COBA President Benny Boscio Jr. appeared on Inside City Hall to call out the issues with the proposed federal takeover of Rikers. Boscio said that the outcome of staffing shortages and failed administration policies has been “eight years of neglect” by the previous Mayor. Additionally, Boscio said Rikers Island Commissioner Louis Molina should be given an opportunity to “fix the problem,” citing that the three prior commissioners had no prior “jail experience.”
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Last month, DOC unilaterally decided to change their Sick Leave Regulations without consulting our unions. It is our collective hope that NYC Dept.
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By: RICHARD KHAVKINE | The Chief Leader August 5, 21. 12:18

Correction officers calling in sick must now prove they’re under the weather to a doctor.
By: GRAHAM RAYMAN | NY DAILY NEWS August 5, 21. 11:57

Rikers Island inmates are looking for guards in all the wrong places.
By: Gabrielle Fonrouge July 28, 21. 15:50