The WA Prison Officer’s Union (WAPOU) is calling for offenders who assault prison officers to face tougher penalties, in line with new laws to protect retail workers, which came into effect this week. WA’s new “assault retail worker&r ...

The WA Prison Officer’s Union (WAPOU) is calling for the Department of Justice to take urgent action over chronic understaffing issues after a career paedophile housed in Casuarina Prison was allegedly able to reoffend through the private use of a l ...

The WA Prison Officers’ Union (WAPOU) said Hakea prison was currently in lockdown, as staff were not willing to open cells in the overcrowded, understaffed prison due to safety concerns. WAPOU said staff had made the decision to lock down the priso ...

Comments to be attributed to WA Prison Officers’ Union State Secretary Andy Smith   “WAPOU is saddened to hear of the death of a prisoner at Hakea prison on Thursday afternoon. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this time, and also w ...

The Department of Justice has been fined $15,000 following legal action taken by the WA Prison Officers’ Union (WAPOU). WAPOU launched legal action against the Department after a prison officer was denied the Public Holiday rate in August last year, ...

The WA Prison Officers’ Union (WAPOU) is calling for the perpetrators of bullying and harassment against prison officers to be held to account after it was revealed that the Department of Justice has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensa ...

The WA Prison Officers’ Union has won a fight in the Industrial Magistrate’s Court after a prison officer was refused public holiday pay. It is the second win in court in the last few months following two years of attacks on officer’s co ...

More than 1900 members of the WA Prison Officers’ Union (WAPOU) have voted in the latest ballot on wages with 94.5% choosing to accept the State Government’s offer. The latest wage offer aligns with what all other public servants have received ...

“The WA State Government has recognised that juvenile custodial officers are grossly underpaid for the dangerous unforgiving job they do. They deserve this pay rise.  “We’d now expect the government to recognise the same for adult p ...

The WA Prison Officers’ Union has won a fight in the Industrial Magistrate’s Court after a prison officer was refused sick leave. The union says it is the first of many decisions expected in the court following two years of attacks on officer& ...

Thousands of prison officers across the state will begin industrial action this morning after voting down the State Government’s wages offer last week. The “work to rule” action led by the the WA Prison Officers’ Union (WAPOU) will ...

  Quotes attributed to WAPOU Secretary Andy Smith: “The WA Prison Officers’ Union is offering support to the officers who were brutally attackedat Hakea Prison yesterday morning. “We understand three officers were attacked on Tuesda ...

The WA Prison Officers’ Union (WAPOU) is offering support to our members following the death in custody of a prisoner at Hakea Prison this morning. WAPOU Secretary Andy Smith said while it would not be appropriate to comment on the specifics of the ...

Prison officers at Acacia Prison will begin industrial action this morning (Friday October 28) after rejecting a pay offer from Serco last week. Officers will take part in a number of actions which will last for one week. The most disruptive will incl ...

The WA Prison Officers’ Union says prisoners at Acacia came within one fence away from freedom during a prison riot last night. A riot broke out when prisoners with COVID were being moved into a different unit. Three prison officers were sent to hos ...