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Public Union Best for Gaols. 04 March 2004
The private experiment failed yet again as the biggest system of public corrective services in the southern hemisphere looked at the best way to manage gaols.
The Public Sector Union shows it can be both a public service and a public proctector. Our union believes that when the State incarcerates a citizen it should not be an opportunity for profit. |
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Unions urge action on detention centres 21 May 2003
Tonight, (Tuesday) with great distress and sadness, we watched the ABC Lateline programme on Curtin Detention Centre.
On 11 February, and again on the 11 March 2002 the Union representing State Public Sector workers issued a statement calling on the Governments to act to take a role in the Detention Centre policy pursed by the Commonwealth Government.
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UK Probation officers take a stand 04 December 2002
Napo is the trade union, professional association and campaign organisation for almost seven thousand people working in the National Probation Service and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass). in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The union is recommending industrial action as part of its workloads campaign. |
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Trade Union movement |
Police staff undervalued says UK union 19 May 2003
Half of the police staff workforce in Britain do not feel valued by the Police Service and two thirds say stress levels have increased, according to the first independent national survey of police staff, released by Britain's largest public sector union UNISON today. |
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Private guards join public sector union 09 October 2002
Penetanguishene - Correctional officers at Canada’s first privatized adult correctional facility have voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining a union |
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Unions demand WTO impact review 11 September 2003
Cancun, Mexico, 10 September 2003 (ICFTU News): At a trade union conference which took place on the eve of the WTO 5th Ministerial meeting, labour leaders met with WTO Director General Supachai Panitchpakdi, EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy, South African Trade Minister Alec Erwin, Deputy United States Trade Representative Josette Shiner and other major trade officials, and told them their priorities for the WTO Conference. |
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Unions urged to tackle discrimination 22 March 2002
The Anti-Discrimination Board has launched a new guide to help union representatives deal with workplace discrimination.
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