ALDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Elected officials joined correction officers on the picket lines Saturday at Wende Correctional Facility to show support for the ongoing strike.
Officials from the Southtowns and the wife of a correction officer voiced their concerns and hopes for the outcome of the unsanctioned strikes as it now enters day six. Attica Correctional Facility, Collins Correctional Facility and Lake View Correctional Facility have also been on strike since Monday.
“There are hardworking individuals and families and young kids who are standing here and devoted to getting our voices heard,” said Julie, a wife of a correction officer at the Wende Correctional Facility. “That’s what’s most important, that’s why I’m here today.”…