The Jamaica Civil Service Association is an association representing the civil servants of Jamaica. History Approval was given by the government of the day to the Public Officers Memorial Committee for the formation of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) on 6 May 1919. In 1912, due to poor working conditions and low salaries in the public service in Jamaica, public officers petitioned the government to get improvements in these areas for the various grades of officers in the service. Although the colonial government admitted that the public officer's claim was justified, because of the austerity that World War I which was raging in Europe brought on the government, the claims could not be met. As such public officers were unable to seriously press their claims for improvements until 1918 when the First World War had ended and the country's economic conditions became less acute. With the war over and normality returning, a meeting of public officers was called and it was decided that the officers would make further representation to the government for increases. The responsibility of preparing the petition to the government was given to a committee which the officers formed, called the Public Officers Memorial Committee. The members of this committee were drawn from all departments in the central government. This committee was also mandated to report to the officers on the advisability of forming an association. On the advice of this committee the JCSA was formed on 6 May 1919, with the government's approval. The island's Colonial Secretary at the tine, Hon. Colonel H. Bryan was made the Honorary President of the Association. The regular meetings of the Association were chaired by the First Vice President Mr. Walter M. Frazer who was a public officer. The work of the Memorial Committee was merged into the work of the association and the managing committees worked to secure the increases and improvements. Through their efforts increases were given. Being closely linked with the government (this being a product of having the Colonial Secretary as the Honorary President) the Association focused on primarily using petitions and persuasion rather than direct confrontation to secure improvements in the service. This method proved successful initially and the Association was able to secure the regrading of public officers, receipts of grant-in-aid and bonuses and secured the admission of women to the permanent service. The association also gained equal representation with government on a