The Community & Public Sector Union

The Community & Public Sector Union represents workers delivering the services Tasmanians want and rely on.

Authorised T White, CPSU (SPSFT) Hobart.

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

How many Ministers have now stood down from cabinet of this government? I have honestly lost count. That really should be more shocking then it is #politas

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

Now the Premier is defending the creation of Associate Secretaries ‘as no overall increase in numbers’. Might not increase the numbers but a BIG payrise. He approves those positions but refuses to pay Worksafe Inspectors more, despite fact we can’t keep Inspectors once trained.

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

Kristie Johnston……asking about impacts of certain DPAC functions moving to agencies (FV, Aging etc) Missing piece is that these functions were in DCT, that agency was abolished, then sent to DPAC or DSG now getting moved again.

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

Just kill TasInsure. No new half baked ideas, let’s get back to the basics and do them well #politas

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

The Premier not doing much to squash the rumour we abolished DSG as he wanted to get rid of the HofA. Interestingly this was the rumor when they abolished DCT as well #politas

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

Another Dorthy Dixor this time about resilience and emergency management. Again Premier answers with a straight face while we are cutting NRE Tas, the key agency for managing emergencies on managed land. 2/3 of this state #politas

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

Just after Premier’s team talk about how not backfilling positons as a cost cutting excercise. Then the Premier answers a Dorthy Dixor on FV. With zero reflection on fact that 1/5 positons in Family Violence Counselling Support Service are vacant #politas

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

1800 job cuts are over the next 5 years. But even if agencies cut 1800 jobs today that is only half the $1.4BN being cut. The math isn’t stacking. The lack of transparency is astounding #politas

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

Yes…Kristie Johnston….asking if the government has a strategy around workforce. The answer was long, but I think maybe in some areas. We are making large scale redundancies and we don’t have a whole of service strategy to ensure needed skills don’t walk out the door 🤯 #politas

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

@DavidOByrneMP asking the right questions. 500 TNVR now a target across the public sector #politas. Is the 250 in DSG in addition? HofSS talks about ability for some agencies to have 10-20% natural attrition which may or may not be back filled #politas

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

Premier, AI ‘won’t replace human decision making or humans - we will hold you to that committment. But the messaging in the State Budget seems contrary to that assertion #politas

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

Can’t say I am impressed with parliamentarians looking for political gotcha when the budget include $1.4BN of cuts. Let’s ask about that #politas

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

Does the Treasurer even clock the ridiculousness of talking about doing things better and more efficiently while cutting ‘back office’ jobs. Who does ‘reform’.

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

This is not the brag you think it is.
An increase in taxes, is a lot cheaper for households then finding the $$$ for private speech pathology for your kid.
Waiting for weeks for permits due to understaffing, costing bussiness in time.
Unable to leave a FV situation as housing.

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

At the TCCI breakfast I would love to ask the room what organisations and employers have got hand outs in the last 10 years that were ‘nice to have’ but ‘not essential’.
More then happy to take the hand outs and let (Tasmanians) pay #politas

[Thirza White @thirza_white]

Yesterday the government announced 148 voluntary redundancies from DSG, is the plan that there will be no analysis of the work required and impact of losing those people? There are some funtions that are done by very small group of people, losing them would be a very big issue.

[The Community & Public Sector Union @CPSUTas]

“The Premier’s decade of mismanagement is now being paid for with $1.4bn cuts to services and public sector jobs. Cuts that will hit our communities and those who can least afford it hard.” #politas

[The Community & Public Sector Union @CPSUTas]

@thirza_white on today’s budget: “For the past five years, we’ve had a premier that’s been like a bloke at the pub who’s shouting rounds to all his mates. Meanwhile, his family is at home, the rent’s overdue, the electricity has been cut off, and the cupboards are bare.”#politas

[The Community & Public Sector Union @CPSUTas]

Huge turnout in the south today. It’s time to bridge the wage and conditions gap to recruit and retain staff and so Tasmanians have access to services they need and want. #politas

[The Community & Public Sector Union @CPSUTas]

@anthony_dodd1 @7tasnews @thirza_white