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| UK COs poised for walk-out |
| By The Guardian Unlimited |
| Published: 09/19/2006 |
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LONDON, ENGLAND - The Government was facing an all-out strike in UK jails in a dispute with prison officers over pay and overtime working. The Prison Officers Association (POA) said its national executive committee has voted to call a strike on Friday. The call came as the POA was due to appear in court on Tuesday for refusing to obey a High Court injunction obtained by the Prison Service. The injunction was intended to stop prison officers refusing to work overtime. The legal action followed a dispute at Winson Green jail in Birmingham where up to 20 officers were involved in a row over guarding prisoners who were on suicide watch. The POA maintained that officers at the jail had been ordered to work extra hours because of a shortage of staff. The union issued a circular earlier this month to its members advising them not to work outside their shifts. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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