John Welch, Secretary of the WA Prison Officers Union
We’ve visited almost a dozen MP’s so far, asking them to sign the Respect the Risk Pledge and giving them more information about: the risks Prison Officers face on the job, prison overcrowding their electorate areas, and why we believe that Prison Officers deserve a fair wage deal with no trade offs in this round of EBA negotiations.
Politicians to sign the Pledge so far – is your local MP on the list?
1. Paul Papalia – Member for Warnboro, Shadow Minister for Local Government & Corrective Services
2. Eric Ripper – Member for Belmont and Opposition Leader of the ALP
3. Janine Freeman – Member for Nollamara
4. Roger Cook – Member for Kwinana and Shadow Minister for Health
5. John Kobelke – Member for Balcatta
6. Hon Alison Xamon – Member for the East Metropolitan Region
7. Louise Durack – Labor candidate for the Federal seat of Stirling
8. Chris Tallentire – Member for Gosnells
9. Andrew Waddell – Member for Forrestfield
10. Tony O’Gorman – Member for Joondalup
11. Peter Watson – Member for Albany
12. Melissa Parke – Federal Member for Freemantle
13. Peter Tinley – Member for Willagee
14. Giz Watson – Member for the North Metropolitan Region
15. John Hyde – Member for Perth
If you MP isn’t here – you could download the brochure with the Pledge inside, take it in, and ask that they sign on!
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…Monday 14 Aug 2006 11 52Fourteen prison officers have been suspended from a north London prison over corruption claims the Prison Service has revealed..An investigation has been launched into the allegations at HMP Pentonville while the number of prisoners held at the jail has been briefly reduced to take account of the fall in staff levels.. I will not tolerate staff corruption of any sort by any member of the Prison Service said chief executive Phil Wheatley.. Allegations of corruption will be investigated thoroughly and where evidence is found to support those allegations the appropriate disciplinary action will be taken. .Todays revelation comes just two weeks after a leaked report by the Metropolitan police and the Prison Services anti-corruption unit suggested more than 1 000 officers working in jails in England and Wales were corrupt..At the time Mr Wheatley acknowledged corruption was a problem in the closed world of prisons but rejected the suggestion that it was widespread..The report leaked to the BBC suggested that hundreds of officers were smuggling drugs and mobile phones into prisons while others were taking bribes from inmates to transfer them into less secure prisons..A Home Office spokeswoman said the governor of HMP Pentonville had this morning decided to suspend 14 officers following allegations of corrupt behaviour although she refused to elaborate..Senior governors from other London prisons would lead the investigations into the officers behaviour she said adding If any alleged or otherwise suspected criminal activity is uncovered during the investigation relevant information will be passed to the police. .In the meantime the spokeswoman said Pentonville was briefly reducing its operational capacity – which stood at just under 1 200 in January this year – to ensure the prison can cope with the drop in staffing numbers..Colin Moses national chairman of the Prison Officers Association POA called for the police to investigate the allegations of corruption to ensure that the officers concerned were given a proper chance to defend themselves.