The Prisons Officers’ Association of Trinidad and Tobago (Second Division) which is also affectionately called ‘POA’ for short, has been the appropriate recognized bargaining unit for Prisons Officers on the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago since May 2^nd 1967.  The POA represents over eighteen hundred (1800) Prisons Officers stationed at eight (8) Prison Establishments, who are all employed by the Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service, a Division of the Ministry of National Security.