Representing over 30,000 Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers, the POA is the largest UK Union in this sector
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A worker's right to withdraw their labour is a fundamental human right recognised by the International Labour Organisation, an agency of the United Nations. We thank all those MPs who back the
@POAunion call for the Government to reinstate the Right to Strike for all of the UK's Prison Officers
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Thank you @grahamemorris you have supported the POA and wider trade union movement for many years. A true comrade. Steve Gillan Gen Sec.
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If you’re planning to be in Durham for the @DurhamGala, don’t miss our Eve of Gala meeting, jointly organised with @ctufevents & in association with @strike_map. It’s an essential part of the #BigMeeting weekend.
Kindly sponsored by @Morrishlaw.
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A worker's right to withdraw their labour is a fundamental human right recognised by the International Labour Organisation, an agency of the United Nations. We thank all those MPs who back the @POAunion call for the Government to reinstate the Right to Strike for all of the UK's Prison Officers
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Thank you @jeremycorbyn this hasn’t come as a surprise as you have always been a champion of workers rights and a true friend on the POA over many years. If only more MPs had your principles. Steve Gillan Gen Sec
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A worker's right to withdraw their labour is a fundamental human right recognised by the International Labour Organisation, an agency of the United Nations. We thank all those MPs who back the
@POAunion call for the Government to reinstate the Right to Strike for all of the UK's Prison Officers
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Thank you @KateOsamor an MP who has always supported trade unions and the POA. Steve Gillan Gen Sec
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DRONE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS DO NOT GO FAR ENOUGH
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The Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, has announced that he is investing an extra £35m to fund tougher physical barriers to prevent the conveyance of illicit items by drones in 17 of our most at-risk Prisons.
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MPS REPORT ON PRISONS IN WALES CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO COLLECT DUST SAYS UNION
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A report by an influential House of Commons committee into “Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation” in Wales must result in its recommendations being implemented and cannot be allowed to sit on a shelf collecting dust, the Union representing the UK’s Prison Officers has said.
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HMP Woodhill Inspection is further evidence of the crisis in our Prisons, says the Prison Officers' Association
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Buckinghamshire Prison, HMP Woodhill is still "unsafe, violent, dilapidated with drugs easily available," and some of the conditions were found by Prison Inspectors to be worse than at the time of the last inspection in 2023.
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Morning Star | HMP Woodhill inspection is further evidence of the crisis in our prisons, campaigners say
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Please urge your MP to support this parliamentary motion from @grahamemorris calling for the Labour Government to reinstate Prison Officers' fundamental human right right to strike.
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