After three days of mediation, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) and the state have reached an agreement and Consent Award. The details of the mediation process and the concessions included in the Consent Award were presented to members who had been refusing to work.

The New York State Department of Corrections and the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association have reached an agreement

No single issue, law or policy entirely explains the current situation. It is obvious this erosion did not happen all at once," said the mediator.

February 28 marks day twelve of the statewide prison strike and after the latest deal proposal, it doesn’t look like those correction officers are going anywhere. After four days of mediation, NYSCOPBA and the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision reached an agreement they thought would potentially stop

“The terms of this award are not subject to a membership vote,” a union statement said. “This is an individual choice for each and every one of you. For those who remain on strike, the State is expected to begin effecting terminations and issuing contempt charges.”

The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association reached an agreement to end an illegal 11-day correction officer strike. DOCCS and NYSCOPBA participated in four days of mediation before the agreement was announced late Thursday.

The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association and the New York Dept. of Corrections and Community Supervision reached a tentative agreement Thursday to get striking correc

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