Correctional Officers Strike at Washington Correctional, Demanding Better Conditions
Correctional officers’ strikes are erupting across New York State, with protestors calling for better working conditions. The capital region is no exception.Ret
Correctional officers strike across New York State, demanding better working conditions, staffing and more
Correctional officers across New York State are refusing to clock into work, protesting statewide policies. The strikes began at Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County and Elmira Correctional Facility in Chemung County on February 17.
How the Taylor Law bans corrections officers from striking
Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed legal action under the Taylor Law to address an unauthorized strike by corrections officers at state-run prisons.
Corrections officers at New York prisons go on unsanctioned strike
Officials with the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association told the Times Union that the union did not sanction the strike.
Strikes spread at NY prisons as officers forced to remain in facilities
ALBANY — Labor strikes at New York prisons continued expanding Tuesday as correction officers declined to go to work in least 20 facilities — and those that are showing up are allegedly being forced to remain in the facilities due to the staffing shortages.
Central NY corrections officers join growing statewide prison strike
The union representing corrections officers, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, said in a statement that it does not sanction the strikes. Strikes by government employees are illegal under a section of state Civil Service Law commonly known as the Taylor Law.
2 NY prisons thrown into chaos as corrections officers launch illegal strike after violent uprising
Two upstate prisons were thrown into chaos Monday when corrections officers launched illegal strikes to protest their work conditions after a violent uprising at one of the facilities last week. The disruptive work stoppages — which are illegal under New York law and could lead to severe consequences for individuals and unions that participate in them — occurred at the state prisons in Collins and Elmira and triggered a cancellation
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