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.
Amid nearly 30 vacancies at FCI Edgefield alone, prison teachers, nurses and electricians are being pulled to cover CO shifts without compensation
Director William K. Marshall III told the agency’s nearly 35,000 employees that Council of Prison Locals had become “an obstacle to progress instead of a partner in it”
One officer suffered multiple leg fractures, another sustained a concussion and others were treated for back, neck and knee injuries
Unions represent teachers, corrections officers and some other public employees
Union workers at the Johnson County Jail say that decisions made by administrators are putting them in danger
Prisons chief Donald Stolworthy wrote the contracts contribute to “many of the ills within the system”
Mel Grieshaber says morale is at its lowest that he’s ever seen
Rep met with CO to discuss grievance and used ‘n-word’ 15 times
Authorities say Derrick Smart took more than $500 from the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 97 between 2008 and 2012
Michael Powers, a veteran correctional officer and active member of the association, replaces Donn Rowe as head of the union
Officials say time and a half for call outs, unions say failure to adequately staff facility
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