{"id":2403963,"date":"2025-02-18T19:17:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hochul-mobilizes-national-guard-to-combat-illegal-corrections-strike\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T19:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:20:12","slug":"hochul-mobilizes-national-guard-to-combat-illegal-corrections-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hochul-mobilizes-national-guard-to-combat-illegal-corrections-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Hochul mobilizes National Guard to combat &#8216;illegal&#8217; corrections strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhochul-mobilizes-national-guard-to-combat-illegal-corrections-strike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403963&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governor kathy Hochul of\u2063 New\u2063 York has \u200cmobilized\u2062 the National Guard in response to a widespread strike\u200c by correctional workers protesting their working conditions across\u2062 the state. Hochul \u2063has deemed\u200d the strike &#8220;illegal&#8221; adn claims \u200dit threatens the\u2062 safety of\u2062 fellow correctional\u2063 staff, inmates, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-dem-gov-complains-about-illegals-flooding-his-state-he-doesnt-mention-stopping-it\/\" title=\"Illinois Dem Gov voices concern over influx of undocumented immigrants, but offers no solution.\">local communities due<\/a>\u2064 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-to-mandate-covid-19-vaccine-for-entire-city-workforce\/\" title=\"New ... City To Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine For Entire City Workforce\">ongoing staffing shortages<\/a>\u2062 in prisons.The governor plans to have\u200b the National Guard secure \u2064at least\u200d 25 \u200dfacilities affected by the strike if \u200bit is not\u2064 resolved soon. She has also ordered her\u2062 governance to negotiate with union leaders for a resolution.<\/p>\n<p>The strike has reportedly not been sanctioned\u200d by the New York State Correctional\u2064 Officers and Police benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA),\u2062 which\u200b represents the\u2064 workers. Union representatives have\u200c expressed that the strike \u2062arises from \u2062demands \u2064conflicting with existing \u200bcollective bargaining agreements. Additionally, while\u200b the state has indicated a willingness\u2064 to\u200c take disciplinary actions, it recognizes the difficult working conditions\u200b faced\u2062 by correctional officers,\u2064 many\u2062 of whom have been forced to sacrifice time\u200d with their families. <\/p>\n<p>Opposition to Hochul&#8217;s decision has been \u200cvoiced, particularly from Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt, who criticized the use of the National Guard in this capacity, attributing the unrest to \u2062inadequate leadership. The backdrop of the strike includes a dramatic decrease\u2063 in\u200c the \u200cnumber of incarcerated individuals and, consequently, a reduction in \u200dcorrectional\u200b staff over \u200drecent decades.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kathy Hochul mobilizes National Guard to combat &lsquo;illegal&rsquo; corrections strike engulfing New York<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1997497\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3320911\/patriotism-takes-over-when-democrats-serve-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York<\/a> correctional workers are striking across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3322023\/four-deputies-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-resign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">state<\/a> in protest of their working conditions, but Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) says the protests amount to &ldquo;illegal and unlawful actions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Hochul argues that the strike is jeopardizing the safety of other correctional workers, prison occupants, and residents in the surrounding communities of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">correctional facilities amid wide staffing shortages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Correctional workers working in <a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/gov-hochul-may-send-national-guard-into-state-prisons-as-officer-strikes-spread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">at least 25 <\/a>prison facilities of New York&rsquo;s 42 are striking.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The illegal and unlawful actions being taken by a number of correction officers must end immediately,&rdquo; Hochul said. &rdquo;We will not allow these individuals to jeopardize the safety of their colleagues, incarcerated people, and the residents of communities surrounding our correctional facilities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The governor said she would use the state&rsquo;s National Guard to secure the facilities if the strike is not resolved by Wednesday. She also told her administration to meet with union leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&nbsp;have directed my administration to meet with union leadership to resolve this situation and have also ordered the National Guard be mobilized to secure our correctional facilities in the event it is not resolved by tomorrow,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Correction officers do difficult work under challenging circumstances, and I have consistently fought for them to have better pay and working conditions and will continue to do so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The state&rsquo;s top corrections official has met with representatives from the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, the top union for corrections officers in New York. NYSCOPBA leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localsyr.com\/news\/local-news\/national-guard-being-deployed-to-offset-striking-officers-at-25-prisons-including-auburn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said <\/a>they did not sanction the strike.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Earlier today, we met with NYSCOPBA President [Chris] Summers and his executive board to discuss a path forward to returning all facilities to normal operations and ending this illegal strike,&rdquo; Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The safety and security of the staff and incarcerated population is paramount to me,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I value the hard work and commitment of the men and women at DOCCS who have had to sacrifice time with their families due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-to-invest-1m-to-address-teacher-shortage\/\" title=\"White House to invest M to address teacher shortage\">current staffing shortage<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>State officials said they are prepared &ldquo;to take appropriate disciplinary action as necessary&rdquo; if the strike does not end.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This illegal job action involving NYSCOPBA members is causing irreparable harm to the operations of the department and jeopardizing the safety and security of their coworkers within these facilities,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>DOCCS officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkbw.com\/news\/local-news\/jeopardizing-the-safety-and-security-nys-doccs-responds-to-corrections-officers-strike-and-list-of-demands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">have said<\/a> that the strikers&rsquo; demands conflict with their current collective bargaining agreement and that several would require new legislation. Demands include axing the HALT bill, which restricts how much solitary confinement can be used, and several directed at boosting recruiting.<\/p>\n<p>New York Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt criticized Hochul&rsquo;s mobilization of the National Guard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sending the National Guard into our subways to do the job of the NYPD, and prisons to do the job of our correction officers is not the best use of these brave NYers,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorOrtt\/status\/1891950973116993867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> in a post on X. &ldquo;This is a result of the failed leadership of Governor Hochul and Senate and Assembly Democrats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>New York correctional workers were <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/politics\/2025\/02\/18\/why-new-york-correction-officers-are-striking#:~:text=Where%20the%20number%20of%20incarcerated,years%20ago%2C%20there%20were%2021%2C068.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">already facing dwindling<\/a> numbers as the number of incarcerated people has declined 54% since 1999. At the end of last year, there were 14,095 employed corrections officers, sergeants and lieutenants. 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