News Room

Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all POA members.

It is with a great deal of sadness that I must report the distressing news that Deputy General Secretary Joe Simpson has died after a courageous battle against cancer.

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 12th September 2024 for your information.

Further to POA Circular 057/2024 the closing date for receipt of branch nominations was Friday 20th September 2024.

Further to POA Circular 056/2024 the closing date for receipt of branch nominations was Friday 20th September 2024.

The Institute of Employment Rights (IER) launches Pay Review Bodies report alongside Trade Unions.

The above workshop will be held from Tuesday 19 – Thursday 21 November 2024 at the Quorn Grange Hotel, Wood Lane, Quorn, Loughborough.

Please be reminded that the current policy of the POA is not to engage in completion of the employer’s annual staff survey.

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 28th August 2024 for your information.

POA are pleased to announce a brand-new member benefit through a partnership with Perks Mobile.

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.