Proud to be Public

Bashing the public service seems to be a national sport - played by the media, the public and politicians alike.
CPSU is fighting back, because we know and understand that any decent society relies on an independent, effective and well-resourced public sector; and we know that our members provide exactly that.
Updated 13/03/2025
Melbourne City Parking Survey – Have Your Say!Proposed changes from May 2025Dear Members,The City of Melbourne is again reviewing metered parking conditions on Sundays. This may have a direct impact on your access to on-street parking near your Prison (MAP). We strongly encourage all members to complete the West Melbourne proposed changes survey, as only those who use these parking spaces can provide the necessary feedback to influence the outcome.This follows our previous submission advocat ... -->
Updated 02/10/2024
Union members from Grades 5-7 at the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions reported that they were being denied progression, because they had either not "exceeded expectations" or because their agreed goals were insufficiently difficult.CPSU raised this with DJSIR, making clear that under our VPS Enterprise Agreement:The goals set by the employee and their manager are the agreed Progression Criteria which must be assessed;If the Employee is eligible for Progression and has met their P ... -->
Updated 22/11/2024
We've Kept Births, Deaths and Marriages 100% in public hands.Plan Hatched but Now Dispatched"An early plan to give private investors access to parts of Victoria’s births, deaths and marriages registry has been abandoned by the state government after backlash from a key union and grassroots Labor members." AGE 13/9/2024BDM has been recording significant life events since 1853.More than 400 Victorians each day last month interacted with BDM and that was just for certificate registration and does ... -->
Updated 13/09/2024
Plan Hatched but Now Dispatched"An early plan to give private investors access to parts of Victoria’s births, deaths and marriages registry has been abandoned by the state government after backlash from a key union and grassroots Labor members." AGE 13/9/2024BDM has been recording significant life events since 1853.More than 400 Victorians each day last month interacted with BDM and that was just for certificate registration and doesn’t include the change of identity or sex, family history, ... -->
Updated 19/09/2024
Plan Hatched but Now Dispatched"An
early plan to give private investors access to parts of Victoria’s
births, deaths and marriages registry has been abandoned by the state
government after backlash from a key union and grassroots Labor
members." AGE 13/9/2024BDM has been recording significant life events since 1853.More
than 400 Victorians each day last month interacted with BDM and that
was just for certificate registration and doesn’t include the change of
identity or sex, fa ... -->