Public sector workers unite for better NSW
By Ben Kruse
USU General Secretary
Dec 23, 2009
NSW public sector workers have launched a new campaign to put better
public services at the heart of the March 2011 state election.
‘Better Services for a Better State’ aims to unite public sector workers and the communities that rely on them around the need for better services in NSW, not cutbacks.
Central to the campaign is a new website www.betterstate.org.au which will allow workers and the broader community to put pressure on state politicians on all sides of politics.
The new, interactive website gives workers practical tools for organising events and actions as well as a platform for discussing the hot topics around the delivery of important public services. Politicians will also feel the heat, with workers able to send a message direct to their elected representatives.
Workers across the public sector, including teachers, nurses, police, fire fighters, utilities workers and people in front line and support roles gathered at Sydney Trades Hall on October 22 for the campaign’s launch.
Unions NSW Secretary, Mark Lennon said ‘Better Services for a Better State’ was about giving public sector workers and the people of NSW a platform for arguing for the services they need.
United Services Union Secretary Ben Kruse said the USU would help ramp up the campaign over the coming months, and join the fight for better local services delivered by people in our local communities.
“Next year will be a critical period for our members and the broader community.
“All sides of politics will develop their policies in the run up to the next election, and we want to make sure there is the foresight for investment in essential services and in the people that deliver them,” Mr Kruse said.
All the public sector unions involved in Better State will launch a major advertising campaign early next year to ensure politicians hear the community’s message.
Contact:
USU Support Team
1300 136 604
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