Injured New York correctional officer on workers’ comp claims wrongful termination after strike

A longtime correction officer with the New York state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) says he was wrongfully terminated last month after a series of wildcat strikes across the state.

“I thought I had a good career until recently,” said Adam Root, a former correction officer at Washington Correctional and the former Great Meadow Correctional in Comstock.

The disabled veteran had more than two decades on the job…

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