Day 1 of mediation concluded late yesterday afternoon and there were extensive discussions with the State and DOCCS on the need for operational changes, including immediately suspending certain provisions of HALT during the staffing crisis, potential legislative changes to permanently change HALT, elimination of triple shifts, legal mail scanning, no departmental discipline for members considered AWOL, increased recruitment efforts and incentives to bolster staffing.
In other developments, DOCCS has begun moving inmates out of Collins to other facilities to ease the staffing crisis at that prison. That began yesterday.
NYSCOPBA Mediation update/Feb.26, 2025 Day 2 of mediation concluded last night at approximately 9pm and the discussions continued with the State and DOCCS on the main concerns of those members still engaged in the labor dispute. There was progress made on several issues, but nothing significant to report at this time. The third day of mediation begins…
Provided information/NYSCOPBA The scheduled mediation between NYSCOPBA and the State has been pushed up and is now scheduled for Monday. Below is a statement from the mediator in regards to beginning on Monday. “At the initial meeting today, February 21, 2025, NYSCOPBA pressed for formal mediation to start more quickly.…
View from outside Attica Correctional Facility on Thursday Statement from Mediator On February 19, 2025, I was contacted by representatives from Governor Kathy Hochul’s office andrepresentatives from the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association(“NYSCOPBA”). The parties requested my and my team’s immediate involvement as an independent mediator…
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