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Union · #232887

Public Service Association

Left · trade_union
Union Left
Press releases
0 owned
People
2 surfaced
Appearances
13 featured
Citations
91 named
Channels
19 reached
Social reach
4 mentions

01 Agenda

owned + earned · last 12 months

What this group pushes, and where. Each topic is fused across its own press releases (owned) and its people’s appearances across radio, press & commentary (earned) — a topic carried in both is a frame taken from their words into the wider coverage. Framing is in their own words where available.

Public Sector Cuts
27 mentions
Earned · 27

costs absorbed by agencies through job losses

Public Service Restructuring
8 mentions
Earned · 8

aggressive cost-cutting threatening frontline services

Government Financial Shortfall
7 mentions
Earned · 7

union warns of service cuts from unmet costs

Union Opposition
6 mentions
Earned · 6

union calls changes unjust and destabilising

Ai In Welfare Decisions
5 mentions
Earned · 5

fanciful promises met with skepticism

Government Budget
5 mentions
Earned · 5

criticism of lack of transparency in policy projections

Government Savings Estimates
5 mentions
Earned · 5

government sets ambitious staff reduction goals

Cost Of Living Pressures On Events
4 mentions
Earned · 4

economic rationale for public sector reductions

Government Efficiency Push
4 mentions
Earned · 4

contrasted with union concerns about real-world impacts

Kiwi Saver Superannuation Rates
4 mentions
Earned · 4

hidden fiscal burden of policy pledge

Public Service Association Action
4 mentions
Earned · 4

calls plan reckless and destructive

Public Service Pay Concerns
4 mentions
Earned · 4

fear of reduced opportunities and marginalisation

Coverage note. The channels and people below are the earned layer — detected automatically across radio, press, commentary and social and under review. Indicative, not a complete record: an absence means we haven’t surfaced an appearance, not that none happened.

03 Channels reached earned

earned media

How often this group’s people appear on each channel over time — a concentration on one outlet signals closeness. 24% of the 62 appearances land on commentary · waatea.

04 People earned

2 who have featured · tap to expand
  • Fleur Fitzsimons
    national secretary · 11 sources
    Jul 2026
  • Duane Leo
    national secretary · 3 sources
    Jun 2026