Source: PSA
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi has today filed a formal complaint with the Chief Ombudsman over Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden's political interference in the Employment Relations Authority.
The PSA made the complaint after Van Velden this morning declined to retract her comments and commit to respecting ERA independence. It follows a separate complaint to the Auditor-General by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi.
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is Aotearoa New Zealand's largest trade union, representing and supporting more than 95,000 workers across central government, state-owned enterprises, local councils, health boards and community groups.