DOC, Elmira Correctional and prison guard strike

NY prison guards face deadline to end strike or be fired. DOCCS says less than 10 terminated so far.
New York prison guards, who have been on strike for two weeks, face losing their jobs and their health care if they refuse to return to work Monday, state officials say. The illegal strike has ended at most prisons in the downstate region,
Correction officer strike continues as DOCCS sends termination notices
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DOCCS has started terminating benefits and correction officer jobs
Monday marks the 16th day correction officers across New York have been off the job, protesting what they say are unsafe work conditions. Despite the state
DOCCS begins to terminate striking corrections officers
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) sent a letter to striking corrections officers that they will be terminated. DOCCS said the letter was sent to staff who have missed 11 consecutives shifts or more.
DOCCS begins firing correction officers on strike
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Photos show National Guard sleeping on cots, mats in NY prisons amid corrections officer strike
New York State is ending health insurance coverage for thousands of corrections officers who walked off the job and onto the picket line two weeks ago. State officials have also fired a handful of corrections officers who have gone 10 straight workdays without showing up for their scheduled shifts and say they
DOCCS & NYSCOPBA reach agreement; deal presented to corrections officers in hopes of ending strike
The New York State Department of Corrections and the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association have reached an agreement
'Right now, there's no recourse': Some NYS corrections officers being fired for continuing to strike
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) reported that officers who have participated in the strike for more than 11 consecutive shifts received termination notices on March 2.
DOCCS: Striking correction officers fired in Coxsackie, across NY
Correction officers who did not return to work Sunday across the state have now been fired, according to a letter from the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervisions (DOCCS).
'Jeopardizing the safety and security': NYS DOCCS responds to corrections officers strike and list of demands
The NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has issued a statement in response to the strike as well as a response to a series of demands from the striking officers.
DOCCS leadership says health insurance benefits terminated for protesting, striking workers
Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III provided an update on Monday, saying health benefits are being cancelled for workers who remain off the job without excused absences.
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DOCCS officials address strikes: 30+ prisons still striking, workers face loss of health benefits and termination
Despite mounting pressure from state officials, many New York correction officers continued their strike on Sunday, further ...
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Rallies to support striking officers, incarcerated individuals
Monday marked the 13th day into the New York State prison guard strikes and NEWS10 crews have been covering the picket lines ...
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Investigation underway after inmate’s death at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy
On Mar. 1, the New York State Department of Corrections informed the State Police about an inmate’s death at Mid-State ...