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The PSA is keeping the pressure firmly on the State Government to deliver a pay rise that truly reflects the worth of public sector workers and the vital work they do for South Australians every day.
But we still need your help! We need to show that public sector workers are prepared to fight for what they deserve.
Come to our Mega Rally / Stop work meeting!
Time: 12:30pm
Date: Wednesday, 26th November.
Location: meeting at Hindmarsh Square & then marching to SA Parliament House
Bring:
- Water
- Signs in support of a pay rise
- Your co-workers / friends / family
Stay for a BBQ lunch afterwards, provided by the PSA
Key things to know:
- The SA Government has made a Salaried EBA offer.
- In response to this offer, we have made a survey so that your voice is heard.
This survey is open to all members and eligible members of the PSA of SA that are covered by the Salaried Enterprise Agreement. - We have launched a new website focused on our EB25 campaign.
- Salaried bargaining to be expedited
Bargaining for the Salaried Enterprise Agreement has been underway since September 2024. Now, we’ve written to the declared employer to insist the process be expedited - and they’ve agreed. Read the letter here - A claim for a 20% wage increase in the first 12 months and a short 12–24 month agreement
We have presented a clear claim and our focus is simple: A meaningful wage increase. This isn’t just about timelines - it’s about real outcomes. Members have waited long enough. - Weekly enterprise bargaining meetings with government
We are now meeting at least once a week, every week, to drive progress.
Key documents
- SA Government Salaried EBA offer - 11 Sept 2025 PDF
- The last SA Public Sector Salaried Agreement 2021-2024 PDF
Newsfeed Salaried EB25 Updates
25 November 2025
Tomorrow is our mega rally, are you with us?
Join us as we take a half-day stoppage from our duties and march together for the fair, safe, and properly resourced workplaces our communities deserve.
If you haven’t done so already, please register for the rally!
Key details
Date: Tomorrow! - Wednesday 26 November 2025
Where: Meet at Hindmarsh Square in the Adelaide CBD.
When: 12.30pm (sharp) we depart Hindmarsh Square, & will begin our march to SA Parliament House on North Terrace.
Hindmarsh Square: Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to departure time.
The PSA has stocked up on noisemakers, clappers, whistle, airhorns and earplugs, because we want to be loud, proud, and impossible to ignore.
March route: Hindmarsh Square > Pirie Street > King William Street > North Terrace.
For maximum impact and safety, there will be road closures along the route to SA Parliament House. With the road closures, everyone needs to follow SAPOL’s guidance and our PSA Rally Safety marshals' instructions.
SA Parliament House: Once we have all arrived to parliament house, there will be speeches.
Safety note: We will have first aid officers & safety marshalls at all locations during the day, they can be identified through their pink & yellow high vis vests.
25 November 2025
Thank you to Tammy Franks MLC for championing vital improvements to the new Labour Hire Bill. These changes will bring much-needed transparency to labour hire use, hold government accountable, and ensure labour hire workers are subject to the same code of ethics as public servants.
Big thanks again to Tammy for her ongoing support in ensuring all public servants receive fair pay.
24 November 2025
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23 November 2025
Write it loud. Write it proud. Grab a chalk marker and turn your car into a rolling message for fair pay. Chalk your windows, share your story, and let everyone see the strength of our movement.
Every chalked car becomes a moving billboard in car parks, on the road, and outside worksites right across the state.
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22 November 2025
20 November 2025
Katrine Hildyard Rally in photos
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19 November 2025
Solidarity to the CPSU Tasmania union members, who are also taking industrial action today! It's time to Bridge the Wages and conditions gap
18 November 2025
CHALK YOUR SUPPORT!
Will you help us build pressure to push SA Government towards a fair pay rise in our Salaried Enterprise Agreement?
Grab a chalk marker and write your message on your car windows - in support of a fair pay rise for the SA Public sector!
17 November 2025
We’re taking our fight for fair pay to SA Parliament House and we want your creativity to lead the charge.
Bring your best slogans + powerful messages. Make it eye catching, make it funny, make yourself heard!
To be in the running to win 1 of 4 $150 gift cards:
1. Make your sign.
2. Bring it to the PSA mega rally for fair pay (12.30pm, 26.11.25).
3. Send us a photo of your sign at the rally, you can email us: enquiries@psaof.sa.asn.au, comment or DM a photo of your sign on our social media Instagram: @psa_of_sa or Facebook: /PublicServiceAssociationSA
4. We’re also encouraging you to snap a photo at the rally, post on social media tag the PSA & use #EB25. Please note only public posts will be considered as entries.
Terms + conditions:
Only current PSA members are eligible to enter this competition.
