tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post1881680101996260286..comments2024-03-28T14:37:09.958+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: General Secretary Election 22Jim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-85223283779086440642018-06-19T13:58:18.117+01:002018-06-19T13:58:18.117+01:00IL also refused a debate via video conferencing. H...IL also refused a debate via video conferencing. He could not risk the exposure of defending his record in office. Better to rely on member inertia to get himself a further term. He knows there is deep apathy, so why disturb the masses with any talk of change. It's not about what's good for the union.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-76801627595539137352018-06-19T12:08:37.986+01:002018-06-19T12:08:37.986+01:00IL is so weak and misguided. His job is to defend...IL is so weak and misguided. His job is to defend and protect his members against swingeing management but instead we get ... As always Napo stands ready to work with Divisional management towards a smooth transition to the new rota arrangements ... When will he grasp what he should be doing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-58823591713359908142018-06-19T11:49:53.387+01:002018-06-19T11:49:53.387+01:00Well Getafix. Isle has got Steve Gillan's back...Well Getafix. Isle has got Steve Gillan's backing but that diesnt mean everyone in the POA would think the same. Who is IL to the typical prison officer I wonder. Steve Gillan will have to seek views of his members as to future POA policy as Napo Gen Sec(whichever of candidates is chosen) has to seek views of Napo membersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-83676421625529764882018-06-19T11:33:36.110+01:002018-06-19T11:33:36.110+01:00I think the whole situation is more then a little ...I think the whole situation is more then a little odd.<br />OMIC will see probation staff and NAPO members working alongside prison officers and POA members, all line managed by the same prison governor.<br />The current NAPO GS is being supported in this current election by the POA and the challanger Mike Rolfe is the ex chair of the POA but is not supported by that union.<br />I wonder how all that might influence decision making if OMIC should throw up issues that NAPO and the POA take different approaches to?<br /><br />'Getafix Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-1401601567367055812018-06-19T11:07:39.466+01:002018-06-19T11:07:39.466+01:00It looks like campaigning, but what could the gen...It looks like campaigning, but what could the general secretary do? 'A number of members had been in touch to ask about progress...' so it wasn't campaigning, it was a member-led response. We will never know if members were really clamouring for a response. <br /><br />The piece also includes a namecheck for his POA sponsor and he's able to tell us what prison officers have been telling him. It's nothing we didn't already know, but it's safe ground and there's nothing that he can be held responsible for. <br /><br />The whole piece in fact is merely a rehash, with all the boilerplate warnings about H&S. IL likes everyone to know he knows what's happening. But he steers clear of action plans and anything against which he can be measured. His blogs are a bit like travelogues – patronising branches with his presence, but leaving no legacy of increased member engagement or participation. <br /><br />The OMIC paper bemoans the futility of consultation because as he rightly points out the NPS can simply ignore any concerns that Napo raises about the impact on the terms and conditions of staff. These changes warrant negotiations not consultations, but Napo does not fight its corner on this point, it simply plays along with the consultation, adopts a fatalistic stance and tells members they can always raise H&S concerns if they feel individually compromised. And that has been the story since the inception of TR – you are on your own – but IL feels your pain.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-19482864447556834072018-06-19T10:11:27.246+01:002018-06-19T10:11:27.246+01:00Branches had to fund it so that was a no chance pr...Branches had to fund it so that was a no chance prospect. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-48611199988052584632018-06-19T09:51:53.963+01:002018-06-19T09:51:53.963+01:00Nice to hear from you Mike - I wonder could we pos...Nice to hear from you Mike - I wonder could we possibly encourage you to pen a guest blog piece that includes some of your recollections, thoughts observations etc? I too remember IT before it became Information Technology - dead easy though - a Word document or similar and my email address is on the profile page. <br /><br />Cheers, Jim Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-24292675474977408072018-06-19T09:14:59.043+01:002018-06-19T09:14:59.043+01:00I like to keep an eye on what’s happening in Proba...I like to keep an eye on what’s happening in Probation. I retired two years ago last month but remember being involved in consultations about OMiC before I left the employ of Napo. I’m not good with this blogging game, nor indeed IT generally (it’s still Intermediate Treatment in my world - I am old) but I find old notes I kept on my iPad. This from May 2014 - “Core project plan put together in early June.” Now was that 2014 or 2018? Thought I was losing touch but it seems things move very slowly - except when you’re trying to sell something off. Mike McCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-77149243248323452852018-06-19T07:09:10.435+01:002018-06-19T07:09:10.435+01:00That last line made me laugh- does Ian even like t...That last line made me laugh- does Ian even like to tango? Just seen post on yesterday's blog about Napo rules for Branches meeting with GS candidates. I wonder how willing IL has been to tango with MR. Has any Branch actually succeeded to arrange a meeting between both candidates?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com