Mediation talks in corrections officers strike focus on several operational changes within state prison system
Day 1 of mediation concluded late Monday afternoon between leadership with the NYSCOPBA, the union representing the corrections officers on strike across the state, and DOCCS. Read more from WBEN:
Inmate Dies at N.Y. Prison as Corrections Officers’ Strike Continues
The 61-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at Auburn Correctional Facility, one of dozens of state prisons where corrections officers have walked off the job over working conditions.
Prison Strike Blog: Follow here for updates as corrections officers go on strike across New York
Corrections officers at DOCCS facilities across New York state are on strike. The National Guard has been activated and deployed to a number of prisons.
Inmates being moved out of NY prison where first strike began
Inmates are being transferred from Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County to other prisons this week due to staffing shortages from a prison strike.
NYS corrections officers still on strike at state prisons as DOCCS meets with union
NYS corrections officers are now on day nine of their NY prison guard strike, as conditions are said to be deteriorating.
Prison strike continues with demonstration at Coxsackie Correctional Facility
As corrections officers across New York remain on strike, a State Assemblyman who is running for Congress is standing behind them.
Inmate, 61, in upstate N.Y. prison dies in midst of corrections’ officers’ wildcat strike
A state prisoner died early Saturday at Auburn Correctional Facility in the Finger Lakes region — in the midst of the correction officers’ wildcat strike now entering its seventh day — amid
DOCCS files a suit against protesting correctional officers
The suit alleges that the strikes threaten DOCCS’s operations and jeopardize the safety and security of working correctional officers.
DOCCS serving striking corrections officers with 'legal papers'
As corrections officer strikes continue into week two, DOCCS is now serving “legal papers” to those who haven’t returned to work. DOCCS provided WBEN with a statement explaining why:
Correction officers face penalties as prison protests continue in New York
Correction officers protesting outside the New York Correctional Facility are facing serious consequences for each day they remain off the job
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Inmates being transferred out of Collins Correctional Facility due to staffing shortages caused by strike
NYS DOCCS has confirmed that inmates are being transferred out of Collins Correctional Facility due to staffing shortages ...
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New York Forced To Transfer Inmates to Other Prisons With More Staff as Corrections Officer Strike Stretches Into its Second Week
The director of research for the Empire Center, Ken Girardin, calls the situation ‘extremely dangerous’ for prison system ...
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Hochul Losing Control, Deploys National Guard to Run State Prisons as Worker Strike Grows
A statewide strike by New York correctional officers has entered its second week, leaving prisons severely understaffed and ...
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New York corrections officers strike enters second week over forced overtime, violent conditions
Gov. Kathy Hochul aims to break up the strike by enforcing a state law that prohibits state employees from leaving their ...
DOCCS outlines consequences as illegal corrections strike reaches sixth day
Saturday is the sixth day of a strike among corrections officers in the state, an action the Department of Corrections and ...
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How a Guards’ Strike Plunged New York Prisons Into Turmoil and Why the Timing Is Curious
Correctional officers complain of unsafe conditions, but critics say the protests were meant to deflect attention from ‘a ...
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Day three of Auburn Correctional Facility employees joining statewide strike
The corrections officers’ strike has gone on its third day, with officers and sergeants standing firm and striving for better ...
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GOP state lawmakers pressure Hochul on corrections strike as mediation set for Monday
The correction officers strike against prisons managed by the New York State Department of Corrections is nearing a week in ...