* MEDIA ALERT * NSW sheriffs to strike for fair pay

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Thursday, 15 August 2024

Hundreds of NSW sheriffs will walk off the job across the state on Thursday over a staffing crisis and poor pay.

Media is invited to film workers walking off the job at the Downing Centre Local and District Court from 10am.

The walk out is expected to cripple or shut dozens of courts in regional NSW where sheriffs will strike for a full day.

Who: Public Service Association members

When: 10am Thursday, 15 August 2024
Where: Downing Centre Local and District Court, 143-147 Liverpool Street, Sydney

What: Sheriffs will walk off the job across NSW over a staffing crisis and poor pay

For more information, contact Ben James on 0438 485 535

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