LARA GIDDINGS

Letter to CPSU Feb 2010

“Labor has given a rock-solid guarantee... that there will be no forced redundancies under this State Labor Government”

“We will consult with public sector staff prior to any decisions that have a major impact on them or their workplaces”

“The Labor Government’s support for public services and public servants is a core value”

SCOTT BACON

Email to CPSU Feb 2010

“I reaffirm my own personal commitment to the Public Services @ Work policy. It’s important that we maintain the vital services that are delivered to Tasmanians every day"

"As someone who worked within a Government Department only a couple of years ago, I know how important their work is and will continue to be as Tasmania grows and develops”

BRYAN GREEN

Letter to CPSU March 2010

“I am committed to ensuring we maintain the skills and experience within the sector”

“I am sure a Labor Government will continue to put the public sector at the fore of everything we do”

“I look forward to maintaining the relationship I have with the union and public service employees into the future”

GRAEME STURGES

Letter to CPSU Feb 2010

“As a committed unionist who has given my working life to fight for the rights of workers, it gives me great pleasure to commit to the fundamentals of the four key elements of the Unions Public Sector Policy"

REBECCA WHITE

Email to CPSU Feb 9 2010

“I am particularly supportive of the principle to provide services to all Tasmanians, no matter where they live, and will do what I can if elected to support the Public Sector to do this"

"As someone who has worked in the Public Sector for more than four years now you can be assured of my support”

DAVID O'BYRNE

Email to CPSU Jan 29 2010

“I have had first hand experience of the difference it makes to Tasmania when we have a Government that values its employees, not only for the important work they perform day in day out but also what they add to our community"

"I am a strong believer in the role of the public service as a positive force within Tasmania, I also strongly support the principles of Government involving and fully consulting with public servants on the future of not only their work but also on the more broader strategic directions and implementation of public policy”

BRENTON BEST

Letter to CPSU Feb 2010

“There is an immense reservoir of expertise, experience and creativity that resides right now in our public service, and the Government is not prepared to let that go”

“Even in the most difficult financial circumstances for half a century Labor has maintained its responsibilities to the Tasmanian people through quarantines on frontline services from budget cuts by protecting schools, hospitals, police services and infrastructure spending”

NICK MCKIM

Letter to CPSU Feb 8 2010 

“We pledge to provide the Tasmanian public sector with sufficient resources to deliver high quality services to all Tasmanians”

“The Greens believe that Governments should negotiate in good faith with public sector workers and unions rather than forcing unions to industrial action as Labor has done on many occasions.”

“The Greens also commit to no forced redundancies in the next term of government”

“We pledge a genuine consultation with workers before making decisions which significantly impact on those workers or their workplaces”

“Implementing our commitments to the Tasmanian public sector remains an absolute priority for the Greens and will be a primary focus in any discussions about forming a stable, power sharing government”

MICHELLE O'BYRNE

Letter to CPSU Feb 2010

“Labor has a proud record of strongly supporting the Public Service during both buoyant and difficult economic times, and of providing high-quality public services to the people of Tasmania”