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On Thursday 28 February 2008 the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and its trade union affiliates from 10 countries across Europe, including PCS, will be demonstrating in Brussels to highlight the serious and growing problem of prison overcrowding.

Prison staff including warders, administrative and health workers from Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Spain and the UK will demonstrate in Brussels.

This will coincide with a meeting of the EU Council of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs which are charged with running our prison services. Other national activities will take place on the same day including in prisons.

Members of PCS in the Prison Service will be holding events in England, Scotland and Wales as part of the campaign to highlight the growing crisis that is the UK prison population and the effects on workers within the system.

Within this section, you can access key documents telling you more about this Day of Action and how you can get involved. Further activities will be added in due course.

Also please visit the EPSU website for more information about union activities across Europe in support of this action.