The PSA will contact the 4 winners with instructions on how to claim their prize. By submitting a photo of your sign, you’re consenting to the PSA posting that photo on our social media.
1 sign = 1 entry; you’re welcome to enter as many times as possible to increase your chances to win, & you’re only eligible to win 1 of the 4 giftcards
14 November 2025
EB25 SNAP ACTION - RALLY AT KATRINE HILDYARD'S OFFICE 19/11/25
Public Sector workers across South Australia are struggling and it’s time the Government respects your work and pays you what you’re worth.
Child Protection workers perform some of the most challenging and vital work in our state - protecting vulnerable children, supporting families in crisis, and making critical decisions every day under immense pressure.
Yet, you are doing this work in a system that’s under-resourced, understaffed, and unsustainable. Chronic fatigue, unmanageable caseloads and unsafe workloads have become the norm. Enough is enough.
It’s time to rally at the electorate office of the Minister for Child Protection, Katrine Hildyard.
We will rally because you cannot protect children without protecting the workers who care for them.
- When: 12:30pm Wednesday 19th November
- Where: Katrine Hildyard’s Office, 114 Beach Road, Christies Beach
Click here for the rally and bus registration
13 November 2025
EB25 IN THE MEDIA - PSA snap rally for fair pay for the SA Public Sector at the Office of Nick Champion
13 November 2025
PSA Snap Rally at Nick Champion's Office in photos
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10 November 2025
EB25: MEGA RALLY WITH PSA MARCH TO PARLIAMENT HOUSE 26.11.25
Enough is enough.
The State Government continues to ignore the voices of South Australia’s public sector workers - the people who keep this state running every single day. Their so-called “offer” is nowhere near good enough.
It’s time to stand together and send a message that cannot be ignored. Let’s show this government just how vital public sector workers are.
At 12:30pm on Wednesday 26th November 2025
We will be marching from Hindmarsh Square, corner of Pulteney Street and Grenfell Street, to Parliament House, North Terrace, for a rally. Police marshalled road closures will be in place for this march.
Public sectors workers are instructed to not return to their positions at the end of the rally so that we can maintain a half day stoppage and instead join the PSA for a BBQ. BBQ Details to follow. Yes. That's right. A half day stoppage across the entire public sector.
We’ve worked through crisis after crisis, kept essential services running, and supported our communities - yet the government refuses to pay us fairly.
We deserve better and together, we’ll make sure they know it.
Click here for the rally and bus registration on 26 November 2025
9 November 2025
PSA snap rally for fair pay at State Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis' office - in photos
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9 November 2025
EB25 Snap Rally 12 Nov: Demand Safety & Fair Pay at Housing SA
The PSA is keeping the pressure firmly on the State Government to deliver a pay rise that truly reflects the worth of public sector workers and the vital work they do for South Australians every day. Our next rally will be on 12 November at Nick Champion's office.
The PSA has identified alarming failures across our state's housing systems.
Homes that are not fit for habitation. Contact and customer service teams exposed daily to unsafe environments and abuse. Public housing being rushed through without proper safeguards. Maintenance teams unable to keep up with overwhelming demand.
To make matters worse, these issues aren’t new. Staff have been raising the alarm for years. This is simply not good enough.
8 November 2025
In the Media
Sunday Mail ' SA prison assaults double as officers reveal violence crisis at Yatala'
"Public Service Association general secretary Charlotte Watson, who represents prison guards, said guards started on salaries as low as $58,000, which is well below their counterparts in other states.
Over the past six years, officers have received just a 6 per cent pay rise.
Ms Watson argued prisons could not safely operate while workers were exhausted and underpaid.
“Every week we’re seeing assaults and chaos that could be prevented – if the government valued its own workforce,” she said.
The union is demanding a 20 per cent pay rise over 18 months for all their members to make up for what it says is years of stagnating pay."
8 November 2025
Read the full article on the Adelaide Now website here
7 November 2025
Across the public sector, workers are facing unsafe conditions, short staffing and constant pressure. But this week, our focus is on SA Housing Trust workers - the people supporting our most vulnerable in a housing system that’s failing them.
Homes unfit to live in. Unsafe worksites. Overwhelming workloads. Staff have been raising the alarm for years and nothing has changed. It’s not good enough.
Join us as we take our EB campaign straight to Housing Minister Nick Champion and stand with Housing Trust workers demanding fair pay and safe housing for all.
7 November 2025
6 November 2025
In the media
Following yesterday's rally at SA Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis' Office yesterday, we’ve featured on The Advertiser facebook page, highlighting the widespread violence unfolding in South Australia’s prisons. Our corrections officers, like so many across the public sector, are under immense pressure from chronic short staffing and low pay. Despite this crisis, the government’s latest offer is nothing short of a slap in the face to the hardworking people who keep our state running.
