Thank you for your work in Policelink during this bushfire season
29 January 2020
The É«ÀÇÉçÇøwould like to extend its heartfelt thanks for the amazing work members have undertaken in very trying conditions over the last few months since the beginning of the bushfire season.
Your work has also been celebrated in a widely shared post on the PSA’s Facebook page, available .
The events and conditions that members have dealt with have been unprecedented. For many members, especially in Lithgow, these fires would have had a particularly personal impact with road closures in the Blue Mountains and further west, as well as properties lost in Lithgow.
The É«ÀÇÉçÇøacknowledges some of the calls members have taken and the challenges they have gone through have been unbelievably difficult in terms of mental health and resilience.
Anybody who is having difficulties should have no hesitation in reaching out to EAP, their doctor, peer support officers, managers, or the É«ÀÇÉçÇøas appropriate. Take the time and resources you need to look after yourself or recover and know when to talk to a professional about vicarious trauma or workload stress.
A reminder that the É«ÀÇÉçÇøruns a training course on Mental Health, Care and Resilience. É«ÀÇÉçÇømembers can attend these course for free and are entitled to 12 days of Special Leave every two years for union activities including training. Further information is available HERE.
Any members who have feedback, questions or concerns about this period, please pass on to your delegates or to É«ÀÇÉçÇøindustrial staff:
Tuggerah
Kerrie Mackay
John Kuchta
Lithgow
Shannon Potter
Industrial Officer
Andrew Wright
Strong membership means a strong union! Know a non-member? Get them to JOIN THE É«ÀÇÉçÇøTODAY!