New York Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday repeatedly attacked corrections officers across the state for striking over unsafe work conditions and long mandated shifts that officers say can last numerous days at a time.
About 15,000 corrections officers statewide are on strike and protesting over their concerns about safety being ignored for too long, officers say. Specifically, officers have cited Democrat-backed legislation, such as the HALT Act, and the closing of numerous prisons, for creating an unsafe work environment.
Speaking to the press about the escalating strike, Hochul confirmed that she’s taking legal moves to have striking officers arrested.
“Has anyone been arrested?” a reporter asked the governor, to which she responded, “The proceedings have started. I think we have 380 people on the first list through the attorney general’s office and they’re being…
