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Lawmakers and unions press DOL and civil service on corrections staffing and employee safety amid wildcat strike
Summary
Union leaders and multiple lawmakers told the joint budget committees that chronic short staffing and mandatory double shifts in New York27s correctional facilities have driven up assaults on staff and created a worker-safety crisis.
The hearing expanded beyond budget line items into an on-the-ground staffing and safety crisis in New York27s correctional facilities. Several legislators and union representatives told the committees that chronic short staffing, mandatory double shifts and elevated inmate-on-staff assaults have created unsafe conditions for corrections officers and civilian staff.
Union accounts and concerns: Randy D27Antonio of the Public Employees Federation said members face "dangerous conditions"…
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