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Unions are urging candidates in the running to replace Mark Drakeford as First Minister to continue pushing for devolution of probation and youth justice

Across UNISON, every branch is working towards an ambitious target: increase membership by 1% over 2023. Having more members isn’t about prestige, it’s about having more strength to fight for better pay, better workplaces and better public services. As a region, we’re making great progress to finish 2023 above 1%, but no-one’s getting complacent in […]

Date

21 November 2023 9:30am–4:00pm

Location

Hybrid: online and at UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY

Activists from Eastern region Police and Justice are invited to this training day. It promises to be a fantastic chance to meet other activists and exchange ideas, while covering a variety of important topics. It will take place in London with full hybrid facilities to encourage maximum participation. Agenda 9.30am: Arrival, coffee, registration 10am: Start, […]

The East of England Probation Service has become the first government body to sign a new charter aimed at combatting racism in the public sector, UNISON announces today. UNISON’s Anti-Racism Charter commits the organisation and its leaders to a range of pledges designed to prevent racial bias. It includes championing a racially diverse workforce, having […]

Probation workers and union leaders will attend a key event at UNISON’s Cardiff offices attended by First Minister for Wales, Mark Drakeford MS.

Probation can and must do better with the right levels of investment.

Several key motions were passed at UNISON’s police and justice conference on providing security and support to members working in probation

UNISON South East is launching legal claims to ensure members get the backpay they’re owed

National officer Ben Priestley also told the committee that the government needs to mend the ‘them and us’ divide that has grown up between community rehabilitation […]

The wheels of justice are still turning throughout the coronavirus pandemic – and they’re turning faster than ever in the probation service. Elisa Vasquez-Walters was one of the many UNISON probation workers putting the pedal to the metal to make the government’s early release scheme — aimed at stopping prisons becoming Covid-19 hotspots — a success. […]

UNISON and sister probation unions tell National Probation Service there is no time to waste in safeguarding their Black/BAME members

We hear from one of #OurHeroes, a Probation Officer in Hampshire, about how the outbreak of Covid-19 has affected him. ‘I have been a Probation Officer for over 18 years, working in offender management for the majority of my career. My job involves working with people in custody and managing the risks of offenders on […]

Unions in England and Wales demand talks with the National Probation Service after it fails to get sign-off from the Treasury

Unions says that for most employees, pay and allowances have only risen by 1% in real terms since 2009

UNISON warns that money will need to be provided in this year’s budget and spending review