In British news, POA is the Prison Officers' Association: the trade union for people who work in prisons in the UK, mostly the staff who guard prisoners.

In British news在英國新聞裡，POA POA is就是 the Prison Officers' Association監獄官協會：the trade union一個工會 for people who work in prisons in the UK是給在英國監獄工作的人的，mostly the staff who guard prisoners主要是看管囚犯的獄警。

When prison workers vote to strike, or when they talk about pay, danger, or too few staff, the person speaking is often from the POA. You write the three letters and you say them one by one, P-O-A.

When prison workers vote to strike當監獄的員工投票決定罷工時，or或者 when they talk about pay, danger, or too few staff當他們談到薪水、危險、或人手不足時，the person speaking出來發言的人 is often from the POA通常就是POA的人。You write the three letters這三個字母寫出來是POA，and you say them one by one唸的時候一個一個唸，P-O-A P-O-A。

It is a UK name; Taiwan does not have this union, so you will meet it in British papers, not in local life.

It這個名稱 is a UK name是英國的說法；Taiwan台灣 does not have this union沒有這樣的工會，so所以 you will meet it你會在 in British papers英國的報紙裡看到它，not in local life而不是在台灣本地的生活裡。

Other groups in other countries use the same three letters for other things, so the surrounding words — prison, officers, strike — tell you which POA you are looking at.

Other groups in other countries其他國家的其他團體 use the same three letters也會用同樣這三個字母 for other things來指別的東西，so所以 the surrounding words前後文的字眼——prison, officers, strike監獄、獄警、罷工——tell you會告訴你 which POA you are looking at你看到的是哪一個POA。