Government must stop playing Russian roulette with prisoners
by Glyn Travis - 5 months agoPOA assistant secretary Glyn Travis says health and safety of prison staff is not for sale
Articles tagged ‘prisons’
Prison unions slam slammers shutting scandal
by Tim Lezard - 5 months agoUnions warns decision to close seven prisons is irresponsible
Maintenance workers ‘kicked in the teeth’ by ‘spurious’ prison privatisation plan
by Pete Murray - 7 months agoUcatt says plan by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling for £450m savings makes no provision for in-house bid
REVEALED: Govt’s own bid to run prisons might be outsourced to private companies
by Tim Lezard - 1 year agoGovernment insists market-testing is not a front for privatisation, but evidence suggests otherwise
It’s a strike, Dave, but not as you know it
by Glyn Travis - 1 year agoPOA members – denied the right to strike – broke the shackles of legal action to find different ways of making their voice heard on N30
Prison lecturers to strike against threat to “dumb down” teaching
by Pete Murray - 1 year agoTeachers leaders have called on Scottish government to intervene in dispute affecting seven prisons north of the border
POA members vote “Yes” for Nov 30th strike
by Tim Lezard - 1 year agoStaff working in special hospitals join pensions action. “Government should put something positive on the table” if ministers hope to avoid strike