Unions
The Unions section focuses on the role of labor unions in advocating for correctional staff rights, working conditions, and benefits. This directory provides articles and resources on union activities, negotiations, and the impact of unions on correctional facility operations. Understanding unions’ influence is crucial for staff and administrators in navigating workplace issues and improving labor relations. For more on workforce management, explore our section on Corrections1 Career Resources.
One officer suffered multiple leg fractures, another sustained a concussion and others were treated for back, neck and knee injuries
A new push in Congress and local initiatives aim to bring lasting mental health resources to federal officers
AFGE Local 4070 is supporting peer programs and lobbying for the Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act
Union leader expressed concern that employees were being blamed for systemic issues that had been long ignored
The Attica Correctional Facility CO was facing a disciplinary hearing for sharing a “vile posting” days after the Tops Markets mass shooting
State employee unions have been making cases for bonuses since early in the pandemic
New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association has argued that HALT will lead to increased violence in state prisons
“I probably have 75% of the officers that I train leave the department for better pay,” CO Gustavo Leon said
County officials said they would continue to work with the union to prevent a strike
“There will be a strike. It’s just a matter of when and how many people,” an attorney representing the union said
The union’s president said the incident is largely a result of the HALT Act limiting segregated confinement
“I don’t think we should be rewarding government when families across Connecticut are struggling,” Senate Republican leader Kevin Kelly said
The union president blames increasing violence at United States Penitentiary Hazelton on warden’s lack of leadership
“The Department of Corrections believes there isn’t a staffing crisis and the union believes there is,” said union director Connie Derr
The city filed a lawsuit against COBA earlier this week accusing it of encouraging absenteeism
It’s the single biggest donation to Newsom’s defense from a California state employee union
COBA is still trying to recover its investment, which came from union retirement funds
Deferred pay raises will also be restored for members of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association
The probe uncovered “inappropriate checks” written to a former top union official using a forged signature
“It’s important to fight for workers at the same time we’re fighting for all vulnerable populations,” an official said
“The reality is that it’s a completely and absolute mess; it’s in shambles. The administration is not doing everything they need to and should do,” a union rep said
An email alleges there have been multiple cases of COVID at the Okaloosa County Jail and that the county hasn’t been following CDC guidelines
The proposed legislation comes after nearly 900 COs appealed the DOC’s “chronic absence” designation
The department sent out a memo announcing more employees would have to get fit-tested as part of the prisons’ COVID-19 protocols
“I feel like they don’t look at us as humans. We’re just a badge number, a shield number. We’re disposable. There’s no empathy at all,” one CO said
There have been 889 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 108 active cases, in the prison system
Staffers who have potentially been exposed may be permitted to continue working if they display no symptoms
The Florida Department of Corrections is moving forward with the switch from 12-hour to 8.5-hour shifts at 17 prisons
The group’s proposed budget would allocate $60 million of that money from the sheriff’s office toward housing
More than 35 vehicles belonging to COs have been vandalized, including busted windshields, windows, headlights and body damage
Since April, the union has been calling for substantial increases in COVID-19 testing, PPE, prevention plans and hazard pay for staff
Nearly a month later, Michael Powers is recovering and back at work advocating for safety measures
The federal Bureau of Prisons recently chose FCI Gilmer and FCI Hazelton as quarantine sites for out-of-state inmates
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