New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a deal to end the illegal strike by state prison workers that has disrupted the correctional system for nearly two weeks.
The agreement was reached between the New York State Department of Corrections and the correction officers' union, NYSCOPBA. While the deal aims to restore order, many officers remain on the picket lines, raising concerns about full compliance. The strike, which was not sanctioned by the union, caused significant operational challenges in state prisons.
The resolution marks a critical step in stabilizing the prison system and addressing workers' grievances.
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Prison guards striking just proves how broken our incarceration system is—maybe if we focused on rehabilitation instead of mass incarceration, we wouldn’t have these crises. Hopefully, this pushes lawmakers to prioritize prison reform instead of just maintaining the status quo.
The real issue here isn’t the strike—it’s the fact that we have a bloated prison system run by the state in the first place.
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NYS and correction officers’ union reach prison strike agreement, but most remain on picket lines
The deal reached late Thursday night between New York State and the correction officers union in the 12-day-old wildcat strike that has caused turmoil in the prisons hinges on whether the officers
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