As retiring Green Party MP Jan Logie steps down from here role in parliament, three prominent PSA leaders acknowledge and thank Jan for her work within the union movement.
Support to influence
A big part of our PSA work is to influence. We do that every day in workplaces to support our members. The PSA also has a programme of political work, led by our Leadership team and supported by our strategy teams and members. This includes engaging with MPs and Ministers and the parliamentary process.
One politican who has always been the first to speak to our issues is Jan Logie. Jan Logie has been an MP with the Green Party for 14 years and a parliamentary undersecretary. Before entering parliament, Jan was an activist and leader with Women’s Refuge, the YWCA and in student politics.
As Jan now steps down from her role in parliament, we take the time to thank her on behalf of our membership.
Our voice in parliament
Jan, you were our voice in parliament. You were connected with communities that PSA members also belonged to. You were there when our work in the union movement required legislative change, or a conversation with someone who could strategize, advocate, and ask the right questions in the House of Representatives. When we needed a real champion for social justice, we had Jan Logie.
“Jan, you saw the issues bubbling away and changes that were needed and made time for the communities you were connected to, and that included us. This was so important to the PSA, and it was never taken for granted.”
Erin Polaczuk, former PSA National Secretary
“Jan, thank you for being a friend of working people, a friend to the PSA and a friend to me. Aotearoa will be worse off for not having your voice in parliament. Thank you for your public service and all you personally sacrificed to raise up others. You are a real leader. With love and respect,
Kerry.
Kerry Davies, PSA National Secretary
A lasting legacy
Back in 2019, Newsroom reported that: “The Greens’ Jan Logie is just a humble under-secretary, but she’s having an oversized impact on sexual and family violence reform.”
That legacy is as true today as it was four years ago. And it’s a legacy that all those who have worked on family violence issues acknowledge and celebrate.
“The very significant gains made in funding, services and sheer visibility of family violence prevention and response are testament to a politician who is both highly skilled and deeply principled.”
Brenda Pilott, former Women’s Refuge worker, former head of the Family Violence Unit and former PSA National Secretary
Thank you, Jan, you have touched the lives of many. The union movement will be forever grateful for the work you have done. We wish you well and look forward to seeing what you do next.