DOCCS & NYSCOPBA reach agreement

Republican Lawmakers are sharing their thoughts on the tentative agreement NYSCOPBA and New York State reached late last ...
Nearly two weeks after launching an unsanctioned strike, corrections officers agreed to accept a tentative agreement and return to work.
Corrections officers at DOCCS facilities across New York state are on strike. The National Guard has been activated and deployed to a number of prisons.
An 11-day prison strike at nearly all of NY's prisons ended Thursday after an agreement was reached between state officials and the workers' union.
Day 1 of mediation ended on Monday with discussions about suspending certain provisions of the HALT Act and other demands made by corrections staff.
According to an update from the New York State Corrections Officers and Police Benevolent Association, DOCCS Monday began ...