5 November 2025
PSA snap rally for fair pay at State Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis' office - in photos
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5 November 2025
EB25 Know your rights re: Snap Rallies
Have you received an email from your employer advising that “the rally is not stop work action”? Or “your absence from duties is not authorised”?
Know Your Rights!
- You are allowed to attend the rally!
- The rally is stop work action!
- You are allowed to engage in industrial action!
- Your employer cannot stop you from leaving your workplace!
- You are allowed to be absent from duties for the period of your lunch break!
4 November 2025
In the Media - Radio Adelaide 101.5fm
31 October 2025
30 October 2025
The PSA is keeping the pressure firmly on the State Government to deliver a pay rise that truly reflects the worth of public sector workers and the vital work they do for South Australians every day.
Thousands of public sector workers have already turned out in force across the state, from Pt Augusta to Parliament House, and it worked!
Premier Peter Malinauskas has now come to the table to resolve this agreement with urgency.
But we still need your help!
We need to show that public sector workers are prepared to fight for what they deserve.
We will be commencing weekly snap action rallies, every Wednesday throughout November or until a fair deal is reached. Put these dates in your calendar:
12:30pm Wednesday 5th November - Location: Tom Koutsantonis’ Office
12:30pm Wednesday 12th November. Location: TBC
12:30pm Wednesday 19th November. Location: TBC
12:30pm Wednesday 26th November. For a Mega Rally with PSA March to Parliament House
The first rally will take place at Tom Koutsantonis’ Office
Location: 229 Henley Beach Road, Torrensville
Time: 12:30pm
Date: Wednesday 5th November 2025
The PSA is providing return bus transportation, with limited pick-up locations to this rally. If you’re wanting a seat on the PSA bus, register for a spot ASAP.
Help us spread the word!
- RSVP to the rally on facebook.
- (A4 flyer PDF) EB25 Rally at TOM KOUTSANTONIS office. 5 NOV 2025.pdf
- (A3 Poster PDF) EB25 Rally at TOM KOUTSANTONIS office. 5 NOV 2025.pdf
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- (A3 Poster PDF) EB25. Snap rallies every week, until we win! Wednesdays in November.pdf
- (A4 flyer PDF) EB25 Snap rallies every week, until we win!.pdf
30 October 2025
Snap action rally at Tom Koutsantonis’ Office on Wednesday 5th November 2025
The PSA is keeping the pressure firmly on the State Government to deliver a pay rise that truly reflects the worth of public sector workers and the vital work they do for South Australians every day.
Thousands of public sector workers have already turned out in force across the state, from Pt Augusta to Parliament House, and it worked!
Premier Peter Malinauskas has now come to the table to resolve this agreement with urgency.
But we still need your help! We will be commencing weekly snap action rallies, every Wednesday throughout November or until a fair deal is reached.
28 October 2025
IN THE MEDIA
26 October 2025
IN THE MEDIA
24 October 2025
Weekend action paused—PSA members force talks to Ministerial level
Thousands of members taking action across the state have delivered a major breakthrough.
After strong rallies and growing pressure, PSA leaders and members met directly with Premier Malinauskas and Deputy Premier Maher late Wednesday afternoon.
As a result, the Premier has agreed that negotiations will now be elevated to Cabinet level. This is a huge step forward and a clear sign that our action is working.
23 October 2025
Urgent Worksite Rep (Delegate) meeting tomorrow at the PSA at 9:00am
Our members keep this state moving - now we’re moving for a fair deal. Together, we’ve got this. Join us at the meeting to discuss EB negotiations and determine next steps
22 October 2025
22 October 2025
Our signs at the rally last Wednesday spoke the truth. Fair pay. Respect. Real wage growth.
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21 October 2025
After years of being underpaid and underestimated, the PSA dragon has awoken. PSA members are wide awake, fired up, and ready to do what it takes to win fair pay once and for all. 
20 October 2025
19 October 2025
18 October 2025
17 October 2025
PSA MEMBERS! You showed up and sent a strong message to the government - we won’t settle for less than fair pay. The energy, the solidarity, t he power - incredible. We’re just getting warmed up
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15 October 2025
IN THE MEDIA - 7 News
15 October 2025
1 October 2025
Port Augusta
Location: Port Augusta East Foreshore, Young & Tassie Streets
Date: Thursday, 9 October 2025
Time: 12:30 pm
Adelaide
Location: Parliament House, North Terrace, Adelaide
Date: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Time: 12:30 PM
Download Rally flyers for your workplace
EB25 Rally Posters.pdf
More information on the rallies
23 Sept 2025 - It's time to mobilise, EBA Rally
As a result of PSA member's feedback in response to the SA Government's EBA offer, we're holding state wide rallies.
