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DONATE TO THE PPSA Don't just wish us well - take action to save your union. Incumbent General Secretary, John Cahill and his team have been returned despite suffering a 30% (2,200 vote) drop in their vote. Cahill managed to get over the line with 53% of the vote while the Progressive's Anne Gardiner fell short with 47%. It will cost $30-40,000 to run a successful election campaign in 2012. Unlike others we don't use the union's resources to promote ourselves. It costs a lot to print 'how-to-vote' brochures and mail them to every member. If you want your union to be strong again then please contribute to our election fund. We don’t receive slush money from political parties. We rely entirely on members and supporters like you. Take a stand for a stronger union! The best way to help us is to make a regular pay deduction rather than waiting till the 2012 election to make a lump sum donation. HOW CAN I DONATE? Print this page for instructions 1. Payroll deduction This is the best way as it is free of charge. Tell your payroll staff that you wish to have a deduction made to: Account name: PPSA, BSB: 802 396 account number: 1051780 with: Unicom Credit Union TIP Tell us when you donate Consider an odd amount like $20.12 so we can identify your deduction and confirm that we are receiving it. Don't forget to tell us that you have started the payroll deduction & the amount. Email us at ppsa@progressivepsa.org 2. Automatic deduction from your bank or credit union Obtain an automatic deduction form from your bank and use the details above. Beware – you will usually be charged a fee. Payroll deduction is usually cheaper. 3. Lump Sum – Internet Banking Use the details above. It is also possible to make one-off or irregular donations to this account number via internet banking. 4. Lump Sum – Cheque Simply write your cheque out to “PPSA” and mail it to Progressive PSA P.O. Box 202 Broadway NSW 2007 5. Your Will Seriously. You can’t take it with you but you can make a difference. You can allocate a fixed amount or a small percentage. Contact us if you would like a model clause for your will. HOW ELSE CAN I HELP? Email us at ppsa@progressivepsa.org or register your interest with one of our Contacts if you can help in one of the following ways: Come to our monthly meeting. Contact us for the date and location of the next meeting ppsa@progressivepsa.org Attend one of our fundraising events. Feel free to bring friends and family. Most of our events are child friendly. Get some Progressives to attend a meeting of members at your workplace or your next Departmental Committee meeting of delegates. Organise a fundraiser for us – a theatre or film night, a harbour cruise, a BBQ or picnic, a collection from your workplace. Let us know if you would like to run on the Progressive PSA election ticket in 2012. We want candidates from as many agencies as possible. Sell some ‘guessing competition ’ raffle tickets in your workplace when we hold our next raffle. They are really easy to sell and it lets people know that there IS a challenge team in the PSA. Can you contribute another talent? Would you like to write about what is happening in your agency? Are you an illustrator or designer, a comedian or musician? Its your union and we’d like to make use of the many and varied talents of our members. Come to social drinks and meet some of the Progressives and our supporters and make up your own mind about whether to support us. We sometimes have Friday night drinks on the 3rd floor of the Hellenic Club in Sydney – Contact us for the next one. YOU can help make our union strong again! ppsa@progressivepsa.org Progressive PSA brings together rank and file trade union activists in the Public Service Association of New South Wales and the CPSU (SPSF Branch). We work for improved and more equitable pay greater job security sustainable jobs in a sustainable environment a democratic and strong union

WHY? The Progressives support delegates and work with them for a reformed and stronger union as part of the broader labour movement. While the others are asleep at the wheel we are analysing trends in the public sector and proposing strategies to protect the interests of our members and other workers. We need your financial support to do our work. The current leadership faction have repeatedly rejected key proposals to democratise and strengthen our union. They won't reform themselves. That's why the Progressive's will mount a serious challenge in 2012 to ensure the union is put back under delegate control. Contact us at: donation_inquiry@progressivepsa.org

Contact us at: donation_inquiry@progressivepsa.org