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General News, Articles and Information from The POA North of the Border:
HMP Noranside Update
Colleagues, In our last musings we told you how we had just been informed of the SPS intention to close HMP Noranside. The following is an update on this position.
Commision on the Future Delivery of Public Services in Scotland
It was my privilege to be invited to give a presentation on behalf of the POA(S) to the Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services in Scotland.
SNC sets out concerns in respect of budget cuts
The POA in Scotland was asked for a submission regarding the Scottish Government’s drafts Budget announcements. here we reproduce the letter from Andy Hogg, to Ms Anne Peat of the Justice Committee.
SPS Announces Closure of HMP Noranside
In the December edition of Gatelodge I wrote about the impending cuts, and how they are about to impact upon us within the service. It didn’t take long to discover what the first of those impacts was to be!
HMP Noranside Branch Letter
In our last musings we told you how we had just been informed the SPS intention to close HMP Noranside.
Since then we have had a Special delegate’s conference at which we received unanimous support to campaign for the retention of Noranside.
STUC There is a better way campaign
Shop stewards, trade union and community activists from across Scotland will come together in a massive rally in Glasgow to hear leading trade unionists discuss the next steps in the campaign and to ensure a major mobilisation for the "There is an Alternative" march and rally in London on 26th March.
David Melrose speaks on Scottish Television about the Scottish Budget Lobby
Following the Scottish Budget Lobby that took place on 17th November 2010, David Melrose talks to Scottish television.
Annual Conference 2009 - Items for Agenda: Circ/16/09 22 July 2009
It is now planned to hold our Annual Conference to deal wholly with Scottish issues on the 29th & 30th of October 2009. It is intended to hold the conference at the Fishers Hotel, Pitlochry and further details will be circulated to branches when arrangements have been finalised.
POA (Scotland) Newsletter (Issue No. 15) July 2009: Scottish Trade Union Congress 2009
Welcome to the July edition of the Scottish newsletter which is produced by the Scottish National Committee to update you, the membership, on any issues that are relevant to Scotland.
POA (Scotland) Special Kilmarnock Edition: May 2009
This newsletter has been compiled by the POA Scottish National Committee. You may have noticed that in recent months the POA have been visiting your establishment asking you to join; in effect this has been the beginnings of a major recruitment drive from the private sector in Scotland.