In February of 2025, New York State correctional staff began an illegal work stoppage to challenge recent changes to the ...

Overtime costs across New York state agencies surged in 2025, even as the state workforce expanded for a third straight year, according to a new report.

New York state agencies spent more than $1.6 billion on overtime pay in 2025, marking a nearly 23% jump from the prior year, due in part to a corrections officer strike and ongoing staffing issues in ...

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) - One year ago, thousands of New York Correction officers launched a 22-day strike that resulted in nearly 3,000 firings and the deployment of the National Guard, who remain ...

A year after the end of the illegal "wildcat" strike by thousands of corrections officers, prisons are still understaffed, family visits are... Mar 09, 2026 — A year after the end of the illegal ...

Overtime costs for state agencies in New York spiked nearly 23% in 2025 as they spent a total of $1.6 billion and approached ...