#Police trade union (ISOTITA)

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris has mounted a strong defence of his handling of an escalating dispute with the police union, insisting that while dialogue remains essential, operational decisions must ultimately ...

The prison officers’ branch of the Isotita (Equality) union renewed its attack on the dismissal of Giorgos Maltezos on Monday. In its statement, the union said Maltezos, a prison officer ...

The prison guard recently dismissed for dereliction of duty to carry out orders was on Sunday described as “excellent, a model of professionalism and ethics, but also a role model ...

The dismissal of prison guard Giorgos Maltezos does not concern trade unionism, but was based exclusively on the findings of the disciplinary procedure and the evaluation of all the evidence ...

The Isotita (Equality) trade union on Friday described the dismissal of prison guard and union official Giorgos Maltezos as “manifestly illegal”, announcing legal action after the justice ministry terminated his ...

The prison officers’ union Isotita (Equality) on Tuesday accused Justice Minister Costas Fitiris of staging a “PR stunt” during his recent visit to the central prisons. In a statement, the ...

The police union Isotita (Equality) has criticised the force’s decision to disclose that a driver involved in a Nicosia traffic accident was an off-duty officer arguing on Saturday that ...

Trade union Isotita on Thursday demanded the abolition of the upper limit to the proportion of a worker’s salary which can be added on to it through the cost-of-living ...

Police union Isotita on Tuesday called for a meeting involving President Nikos Christodoulides, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris and police-chief Themistos Arnaoutis amid an ongoing dispute over police overtime. Spokesman Nikos ...

Prison guards of the Isotita union began a 24-hour strike on Friday, protesting outside the justice ministry over what they describe as unsafe working conditions, union retaliation and the growing “...

Prison wardens affiliated to the Isotita trade union have filed a formal complaint to the anti-corruption authority, alleging that its members are being systematically intimidated in a bid to stop ...

Isotita trade union on Monday reported a “direct attempt to silence and intimidate” a Game Fund employee and called on the service to retract instructions to begin an administrative investigation ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris rejected claims that he threatened the Isotita union spokesman, Nikos Loizides, in a phone call last week with his union’s president, Prodromos Christofis. Speaking during ...

Trade union Isotita’s prison branch on Thursday accused union Pasydy and former political stakeholders of “hiding behind words”, emphasizing the political nature of the decision to proceed with the ...

A tense debate erupted on Wednesday in the parliamentary legal committee over reform to police working hours, with police chief, Themistos Arnaoutis. standing firm despite strong opposition from unions. The ...

Trade union Isotita’s police branch on Tuesday called on its members from all branches to join the protest over the recently announced police reform to be held outside the ...

The president of police union Isotita, Nikos Loizides, launched a polemic on police leadership and the state’s handling of organised crime on Tuesday, following a violent confrontation near police ...

Isotita intensified its confrontation with police leadership on Wednesday, accusing the chief of police of acting above their legal power and authority over proposed changes to officers’ working hours. Speaking ...

A war of words broke out on Tuesday between civil servants union Pasydy and the Isotita trade union over working conditions at Cyprus’ central prisons. Pasydy’s prison branch accused ...

The new justice minister on Thursday promised action to tackle overcrowding at the central prisons complex, but said that building a new facility from scratch was not currently in the ...

The sectoral council of hourly auxiliary secretarial staff of school boards, part of the national union Isotita, issued a statement on Thursday criticising what it called “misleading remarks” made during ...

Frontline police officers should receive a hazard allowance for working in  dangerous and adverse conditions, Isotita trade union said on Thursday. In a letter to chief of police Themistos Arnaoutis, ...

Disciplinary proceedings begin next week against trade unionist policeman Nikos Loizides for statements he made regarding the police force. Loizides, who is Isotita trade union’s vice president and spokesman, ...