NY judge orders a halt to prison strike, for now
A state supreme court judge on Wednesday ordered a temporary
halt to strikes at several New York State prisons. Officers at some 20 prisons
engaged in an unsanctioned strike, which has lasted three days. The worker
action included Attica Correctional Facility, Collins Correctional Facility,
Wende Correctional Facility and Lake View Correctional Facility. According to
WIVB-TV, Channel 4 in Buffalo, court
documents obtained by WIVB News 4 show the state Department of Corrections
maintains the Taylor Law deems the strike illegal. A judge granted
the temporary restraining order, mandating striking correction officers to stop
their strike immediately.
More than 3,000 New
York National Guard members were dispatched to the impacted prisons.
