UNISON and sister probation unions tell National Probation Service there is no time to waste in safeguarding their Black/BAME members
national probation service
Unions in England and Wales demand talks with the National Probation Service after it fails to get sign-off from the Treasury
UNISON warns that money will need to be provided in this year’s budget and spending review
UNISON had called for transfer to be delayed until February while negotiations on terms and conditions continue
Conference calls for return to national bargaining in reunited probation service
Conference prepares for the organising challenge facing the union as government admits error of its ways on probation
The government’s admission that privatisation of the probation service has failed is welcome, but it doesn’t go far enough
Grayling’s botched reforms have finally been abandoned
UNISON calls for probation to be brought back into public sector as a reunified and locally run service
Probation Alliance, including UNISON, writes to justice secretary David Gauke
UNISON’s police and justice sector heard of the many problems caused by privatisation in the justice sector at their national conference.
Ministers bailed out the failing privatised companies to the tune of £342m. Yet they can’t find a penny to increase pay for probation staff.
Probation workers are taking action short of strike between now and 2 October
Employers walk away from ACAS talks – prompting new strike action on 14 September