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Some New York prison guards are fired for ignoring a deal to end their illegal strike

  • New York prison guards faced termination for striking for two weeks, according to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision officials.
  • Governor Kathy Hochul announced a tentative agreement to end the strike, which was illegal and unsanctioned by the union.
  • The DOCCS commissioner warned that those who remained on strike would lose health care retroactively and face possible fines or imprisonment.
  • Governor Hochul stated, 'This is not a sanctioned strike by the correction officers union. This is a wildcat unauthorized illegal strike.
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'Good luck running your facilities': NY prison protests continue despite threat of firings

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.

·Plattsburgh, United States
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Corrections officers fired as tentative deal fails to end wildcat strike

State officials said they had done what they legally could by issuing a tentative prison strike deal before resorting to terminations and civil contempt charges.

·New York, United States
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State police launch probe into inmate death as prison system roiled by illegal guard strike

New York state police are investigating the death of an inmate as the state corrections system continues to be roiled by a wildcat strike by prison guards. The agency said

·United States
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NY prison guards will be fired if corrections strike continues, DOCCS letter says

By Jenna DeAngelis Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — New York prison guards, who have been on strike for two weeks, faced termination if they refused to return to work Monday, according to Department of Corrections and Community Supervision officials. While many striking members went back to work over the weekend, those who have not faced losing their jobs and their health care. A termination notice was sent to anyone wh…

·Colorado Springs, United States
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DOCCS starts firing striking correction officers

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) -- The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) announced that it has begun firing striking correction officers. DOCCS announced through social media shortly after 6 p.m. on March 2 that the department has started terminating officers who have missed more than 11 consecutive shifts due to striking. The announcement stated that the department waited to take action against striking officers out of respect to …

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DOCCS: Striking correction officers fired in Coxsackie, across NY

COXSACKIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Correction officers who did not return to work Sunday across the state are "deemed to have resigned," according to a letter from the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervisions (DOCCS). Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The letter was sent to correction officers that were still striking Sunday at Coxsackie Correctional Facility and beyon…

·Albany, United States
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