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Salterton Associates Ltd provide specialist services to the British Overseas Territories and are forming a cadre of former UK Prison Officers to assist certain Caribbean Islands in times of emergency / natural disaster.

Delegates agree that societies must work together towards a more inclusive and equal future. Jackie Marshall NEC reports from Northern Ireland meeting curtailed by Storm Éowyn

 

The TUC is hosting a day dedicated to women's health and safety at work.

The TUC is hosting a one-day conference on asbestos on Monday 28th April, which will centre on driving forward our campaign for removal.

On Monday 28 April, we will mark International Workers' Memorial Day (IWMD). It is a day where we resolve to remember the dead and fight for the living.

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 26th March 2025 for your information.

 

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

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 11th and 12th March 2025 for your information.

The Trade Union representing the UKs Prison Officers is calling on the Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood to publish a 2023 Cabinet Office assessment of Prison Maintenance Contracts. 

Cuts to the UK's prisons budget would have the effect of pouring petrol on an already blazing fire Union Leaders have warned. 

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.