Some New York prison guards are fired for ignoring a deal to end their illegal strike
A wildcat strike by New York state prison guards stretched into a third week Monday, prompting officials to start firing ...
Prison strike continues after state, union reach deal
A wildcat strike by New York state prison guards stretched into a third week Monday, prompting officials to start firing ...
Strikes in New York’s Prisons Were Declared Over, but Disarray Remains
Seven prisoners died as thousands of corrections officers at dozens of facilities protested working conditions in wildcat ...
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Corrections officers fired as tentative deal fails to end wildcat strike
Corrections officers received notices Saturday warning that strikers would have their health insurance coverage cancelled for ...
Gov. Hochul: Prison officers who are continuing wildcat strike are being fired
Gov. Hochul said the fired strikers also are losing their healthcare coverage, and many will lose their state pensions.
At Least the 5th New York Prisoner Has Died in Weeks Since Wildcat Strike Started
In other news from New York, another prisoner has died. An unnamed 22-year-old at the Mid-State Correctional Facility near Utica was pronounced dead on Saturday. Nine fellow detainees said the ...
New York State begins firing striking Corrections Officers
Gov. Kathy Hochul's primary response to the strikes has been to send 5,300 New York National Guard troops —some of whom are ...
Northern New York prison protests continue despite risk of terminations, loss of insurance
Corrections staff in the North Country said they are standing in solidarity to be heard despite termination letters being sent and health insurance benefits being taken away from those on strike.