County officials in Upstate New York have issued a statement stating that it’s open to hiring New York correction officers who were fired during the statewide strike in February and March.
Earlier this month we told you that New York Governor Kathy Hochul had signed an executive order that will prohibit all prison guards who participated in the recent strike from working for New York State ever again. At the time, Gov Hochul made it clear that her office would not allow any of the state-employed prison guards who participated in the strike from any future form of state employment.
Yes, the 2,000 correction officers who did not return to work by the state deadline earlier this month were barred from working for New York State but what about working for a county in New York?
Jobs for Fired New York Correction Officers
According to WTEN, Saratoga County officials have announced that they are open to hiring any of the correction officers who were fired because of the strike. The county issued a joint statement on Friday explaining the county’s frustration with the state’s decision to fire thousands of corrections officers. Saratoga County Board of Supervisors Chairman Phil Barrett, Sheriff Michael Zurlo, and Undersheriff Jeff Brown all agreed that the prison guard shortage is a burden on every county across New York saying,…