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CIRC 091: DAVE SMITH NOMINATION FOR THE SAFETY HEALTH AND PRACTITIONER AWARD FOR THE MOST INFLUENTIAL INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR
Dave Smith has been nominated for the above award and the National Executive would ask members to consider voting for Dave who has worked tirelessly for the safety of all workers to his own detriment at times.
CIRC 090: NEC MINUTES
Please find attached NEC minutes for the 15th November 2023 for your information.
POA CIRC NI 005: NORTHERN IRELAND AREA VICE CHAIR ELECTION RESULT
Please find below the result of the Northern Ireland Area Vice Chair election:
CIRC 089: TUC EQUALITY CONFERENCES – 2024
The POA is looking for delegates to attend the following TUC Equality Conferences 2024.
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Why join the POA?
We’ll support you when you have a problem at work and work to improve your Terms and Conditions. But that’s not all we’re about. Being a POA member also gives you access to a whole host of other benefits.
POA members gain from a wide range of benefits negotiated by your Union - with potential savings far above the cost of annual subscription! These are regularly updated and cover everything from lifestyle to health, motoring, technology, shopping, charity support, legal and financial. Here is a small sample:
- Health and wellbeing – savings, discounts, eyecare, counselling, rehabilitation services
- Legal Services – Personal Injury, Employment, Deaths in Custody, Will Writing
- Cars – breakdown cover, purchase discounts, hire, new and used vehicles
- Leisure and Travel – short breaks, holidays, car hire, travel insurance
- Financial Services – advisory services, savings and loans, cashbacks and discounts, help with difficulties, tax
- Insurance – Life Assurance, Income Protection, Vehicle and Home, Pet, Travel insurance
- Technology and Mobiles – group discount schemes
- Charities offering assistance to members – distress and hardship relief, money and debt problems, allowance and grants, confidential helpline
- Shop – food and household brands, goods and luxury items, payment cashback card, Blue Light discount card.
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.