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The Union representing the UK’s 35,000 prison officers has called for urgent action to address longstanding concerns of their members at HMP Durham. 

The TUC have recently conducted research into the effects of night work on workers.

The Durham Miners Gala takes place on Saturday 12 July 2025. The POA have had a presence at the Gala for many years.

The Union representing the UK’s 35,000 Prison and Operational Support Grade Officers is calling for urgent action to address soaring levels of violence in jails in England and Wales. 

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

Prison Officers and those working in Operational Support Grades in England and Wales need an urgent pay rise to help address recruitment and retention problems across the prison estate.

Please find attached NEC minutes for the 8th January 2025 for your information.

Union says Winchester is a damning example of the crisis in the Prison Service

As a result of Assistant General Secretary Mr Mick Pimblett taking up his employed and elected post of Deputy General Secretary this has created a vacancy for an Assistant General Secretary.

A new union-backed cross-party parliamentary campaign launched by Kim Johnson (Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside) to insource prison maintenance is asking POA members to provide descriptions of the disrepair and problematic conditions in their workplaces and the impact this has on their work.