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Bashed Youth Workers Walk29 July 2004Staff who are "sick and tired of being used as punching bags" walked off the job last week following a near riot at a NSW facility housing some of the most dangerous juvenile detainees in the state. The walkout followed assaults on six staff and fires and disturbances within the Kariong Juvenile Justice Centre on the NSW Central Coast. The assaults were the latest in a series of attacks on staff at the centre. The Public Service Association (PSA), who represents staff at the centre, claim that staff had no option but to walk off the job in order to protect themselves from further violence. The PSA is seeking that the detainees responsible for assaulting staff be moved out of the centre. The Association is also seeking that restrictions be placed on other detainees and that management plans for all detainees be strengthened in order to protect staff. PSA General Secretary John Cahill said, "The Department must act immediately to ensure the safety of staff and the security of the centre. The safety of staff must be paramount." "The assaults on staff could have and should have been prevented" "These staff do some of the most difficult and dangerous work in the community. They deserve to be treated better by the Department" "The staff at the centre a sick and tired of being treated as human punching bags. The detainees in Kariong are the most dangerous juvenile detainees in the state. The management of the Department needs to address this danger." PSA delegates from juvenile justice centres across the state have met following the walkout to discuss what they say are pressing health and safety concerns. Workers have returned to work following an 'interim' resolution, but have flagged that there is still much to be done before their concerns are fully addressed. To discuss this and many other interesting OH & S topics visit our discussion boards at http://unionsafe.labor.net.au/shoptalk/ | |
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