More than 2,000 New York prison guards who were fired for participating in an illegal wildcat strike won't be able to get another job with the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. "There are consequences when people break the law,

New York State Lawmakers that represent a large part of the Twin Tiers where state correctional facilities are located are firing back at Governor Kathy Hochul’s proclamation issued on March 11 that bars all fired Correctional Officers from future state employment.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has barred prison guards who were fired for illegally walking off the job from being hired for other state jobs

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced roughly 2,000 prison guards who continued to strike illegally on Monday would be fired and banned from future state jobs. The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association reached an agreement to end the 22-day wildcat strike of correctional officers