fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn æz ɐ bɹˈæntʃ ʌvðə nˈuː zˈiːlənd pˈʌblɪk sˈɜːvɪs ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən, ænd əfˈɪʃəli ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, ðə jˈuːniənz θɹˈiːmˈʌnθ stɹˈaɪk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn wʌz kɹˈɪɾɪkəl tə ðə ɹˈaɪz ʌvðə hjˈuːmən ɹˈaɪts pɹətˈɛkʃən pˈɑːɹɾi ænd ɪts vˈɪktɚɹi ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː wˈɛstɚn sˈæmoʊn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
Founded in 1969 as a branch of the New Zealand Public Service Association, and officially registered in 1979, the union's three-month strike in 1981 was critical to the rise of the Human Rights Protection Party and its victory in the 1982 Western Samoan general election.