Correction officer strikes continue for fourth day after court mandate to end them
Source: WIVB
by: Aidan Joly Posted: Feb 20, 2025 / 11:55 AM EST Updated: Feb 20, 2025 / 12:11 PM EST
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Correction officer strikes are continuing for a fourth day on Thursday, after a judge granted a temporary order Wednesday night mandating that the strikes stop.
Correction officers are striking at more than 30 prisons across the state, including four in Western New York: Attica Correctional Facility, Collins Correctional Facility, Wende Correctional Facility and Lake View Correctional Facility.
Court documents obtained by WIVB News 4 on Wednesday show the state Department of Corrections maintains the Taylor Law deems the strike illegal. A judge granted the temporary restraining order, mandating striking correction officers to stop their strike immediately.
The correction officers’ union said that this was an expected step.
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