Hundreds of prison guards flood NY state capital as wildcat strike stretches into 16th day: ‘Hold the line’
More than 1,000 prison guards flooded Albany on Tuesday, chanting a defiant message as pressure mounted on them to stop their wildcat strike: “Hold the line.”
With most New York prison guards ending strike, governor bars holdouts from state jobs
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has barred prison guards who were fired for illegally walking off the job from being hired for other state jobs.
New York blacklists prison guards who struck
Kathy Hochul signed an executive order barring those involved in the weeks-long correction officer strike from future state employment.
2,000 fired prison guards won't be hired by New York again, Hochul says
More than 2,000 New York prison guards who were fired for participating in an illegal wildcat strike won't be able to get another job with the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
Hochul fires 2,000 striking prison guards and bans them from future state jobs
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced roughly 2,000 prison guards who continued to strike illegally on Monday would be fired and banned from future state jobs. The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association reached an agreement to end the 22-day wildcat strike of correctional officers
Albany apartments replace unused office space
The Manfredi Property Group acquired the 28,000-square-foot former headquarters of the New York State Correctional Officers ...
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Striking corrections officers planning to take fight to Albany
As the wildcat strike conducted by corrections officers in New York State officially enters its third week, hundreds of ...
Corrections officers bring protests to Albany
As the strike across New York State prisons entered a third week, corrections officers made their voices heard on Tuesday ...
NY sheriffs oppose order banning hiring of fired prison officers
NY sheriff's association wants Gov. Kathy Hochul to reverse course on prohibiting 2K correction officers from ever working ...
Prison closures on table for legislature, no changes to HALT Act in One-House Proposals
The New York State Assembly and Senate responded to Governor Hochul's FY2026 Executive Budget proposal on Tuesday, unveiling ...
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As COs rallied in Albany, advocates say the lives of the incarcerated are at risk
They called for justice for Messiah Nantwi, who was reportedly beaten to the death by corrections officers last weekend.
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COs Rally in Albany: Pushing for Safer Conditions During Wildcat Prison Strikes Statewide
Concurrent with an incarcerated rights rally in Albany, corrections officers momentarily left the picket lines at local ...
Chemung County sues Governor Hochul over correctional officer hiring ban
Chemung County has initiated a lawsuit against New York State Governor Hochul and Commissioner Rossana Rosado of the Division ...