First they picketed, and now a group of Dunedin members of the PSA have written a rap in a bid to bring disgruntled court workers a step closer to the negotiating table.
One of the writers, who did not want to be identified, said the ditty centred around PSA members' concerns that the salary of Ministry of Justice chief executive Belinda Clark had increased by $70,000 since 2006, while court workers were paid 13% less than other government workers.
The rap starts: "We are folks from the ministry. Administering justice for the community.
"Belinda Clark is on great pay. Half-a-million a year they say. Man, oh, man that's great pay. That's over 1300 bucks a day."
It concludes: "We are only asking to be able, to get around the negotiating table. And ask our boss to compare, the wages of other workers and treat us fair."
The group hoped the rap, titled Rapping it out for Justice, would be picked up by their PSA "brothers and sisters" and used on picket lines.
debbie.porteous@odt.co.nz