🧵(1/8) As part of our inquiry into the prison operational workforce, we commissioned a survey that was completed by 6,582 prison staff in England and Wales who are employed in categories ‘Band 2’ to ‘Band 5’. Read some of the findings here 👇

Our tie dye t-shirts are all ready for our Learning Together Trust Dance Festival on Thursday! We can’t wait to perform for the rest of the schools and our grown ups 🤩🕺🏼💃🏽🌈✨Canon Sharples CE Primary School and Nursery

We are unbelievably proud of our wonderful Reception children for their amazing performance last night at our Learning Together Trust Dance Festival! Well done team Reception! 💛🕺🏼🌈✨ Canon Sharples CE Primary School and Nursery

People don’t stay because they are poorly selected, trained, led, managed, mentored and supported by an organisation dominated by managerialism. You aren’t even a Prison Officer - you are a ‘Band 2,3,4’ - now a ‘band on the run’ independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

"These comments shame the Home Secretary, this rotten government and the Tory party." Labour MP Alex Cunningham demands an apology from James Cleverly for calling his constituency a shithole.

To all ⁦POA⁩ members. “Know your worth “ poauk.org.uk/news-events/ne…

Prison Officers are on the front line of the criminal justice system, they do a difficult and dangerous job, I do not believe that 68 is an appropriate retirement age for these workers. POA #68istoolate

“Officers are being sent hundreds of miles away from home, for just a few days or weeks at a time, to “paper over the cracks” where prisons are struggling due to chronic difficulties with hiring and retaining staff” independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Good way to start a week at conference

💙 Solidarity greetings to all members of our affiliate POA attending their annual conference this week in #Eastbourne. #GFTU #GFTU125

Keir Starmer Maria Eagle MP In the “New Deal for Working People” you commit to repeal all anti Trade Union legislation within your first 100 days of Government. Does this include S127 of the CJA which prevents Prison Officers from taking any form of industrial action.

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⁦Charley Allan #JoinAUnion⁩ delivering a political session at ⁦POA⁩ Branch Official Training ⁦General Federation of Trade Unions⁩

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Watch Minister James Timpson's first speech in the House of Lords 👇

Every potential recruit, every politician, every senior leader and every single person who thinks we don’t need protection at work should watch this video report. The reality of life on the frontline for Prison Officers who deserve and need public support. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Rugby league always delivers.

Ready for our Parliamentary Reception in the Jubilee room on the 30th anniversary of the POA not having the right to strike in England/Wales and Northern Ireland. Every MP and Lords have received an invitation to attend between 5pm and 7pm. Let’s see who turns up. Steve Gillan GS