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PRISON officers will appeal against a judgement which fined their union £210,000 for taking part in protest action.
The POA union has been ruled in contempt of court for a series of walkouts this year and last year over rising prison violence.
The court ruled that the walkouts were in breach of a permanent injunction which prohibits prison officers from engaging in industrial action, as well as the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act.
STEVE GILLAN says working-class communities know that solidarity is not a slogan — it is a necessity
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
