Correction: The story was updated to reflect that the information was obtained through a message sent to strikers, and the information was confirmed through a union representative.
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — All striking corrections officers across New York State will be fired on Sunday, a union representative confirmed on Saturday evening.
James Miller, a spokesperson for NYSCOPBA, confirmed to 18 News on March 1 that all striking correction officers and sergeants who did not return to work on Saturday as the consent award mandated will be terminated.
A message sent to correction officers from the New York State Department of Employee Relations stated that the strikers will begin to receive termination notices on Sunday, March 2, and they will start to receive health insurance terminations on Monday, March 3. The health insurance termination for each guard will be backdated to when they went AWOL.
According to the message, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision will also seek fines and imprisonment for correction officers and sergeants who continue to participate in the strike, which violates the Taylor Law and was not sanctioned by NYSCOPBA.
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