17 Sept 2025 - Urgent Online Zoom Meetings
In response to the SA Government's offer, the PSA is hosting online meetings to discuss the offer, the EB survey that we have launched and the next steps from here.
This is a crucial point in our campaign, to get the pay rise that we all need, we need everyone involved. Its time to make your voice heard!
Register for the meetings here
12 Sept 2025 - The SA Government has made an EBA offer
Unfortunately, the offer falls short of what SA Public Sector workers need.
The Pay offer doesn't compensate for how far behind we are:
- 3.75% in Aug 2025
- 3.5% in Aug 2026
- 3.25% in Aug 2027
10 September 2025 - EB25 - It's about pay
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Key Points:
- The SA Government have indicated that an offer for a new enterprise agreement is imminent, including a wage offer.
- It is important that you closely monitor your emails and let your colleagues know that an offer is imminent.
- Once the PSA receive this offer, members will have the first say through a survey.
- Our expectation is that this first offer will fall short of what is needed. If that is the case, now is the time for us to make a stand and show that the PSA and our members know what we are worth.
9 September 2025 - Urgent Meeting - Worksite Reps Release Request
Dear Worksite Reps and Activists,
An urgent union meeting has been called for tomorrow,
13-19 August 2025 - Salaried EBA Update
Focus on: Professional Officers (POs) and Corrections Officers (COs)
“We go into work every day and feel defeated. It feels like our skills are taken for granted.”
New leadership has been in office for just five weeks, and there have now been more EB meetings than weeks in office, highlighting the urgency of delivering fair outcomes for public sector workers.
The Enterprise Bargaining process is finally taking shape, and the pressure to make a proper wage offer is building. Recent meetings have focused on Professional Officers (POs) and Corrections Officers (COs), on the 13 August and 19 August respectively, giving members the chance to speak directly about the issues unique to their work - and why they must be addressed in this EB.
13 August 2025 - Weekly meeting 2#
Focus on: Administrative Service Officers (ASOs)
“When you’re living pay cheque to pay cheque, what kind of life do you get to live?”
That’s the question one PSA member put to their employer last week as ASOs from across the public sector – from TAFE to DHS, from CFS to the SA Museum – fronted the bargaining table to demand a 20% pay rise.
How does Public Sector ASO roles compare to interstate?
This fight isn’t just about a few – it’s about 40,000 workers across the public service and their families.
We are the people the Government calls “essential” – but they refuse to pay us accordingly. Right now, we’re 20%–30% behind other staff interstate doing similar work.
That’s not just unfair – it’s unsustainable.
Weekly EBA Meeting 2# .13 August 2025.pdf
30 July 2025 - Salaried EBA Update. Weekly Meeting 1#
Focus on: Operational Services (OPs)
Image: Members who attended the PSA’s first weekly enterprise bargaining meeting with government are pictured with PSA General Secretary Charlotte (front, centre), Assistant General Secretary Celia (left) and Organising Lead Alen (right).
DCP, SA Pathology, Housing Trust and DHS attended the meeting with the declared employer, with a focus on the OPS classification.
Members spoke powerfully about the value of their work and the need for fair pay for the essential services they provide to the community. We thank them for sharing their stories.
“I thought it was a great opportunity to get in front of people who can help form decisions. It was good to be heard, and I think it was good to have a group of us, from different agencies because we all have different experiences. And even for us (PSA members) to hear from each other on these experiences too”. A PSA member who attended the first weekly meeting.
Flyers and Resources:
Meet our newly elected PSA leadership Team (A4) 30 July 2025.pdf
Salaried EB update 1 August 2025.pdf
Comparison of SA ASO roles to interstate
Weekly EBA Meeting 2# .13 August 2025.pdf
Urgent Online Meetings 18 sept + 22 sept 2025.pdf
Get involved
- If you're not a PSA member, join today!
- Organise to host a meeting in your workplace - Contact: youragreement@psaofsa.asn.au
- Follow the PSA on social media to stay in the loop with any updates. Facebook and Instagram.
Your enterprise agreement
The Public Service Association is the principal union for public sector employees in South Australia.
Around 40,000 South Australian public sector employees are covered by an enterprise employment agreement titled:
‘South Australian Public Sector Enterprise Agreement 2021: Salaried’.
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With PSA membership you know you're protected at work and have access to a huge range of member benefits. We strive for a South Australian public sector in which staff are highly valued and well resourced, with fair and secure working conditions.
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