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DOC staff to take industrial action during Conservation Week
DOC staff to take industrial action as Conservation Week begins
1500 Public Service Association (PSA) members working at the Department of Conservation (DOC) have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action starting on Wednesday, the middle of New Zealand’s Conservation Week.
Erin Polaczuk, PSA national secretary, said "It
is time for DOC to start valuing the staff who fight every
day to make 100% pure a reality."
"DOC staff don’t take
action lightly, but they are finding it increasingly hard to
continue to do their jobs when their employer doesn’t
value them.
"The offer from DOC management was rejected
overwhelmingly with 95% of the vote against
it.
"Conservation on the cheap only ends up hurting the endangered species and vast forests that DOC staff work so hard to protect.
"A public petition has also been
launched, calling on DOC director-general Lou Sanson and
Government ministers to value their staff as much as the
public do.
"New Zealanders value DOC staff and the work
they do - it is time for DOC management to do the same,"
said Erin
Polaczuk.
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