US EditionNew York governor deploys National Guard amid illegal corrections officer strike at state prisons
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul has deployed National Guard troops to secure state-run prisons due to a wildcat strike by corrections workers.
- The state prison guards union admitted that the strike is illegal and did not authorize it.
- Hochul threatened to deploy the National Guard to restore order if the unlawful strike does not end.
- Hochul stated, 'The illegal and unlawful actions being taken by a number of correction officers must end immediately.
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New York Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday repeatedly attacked corrections officers across the state for striking over unsafe work conditions and long mandated shifts that officers say can last numerous days at a time. About 15,000 corrections officers statewide are on strike and protesting over their concerns about safety being ignored for too long, ...
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NY prison strike: National Guard deployed to prisons
“These disruptive and unsanctioned work stoppages by some correction officers must end as they are jeopardizing the safety of their colleagues, the prison population, and causing undue fear for the residents in the surrounding communities."
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