Dr. Williams is one of the authors of the new book - Keeping Them Honest: The Case for a Genuine National Integrity C…
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In the wake of continued calls for a federal corruption commission, on the podcast today, we debunk the myth expressed by the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison that ICAC is a kangaroo court.By Public Service Association of NSW
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General Secretary Stewart Little tells the podcast of a revision in our wage claim to be in line with inflation. Our current request is 5.2%.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Richard Denniss: The Housing Affordability Crisis
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On the podcast today, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute Richard Denniss explains the housing affordability crisis impacting young Australians and the flow-on effects these and other issues cause on society.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Live From Wollongong: The Public Sector Wages Cap
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On the podcast today we talk to members in Wollongong talking about the public sector wages cap and the impact it is having on their ability to earn a living wage above inflation.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Welcome back to the people who are ready to see change. On this episode of Operation Stop CPS's podcast series: She Has Risen, we are highlighting Black women who will no longer remain silent while the United States Government wages war against the black family. The Black Mothers March on the White House is steered by the African National Women's O…
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On the podcast today we speak to PSA Organisers Susan Chee Quee and Marisa Bosco about the problem of work insecurity and lack of permanent staff who work in NSW schools and what members can do to address this issue.By Public Service Association of NSW
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Will The Next Federal Government Recognise Unions?
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Workers have been shut out of any negotiations, changes to workplace relations, indeed anything to do with their jobs in the last 10 years of a coalition government. On the podcast today, we speak to CPSU NSW Assistant Branch Secretary Troy Wright about why it's refreshing to hear from one side of politics in the election recognising the role of un…
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