Contract Between State, Correctional Officers' Union Creates Committee

A tentative agreement between New York's correctional officers' union and the state that would increase wages over five years would also create a committee to evaluate how well the state's workers' compensation system is working, the governor's office announced last week. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association President Michael Powers announced the tentative contract agreement on Thursday. It still requires ratification by the full NYSCOPBA membership. The agreement would create "a joint workers' ...