UNISON and sister probation unions tell National Probation Service there is no time to waste in safeguarding their Black/BAME members
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NPS confirms it cannot pay probation staff 2020 increment on time
Unions in England and Wales demand talks with the National Probation Service after it fails to get sign-off from the Treasury
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Patel’s terrorism plans mean more resources needed for probation
UNISON warns that money will need to be provided in this year’s budget and spending review
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Government pushes ahead with transfer of Welsh probation staff on 1 December
UNISON had called for transfer to be delayed until February while negotiations on terms and conditions continue
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One service, pay scale and bargaining structure
Conference calls for return to national bargaining in reunited probation service
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‘Don’t let them dim our lights’
Conference prepares for the organising challenge facing the union as government admits error of its ways on probation
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Probation given some vital medicine – but it’s not cured yet
The government’s admission that privatisation of the probation service has failed is welcome, but it doesn’t go far enough
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Probation return to public control is welcome but must be administered locally, says UNISON
Grayling’s botched reforms have finally been abandoned
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Chief inspector’s report ‘final nail in coffin of probation privatisation’
UNISON calls for probation to be brought back into public sector as a reunified and locally run service
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It’s time to bring probation back as a public service, government told
Probation Alliance, including UNISON, writes to justice secretary David Gauke
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Conference highlights ‘failure’ of probation privatisation
UNISON’s police and justice sector heard of the many problems caused by privatisation in the justice sector at their national conference.
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UNISON and Napo probation workers in day of protest over pay
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.
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Probation staff taking action short of strike
Probation workers are taking action short of strike between now and 2 October
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Probation staff set for second strike in England and Wales
Employers walk away from ACAS talks – prompting new strike action on 14 September
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