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Podcast: First Take SA
Episode: POPCRU stage sit-in at the Baviaanspoort Correctional Centre in Pretoria
Description: Members of the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) are staging a sit-in at the Baviaanspoort Correctional Centre in Pretoria. The action follows the alleged victimisation of union representatives, including the suspension of the POPCRU Chairperson and intimidation of shop stewards. The union is demanding the release of arrested members, an end to intimidation and the reinstatement of its Chairperson. They also want the withdrawal of new shift changes pending proper dispute resolution. Elvis Presslin spoke to POPCRU Spokesperson, Richard Mamabolo