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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.
ANSELM ELDERGILL looks at the legality of the wars in the Middle East and the means used to fight them. It is said that truth is the first casualty of war, so what is the truth with regard to the legality of America’s and Israel’s wars in Iran, Palestine and Lebanon?
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
