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Probation officers vote for industrial action over pay and workloads
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Probation officers in England and Wales, members of the union Napo, have voted for industrial action over pay and workloads. The union rejected a 5% pay offer, and members will refuse overtime from 23 November, with strike action possible later. Napo general secretary Ian Lawrence said the service was already in crisis before the government’s early release scheme came into force, a scheme that relies on probation staff to monitor freed prisoners. The Ministry of Justice said it had made a strong offer, was recruiting 1,300 extra officers and had contingency plans to keep offenders supervised.
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Napo members voted for industrial action over pay and workloads.
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- The Guardian
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- BBC News, Sky News
Napo members rejected a 5% pay offer.
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- The Guardian
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- BBC News
Members will refuse overtime from 23 November, and strike action could follow later.
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- The Guardian
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- BBC News
The early release scheme relies on probation staff to monitor freed prisoners.
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- The Guardian
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- BBC News
Napo general secretary Ian Lawrence said the service was already in crisis before the early release scheme began.
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The Ministry of Justice said it had made a strong offer and was recruiting 1,300 extra officers.
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All three outlets report that probation officers in England and Wales, members of Napo, voted to take industrial action over pay and workloads. The Guardian frames it as a blow to the government’s early release plans, while the BBC and Sky put the pay dispute and staff anger first.
the left
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The Guardian’s headline reports the strike vote in plain terms, while its description frames it as a blow to the government’s plans to release thousands of prisoners early.
Probation officers in England and Wales vote for strike action over pay and workloads
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BBC headlines the rejected 5% pay rise and the early release scheme, while Sky leads with staff ‘serious anger’ over pay and workloads.
Probation officers to take industrial action over pay and early release scheme
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excessive workloads
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excessive workloadsMore neutral: heavy workloads
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…after probation officers across England and Wales voted to strike over pay and excessive workloads.
Used byThe Guardian (Left)
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QuotedinadequateMore neutral: 5% pay offer that the union rejected
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…probation offices and in family courts, said it launched its ballot because of an “inadequate” 5% pay offer from ministers and a failure to cut workloads.
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From the left
1 outletLeads with
- blow to early release plans
- inadequate 5% pay offer
- excessive workloads
- strike vote across England and Wales
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- The GuardianLeft
Probation officers in England and Wales vote for strike action over pay and workloads
Move deals blow to government’s plans to release thousands of prisoners early to tackle prison overcrowding The government’s plans to release thousands of prisoners early were dealt a blow on Friday after probation officers across England and Wales voted to strike over pay and …
From the center
2 outletsLeads with
- rejected 5% pay rise
- pressure from early release scheme
- staff ‘serious anger’ over pay
- overtime refusal from 23 November
Leaves out
- about 2,500 offenders due for early release by year end
- union had sought a 12% pay rise
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- BBC NewsCenter
Probation officers to take industrial action over pay and early release scheme
It comes as prisons prepare to free more inmates early in the coming months.
- Sky NewsCenter
Probation staff vote for strike action in 'serious anger' over pay and workloads
Probation and family courts staff have voted in favour of strike action over pay and workloads.
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2 hr 28 min later
Its first report, Nov 13, 3:51 PM EST
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Sky News, Nov 13, 1:23 PM EST
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- Sky NewsCenterNov 13, 1:23 PM EST
- The GuardianLeftNov 13, 3:51 PM EST
- BBC NewsCenterNov 13, 5:39 PM EST
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