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 ...
New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that ...
The state and the guards’ union struck a new deal to end the strike this weekend, but it was contingent on at least 85% of ...
Here in New York, more than 2,000 prison guards who joined a wildcat strike have been fired for failing to return to work by ...
New York’s corrections commissioner has declared an end to a wildcat strike by correctional officers and says more than 2,000 ...
The strike and the state’s response have exacerbated the already brutal conditions in the state prison system.
By Chelsia Rose Marcius A new agreement has been reached to end wildcat strikes by thousands ... said Mr. Nantwi died after he was beaten by prison guards. Gov. Kathy Hochul said that while ...
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.” The unsanctioned strike entered ...
Governor Kathy Hochul deployed the National Guard to Auburn prison to help run the facility during the strike. The National Guard will remain “in a support position” as staff begins to return ...
However, as of Friday, many remained on wildcat strikes outside of dozens of New York prisons. The strike, which has gone on for 19 days, is over what prison guards claim are dangerous working ...
ALBANY — State officials said Thursday they have tentatively agreed to a deal to end a wildcat strike of prison guards after 18 days that left seven prisoners dead and required the deployment of ...