Security guards at a New York prison were ordered to halt strikes by state judges on Wednesday after Gov. Kathy Hochul sued to stop illegal work halts.
State Supreme Court Judge Donna M. Sieck ruled a wildcat strike by corrections officers that erupted Monday and stretched to 30 state prisons, violating the Fair Employment Act. Taylor's Lawaccording to court documents filed in Erie County.
The Democratic governor has filed a lawsuit against a fraudulent striker who is prohibited from demonstrating under New York law.
Hochur signed on Wednesday Presidential Order Deploying more than 3,500 National Guard personnel in an unspecified number of prisons, protecting inmates and staff who continue to protest illegally against working conditions within correctional facilities.
“These destructive and unlicensed work suspensions by some corrections officers end as they risk the safety of their colleagues, prison populations and cause excessive fear for residents of surrounding communities. It has to,” Hochul said in a statement.
“We are confident that we will resolve this illegal strike, but we are grateful to the thousands of amendments officers and staff who continue to report their obligations. We have done their continued service and doing the right thing. Thank you for doing it.”
The governor added that she has appointed mediator Martin Scheynman to bring the strike correction officer back to work.
Staff and other practical security guards were also allowed to work additional overtime under the executive order.
As Humvee soldiers arrived at Attica Correctional Facility Wednesday morning, the role that security guards play within the prison remains unknown. This was reported by Spectrum News.
Sources familiar with the National Guard orders say they may be stationed at housing units, watchtowers and entrances to facilities.
The prisoners stay in the cells when being monitored by security guards, and the only interaction between both groups is limited to serving food, sources said.
Correctional officers from the pair of Elmira and Collins Northern prisons refused to take part in their scheduled shifts Monday morning after a violent uprising by prisoners at one of the facilities a week ago.
By Wednesday, security guards from around 30 correctional facilities in state prisons had been away from work, according to the NYS Correctional Officers and Police Charity Association.
The prison labor union said it had not sanctioned illegal job measures, but when negotiations entered the second day, it promised to cooperate with Hochul's office.
“Nyscopba leadership met with DOCCS officials and representatives from the governor's office yesterday morning to discuss well-documented concerns from members that led to the current situation,” a Nyscopba spokesperson said. I did.
“National negotiations continue throughout today, between Nyscopba and the governor's offices, towards a resolution.”
The current contract with the 17,000 members of the Commonwealth negotiated with the Hochul administration last year will run until March 31, 2026.
Worker protests cancel all visits to Elmira, Attica, Auburn, 5 Points, Upstate, Clinton, Wende, Greenhaven, Coxsackie, Elmira, Attica, Auburn and even notifications at correction facilities in Eastern New York It caused it to do. According to state Department of Corrections and community oversight.
