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Campaign Update
John Welch, Secretary of the WA Prison Officers Union
The recent meetings we’ve held at Hakea, Casuarina, Bandyup, Wooroloo and Greenough have been a great opportunity to talk to WA Prison Officers Union members about the campaign.
Our trip to Geraldton was a highlight – with members taking part in a lobby of the local MP Ian Blayney. We got some great media coverage for the campaign on WIN television and in the Geraldton Guardian, so I’d like to send a message of thanks to Geraldton members for their support!
The EBA wage negotiations with government are dragging on with slow progress. The WAPOU made its claim in December and it’s only in the last few weeks that the government has provided us with the full detail of what they want from the EBA.
- Prison Inspector says Bunbury Prison staff at risk while facility bursts at the seams. 20 January, 2012
The WA Prison Officers’ Union (WAPOU) has called on the Barnett Government to fix the serious concerns raised by the Inspector of Custodial Services in his report into Bunbury Regional Prison released today. WAPOU Secretary John Welch said the Ins...
- Promised Prison beds at Greenough still not delivered 14 November, 2011
In November 2009 the Barnett Government announced a new male maximum-security unit would be built at Greenough Prison then months later decided not to site the unit at Greenough but announced they would build a female unit in its place. It’s now N...
- No benefit but serious risk with decision to outsource new Young Offenders Facility 1 November, 2011
The WA Prison Officers’ Union (WAPOU) has called on the Barnett Government to reverse its decision to outsource a new Young Adults Facility. Expressing disappointment at the announcement today, WAPOU Secretary John Welch said he was very surprised...
- WAPOU calls for independent analysis into costs of privatised prisons 20 May, 2011
The WA Prison Officers Union (WAPOU) is calling for an independent analysis into the real costs of running privatised prisons after the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services released a report into Acacia Prison that failed to account for severa...
- Lives put at risk with renewal of privatised prison transport 5 May, 2011
The WA Prison Officers Union (WAPOU) has today slammed the WA government’s decision to award global private company, Serco, with the responsibility of WA’s prisoner transport, court security and other custodial services operations. “The privat...
