Judy McKnight's Napolog

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Web log of Napo's general secretary

May 22, 2008

Has Probation been taken over by the Prison Service?

It increasingly feels like it.

Why, for example is the only vaguely current organisational chart for “NOMS” on the Prison Service website, not the NOMS website? Why I can’t find a link to this chart from the MoJ website or the National Probation Service website?

Why have all the forum for consulting trade unions on organisational change been cancelled or postponed?

Will there be a Director of Probation when all Baords become Trusts?

If not, who will speak for Probation?

Why is the Director of Probation no longer responsible for Probation HR?

Why does Probation HR now come under Prisons HR?

Why are ROMS now line managing Chief Officers?

Why are we receiving rumours that Ministers are considering reducing the 42 Probation Areas to 10 or even 1?

We put some of these points/ questions to David Hanson, Prisons and Probation Minister when we met him last night.

He promised we would be consulted before final decisions were made.

We shall keep him to that.

Posted by jmcknight at 11:24 AM | Comments (0)

May 16, 2008

Please Use Your Vote

The indicative ballot on industrial action in support of our dispute with Probation Employers over the non payment of increments from 1 April 2008 closes on 30 May.

It is vital tht we have a large turnout and a large "Yes" vote for action.

Here is the latest Pay Bulletin issued to Branches.

Download file

Posted by jmcknight at 06:26 PM | Comments (0)

May 02, 2008

Vote Yes For Action

Following the recording of a dispute over the non payment of increments, ballot papers have now been issued to all full Probation members seeking support for the principle of industrial action in an indicative ballot.

A large “YES” vote will assist us as negotiators to see if it is possible to resolve this dispute without industrial action.

The Employers have the nerve to tell us that staff morale is high. A large turnout in the ballot and a clear vote for action will show that up for the nonsense we all know it to be.

The ballot closes on 30 May and any member who has not received a ballot paper by 12 May should contact the Membership Department at Napo.

Here is a copy of the Joint Statement we have produced with Unison on the reasons to Vote “Yes” for action.

Download file

Posted by jmcknight at 10:18 AM | Comments (0)