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March 3, 2025

Statement on Gov. Hochul Corrections Officer Firings from New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar

“New York State Corrections Officers are striking because the Hochul Administration has failed to adequately protect officers, male and female, from years of inmate assaults spurred on by lax progressive ‘reforms.’ Now, because she failed to do her job protecting state employees, Governor Hochul is erroneously citing the Taylor Law to fire longstanding Corrections Officers, stripping their families of both income and healthcare benefits.  It’s outrageous.

”New York State Corrections Officers have a primary right to safety in the workplace. The State of New York isn’t providing it. It needs to. Get your act together, Madame Governor, and stop blaming Corrections employees for the State’s obvious failures. If you’re not willing to do your job, the courts need to step in and do it for you. Corrections Officers have a right to personal safety.”