LIVE: DOCCS provides update on NYS correction officer strike
Editor's Note: News 8 is still waiting for the press conference to begin. You can watch it live on the video player.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision will provide an update on the corrections officer strike.
DOCCS Commander Daniel Martuscello III will join Homeland Security Commissioner Jackie Bray will hold a press conference to discuss the update. This comes after a tentative deal was reached between the striking officers and New York State.
Despite the deal requiring officers to go back to work on Saturday, some officers continued to strike. They are still calling for a revision to be made to the deal itself.
During the strike, officers voiced concerns over extensive overtime shifts and the HALT Act. Even now, officers want the shifts eliminated and the HALT Act to undergo an extensive review. Governor Hochul called the agreement a win for the officers.
DOCCS announced over the weekend that it began to fire officers who continued to strike after the deal.
Monday's press conference was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. but has not started yet. You can watch it live in the video player above.
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