Hochul, New York and prison guards

New York lawmaker demands HALT Act be repealed after Hochul fired 2,000 prison guards
A New York lawmaker is calling on the state to repeal the HALT Act, a controversial law at the center of the recent prison guard strike, which ended this week after Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) fired 2,000 correctional officers and banned them from holding state jobs.
2,000 fired prison guards won't be hired by New York again, Hochul says
More than 2,000 New York prison guards who were fired for participating in an illegal wildcat strike won't be able to get another job with the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
With Most New York Prison Guards Ending Strike, Governor Bars Holdouts From State Jobs
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has barred prison guards who were fired for illegally walking off the job from being hired for other state jobs
New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike
The state and the guards union had struck a deal to end the strike, but it was contingent on at least 85% of staff returning to work.
Hochul fires 2,000 striking prison guards and bans them from future state jobs
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced roughly 2,000 prison guards who continued to strike illegally on Monday would be fired and banned from future state jobs. The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association reached an agreement to end the 22-day wildcat strike of correctional officers
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New Yorkers with disabilities to Hochul: overhaul to key caregiver program would hurt us
Some 280,000 New Yorkers use the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. A fraction have been able to sign up with the ...
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New York gov correct to intervene against ‘Palestinian studies’ job
OPINION: Gov. Hochul has the right as the state’s chief executive to ensure government entities operate correctly.
Uncertainty looms as New York correction officers face ban from state employment
As Gov. Hochul bars 2,000 correction officers from ever working with the state again, uncertainty hangs over them and the ...
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New York reports on mobile ID adoption
More than 200,000 New Yorkers have signed up for the US state’s Mobile ID service since it launched in June 2024, Governor ...
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Cuomo’s return another nemesis for Hochul
Disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made his way back into the political scene after announcing his candidacy this month ...
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How Gov. Kathy Hochul has gotten through an extraordinarily bad month
From Mayor Adams’ quid pro quo accusations to a statewide prison strike, Hochul has had to fight several metaphorical fires – ...