Albany, N.Y. (WHAM) — Amid a legal challenge, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “Executive Order 47.3” faces scrutiny from local officials who are seeking to hire terminated corrections officers.
BACKGROUND: Corrections officers set to return to work | Anonymous NYS corrections officer dissatisfied with new agreement | DOCCS, striking corrections officers reach agreement on 20th day | Striking prison workers decline second deal to end statewide protest | Tensions rise as prison strike rolls into Albany; Hochul condemns continued protests | Strike continues at Groveland prison as officers face potential firing, loss of benefits | Some New York prison guards are fired for ignoring a deal to end their illegal strike
The order, issued one day after strikes ended, has left many former officers struggling to find employment, according to an anonymous officer who was recently terminated…