Prison Officers Right To Strike

The United Nations recognises the right to strike as a fundamental human right that should be protected by international labour law. Commitments from previous Labour governments to reinstate the right never materialised.

This must be reversed. It is unfair and unjust for Prison Officers and Custody Officers to be denied the basic and fundamental human right to withdraw one’s labour.

Prison Officers take their responsibilities and duties seriously. Taking strike action is always a last resort.

There has not been a single day of industrial action since the reintroduction of the right to strike in Scotland in 2015. In any civilised society workers should have the right to withdraw their labour.

The United Nations recognises the right to strike as a fundamental human right that should be protected by international labour law. Commitments from previous Labour governments to reinstate the right never materialised.

This must be reversed. It is unfair and unjust for Prison Officers and Custody Officers to be denied the basic and fundamental human right to withdraw one’s labour.

Prison Officers take their responsibilities and duties seriously. Taking strike action is always a last resort.

There has not been a single day of industrial action since the reintroduction of the right to strike in Scotland in 2015. In any civilised society workers should have the right to withdraw their labour.

Tell Your MP To Return Prison Officers' Right to Strike

Commitments from previous Labour governments to reinstate the right to strike for Prison Officers have never materialised. This must be reversed.

Pressure on your MP can help make this happen.

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The Prison Officers Association has campaigned for 30 years to repeal Section 127 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.

This piece of draconian legislation introduced by the then Conservative Government took away the right of Prison Officers and Custody Officers to take industrial action.  Despite assurances from the Blair Government that it would be repealed, it never was.

In 2015 the Scottish Government reinstated this right for Scottish Prison Officers -  since that decision to restore fair industrial relations not a single day has been lost to industrial action.

The Employment Rights Bill is currently making its way through parliament.

POA Honorary Life Member John McDonnell MP has tabled amendments NC8 and NC9 to the bill which would restore the right of Prison Officers and Custody Officers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to take industrial action.

I am writing to urge you to support these amendments and to ensure they are passed by Parliament.

The right to withdraw one’s labour is a basic and fundamental human right that should apply to all citizens, including Prison Officers and Custody Officers.

I trust that you will make the right decision and support these amendments.

I look forward to your response.

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