Stand T.A.L.R (Talk, Ask, Listen, Refer) WAPOU’s Training Officer will be delivering our prison specific mental health awareness training Stand T.A.L.R (Talk, Ask, Listen, Refer) at the following regional prisons: Greenough Regional Prison – ...

Many of WAPOU’s Elected Representatives do vast amounts of unpaid work, attending meetings on their days off and advocating tirelessly for the benefit of all WAPOU members. The newly registered public sector Industrial Agreement provides protections ...

Acacia No delegate present. Academy No delegate present. Albany High levels of VSO vacancies causing staffing problems Relationship with management is positive Bandyup Three Superintendents in past four weeks Two active disputes regarding breaches of S ...

Dear Member, I am writing to you to advise that the Department of Justice Prison Officers Industrial Agreement 2018 was registered in the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission yesterday, 20th February 2019. The Department of Justice have advi ...

In December, WAPOU asked members to complete a ballot on the Department of Justice Prison Officers' Union Industrial Agreement 2018. The purpose of the ballot is to seek the endorsement of members to send the proposed agreement to the West Australian Indu ...

The 2019 Black Dog Ride was an incredible day for WAPOU, with more than 100 prison officers and their familes coming together to participate. This year's ride departed from Fremantle Prison, with the procession riding through the main gates. We even made ...

The latest edition of the WAPOU Member Newsletter has been sent out to member emails. Click here to view the latest edition. ...

Members can access these documents by following the links below. Prison Officers Industrial Agreement 2018 Variations matrix ...

The Officer and Related Party Disclosure Statement 2017/18, in accordance with Section 293J Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009, can be found here. ...

Acacia No delegate present. Academy No delegate present. Albany No delegate present. Bandyup Current dispute involving application of Standing Order E6 and reduction in services when VSOs redeployed. Some officers are being redeployed up to seven times d ...

In an historic move, WAPOU’s newly formed Women’s Committee provided their inaugural report to the October State Council.  The Committee’s vision is to promote, support and empower women who are a minority within the corrections ind ...

The recent riot at Greenough Regional Prison highlighted the problem with regional staffing that WAPOU members have been aware of for some time. This issue is a particular problem at prisons such as Greenough, Eastern Goldfields, West Kimberley and Broome ...

Discussions have slowed on the new Industrial Agreement, despite in-principle agreement being reached in June. The issue that remains is clause 18.12 which relates back to the days of 8-hour shifts and shift handovers. 18.12 - The handover time existing a ...

The Scholarship Programme comprises of 40 Scholarships to the value of $250.00 each (including GST). Who Is Eligible? All financial members of the Union who are parents and have a dependant child who is a full time student at any level of study are eligi ...

Our members at Acacia and Melaleuca are all to familiar with the dangers associated with low staffing. The issue of staffing shortfalls at Acacia was highlighted by WAPOU Secretary Andy Smith in a recent article published in the Sunday Times and Perth Now ...