support for prison officers

[Dee]

 

 

Govt has fought the strike: from BBC

 

The Ministry of Justice has been granted a High Court injunction against a national strike by thousands of prison officers protesting over pay.

 

The walkout, intended to be for at least 24 hours, by members of the Prison Officers' Association in England and Wales began at 0700 BST.

 

The action came after it pulled out of a no-strike agreement with government.

 

Officers in Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff, Birmingham, East Anglia and London are among those to have stopped working.

 

Earlier this year the independent pay review body for prisons recommended to ministers salaries ranging from £12,000 for auxillary staff to almost £32,000 for principal officers. Most prison officers start on around £17,700.

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Edited August 29, 2007 by Gilps

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