Governor Kathy Hochul's executive order to ban participants in the recent wildcat strikes at state correctional facilities from future service in New York State's government has drawn the ire of Congressman Nick Langworthy. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, Langworthy called for a federal investigation into Hochul's order, which he called a "gutless, vindictive move." Termination notices were sent to more than 2,000 striking corrections officers after the 22-day strike ended on Monday.
Below is Langworthy's full statement:
Governor Hochul's latest assault on our hardworking corrections officers amounts to nothing more than callous and petty retribution. These brave men and women engaged in a strike as a last resort because they were pushed to a breaking point and their concerns have fallen on deaf ears.
Instead of negotiating in good faith to bring needed changes to their third world working conditions and safety, she ripped their children off their health insurance, fired them and is now trying to prevent them gaining future employment.
This was a gutless, vindictive move that shows how much hate and contempt she has for our uniformed heroes. A federal investigation into this blatant, outrageous overreach can't come soon enough.
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