New York lawmaker demands HALT Act be repealed after Hochul fired 2,000 prison guards
Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed the National Guard as she has weighed transferring prisoners out of state to address the Empire State’s mounting prison guard shortage.
Hochul admin says NY prison strike over, fires thousands of guards who refused to return to work
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, DOCCS, Commissioner Daniel Martuscello told reporters Monday evening the strike was “over”, but that thousands of corrections
New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike
The state and the guards union struck a deal to end the strike, but it was contingent on at least 85% of staff returning to work.
New York fires 2K prison officers who refused to return to work after strike
The strike that paralyzed New York prisons for three weeks ended with most workers returning to their jobs and the state firing 2,000 who stayed out.
New York fires more than 2,000 prison guards for refusing to return to work after illegal strike
More than 2,000 prison guards were fired on Monday for not returning to work after a weekslong strike that violated a state law prohibiting strikes by most public employees.
As strike ends, New York says more than 2,000 correction officers will be fired
ALBANY — State Corrections Commissioner Daniel F. Martuscello III said Monday that the 22-day strike at prisons statewide is over, but that more than 2,000 correction officers who refused to return to work Monday will be fired.
Prison guard strike has ended; Over 2,000 guards who remained on strike have been fired
The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) announced Monday the prison guard strike has ended after 22 days. DOCCS commissioner Daniel Martuscello confirmed Monday that 5,000 officers returned back to work,
New York fires 2,000 prison guards, declares strike over
New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a strike that crippled the state's correctional system, but still declared the illegal work stoppage over.
With most New York prison guards ending strike, governor bars holdouts from state jobs
The strike roiled a state prison system that advocates said was already beset by problems, including overworked staff and the failure to consistently provide incarcerated people w
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
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.
NYS prison strike ends after 22 days with more than 2,000 correction officers fired
State Correction Commissioner Daniel Martuscello said the officers fired were those who remained on strike Monday morning.
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Corrections officer strike ends, fallout begins
The statewide corrections officers strike ended on Monday, March 10, after 22 days and a number of promises made to officers by Commissioner of New York’s Department of Corrections and Community ...
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2,000 workers receive termination letters as New York prison strike ends after three weeks
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision announced Monday the end of ...
Commissioner: Remaining prison strikers terminated
In an eight-minute news conference, state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel F. Martuscello III declared the three-week correction officers strike was over. “The ...