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NYC Correction Department tries 12-hour tours again as Rikers faces rising jail population

  Rikers Correctional Facility NYC Correction Department tries 12-hour tours again as Rikers faces rising jail population The population at Rikers has surged 32% since 2022 while officer staffing has dropped 25%, forcing longer shifts Rikers brings back 12-hour shifts as staff numbers fall

Unions Brace to Bargain With New Boss Zohran Mamdani

  Labor Unions Brace to Bargain With New Boss Zohran Mamdani The mayor-elect enters office with ambitious working-class promises — and immediate pressure to settle contracts and rescue a financially strapped health benefits fund. Unions Brace to Bargain With New Boss Zohran Mamdani | THE CITY — NYC News

“We’re Broken”: As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Are Leaving in Droves for ICE

 “We’re Broken”: As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Are Leaving in Droves for ICE  Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse. Corrections Officers Leaving Federal Prisons in Droves for ICE — ProPublica

Union leaders support Council measure to sever EMS from FDNY

  Union leaders support Council measure to sever EMS from FDNY Union leaders support Council measure to sever EMS from FDNY - The Chief

NYC Comptroller approves contract switching 750,000 city workers to new health plan

  NYC Comptroller approves contract switching 750,000 city workers to new health plan NYC Comptroller Brad Lander greenlights new municipal health insurance contract | Crain's New York Business

Houston Police union tries to recruit NYPD cops ‘disgusted’ with Mamdani win

  Houston Police union tries to recruit NYPD cops ‘disgusted’ with Mamdani win Houston police union targets NYC cops after Mamdani's win

The Abolitionist Labor Politics of California’s Incarcerated Firefighters

  The Abolitionist Labor Politics of California’s Incarcerated Firefighters The Abolitionist Labor Politics of California’s Incarcerated Firefighters – Spectre Journal

School crossing guards face life-threatening dangers on the job

  School crossing guards face life-threatening dangers on the job School crossing guards face danger, death on the job | AP News