There were plenty of positives to take from the POA Conference 2024, yet we still face an uphill struggle when it comes to our workers' health and safety, as well as policy making.
WHAT NOW FOR POA MEMBERS?
There were plenty of positives to take from the POA Conference 2024, yet we still face an uphill struggle when it comes to our workers' health and safety, as well as policy making.
CIRC 052: NATIONAL CHAIR UPDATE JULY 2024
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CIRC 042: NATIONAL CHAIR UPDATE JUNE 2024
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CIRC 033: NATIONAL CHAIR UPDATE MAY 2024
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CIRC 022: NATIONAL CHAIR UPDATE APRIL 2024
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OUR LEADERS HAVE NOT LEARNED A THING
Another vicious attack on a prison officer begs the question: when will decisions be made to make our violent workplaces safer?
CIRC 018: NATIONAL CHAIR UPDATE MARCH 2024
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CIRC 011: NATIONAL CHAIR UPDATE FEBRUARY 2024
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CIRC 005: NATIONAL CHAIR UPDATE JANUARY 2024
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WE NEED OUR OWN 'BROKEN WINDOWS' MOMENT
In 1990, New York was the most unsafe city in the world. The rank and file within the police force was depleted, underfunded and under-resourced, and facing levels of criminality it was incapable of dealing with; morale was at an all-time low. This, of course, will sound only too familiar to POA members in our out-of-control workplaces.
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Representing over 30,000 Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers, the POA is the largest UK Union in this sector, able to trace its roots back more than 100 years.