The WA Prison Officers’ Union (WAPOU) has met with the Department of Justice today to formally reject the government’s wage offer, which fell well short of what members had endorsed and was below what the wider public sector had just accepted. ...

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 ...