The POA welcome the publication of the employment rights bill as a step forward for workers but has said it has done nothing to address the rights of Prison Officers, who have been denied the right to strike since 1994, and denied the right to take any form of industrial action since a permanent injunction was imposed on the POA in 2019.
Press Releases
PR 256: INSTITUTE OF EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS (IER)
The Institute of Employment Rights (IER) launches Pay Review Bodies report alongside Trade Unions.
PR 255: POA WARN GOVERNMENT OF IMMINENT TRAGEDY IN YOUTH PRISONS
The POA Union which represents Prison Officers working in Youth Custody Prisons in England and Wales has today written to the Government warning them that a tragedy within youth prisons is imminent if they do not provide adequate protections for staff.
PR 254:POA DEMAND EQUAL TREATMENT ON TRADE UNION RIGHTS
The POA welcome todays Government announcement regarding their intention to repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act,2023. However, the repealing of this Bill does not affect POA Members who are still subject to some of the most pernicious legislation which removes the rights of Prison Officers to take any form of Industrial Action.
PR 252: POA WELCOME GOVERNMENT DECISION ON PRISON SERVICE PAY REVIEW BODY RECOMMENDATIONS
The Prison Officers Association have welcomed the Government’s decision to accept the recommendations of the Prison Service Pay Review Body for 2024/2025.
PR 252: PRISON SERVICE CRISIS
The POA leadership accept that a General Election has been called and we enter a period of purdah.
PR 250: GOVERNMENT LAUNCH EMERGENCY PRISON RELEASE SCHEME
Yesterday, the Government announced an Emergency Prison Release Scheme based on legislation that will allow early releases. This scheme will apply to prisoners serving determinate sentences with automatic release at 50% point.
PR 249: WANDSWORTH ESCAPE
On the 6th September 2023 a Prisoner escaped from Wandsworth prison and this has been widely reported in the media.
PR 248: DEATHS IN CUSTODY RAISE ALARM BELLS FOR POA UNION
The Prison Officers Association have highlighted their concerns over the rising number of deaths in custody, particularly self-inflicted deaths, since Prison regimes have been expanded throughout the course of 2023.
PR 247: PAY AWARD FOR PRISON OFFICERS DIVISIVE POA STATE
The Prison Officers Association has reacted cautiously to todays announcement covering the pay of Prison Officer and Operational Support grades working within Public Sector Prisons in England and Wales.
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