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COBA Files Lawsuit Against The City Of New York

COBA Files Lawsuit Against The City of New York Over the NYC DOC’s Unlawful Order to Speak With the Federal Monitoring Team Without Union Representation

9/6/23

The following statement can be attributed to COBA President Benny Boscio:

“The right to Union representation is fundamental to every COBA member and is well established under New York State law.

The Department of Correction blatantly violated that right with a misleading and intimidating communication that ordered COBA members to subject themselves, without representation, to questioning by the Federal Monitoring team that could lead to discipline.

DOC’s communications – sent via teletype, email and by mail to Correction Officers’ homes- conveniently omitted crucial details about their rights to union representation in an attempt to intimidate Correction Officers into waiving their representation rights.

Today’s lawsuit petitions the court to remedy DOC’s anti-Union animus by declaring that DOC’s communications were an illegal intimidation tactic. We hope this lawsuit will halt DOC’s anti-union communications moving forward.”

Benny Boscio Jr.

COBA President

 

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STATEMENT FROM COBA PRESIDENT BENNY BOSCIO ON THE FEDERAL MONITOR'S SPECIAL REPORT RELEASED ON MAY 26, 2023

“After being appointed nearly 8 yrs ago and receiving some $20 million in consulting fees by NYC taxpayers, the latest Federal Monitor’s biased and one-sided “special report” is no different than the nearly 36 reports that came before it.

If the Monitor is interested in cherry picking data in a two week period, why then does he exclude the brazen assaults on our officers committed by repeat violent offenders in that same period? Or why does he exclude the numbers of inmates whose lives have been saved thanks to Correction Officers? The reality is that the Federal Monitor and his team have strayed very far from their original mission and this new report conveniently excludes key data showing any progress that is being made to combat jail violence, which is largely the result of the dedication and hard work of our officers serving on the frontlines.

These reports now serve only to provide politically-driven talking points for the City Council and the Board of Correction so they can continue to second guess and scapegoat our members, instead of providing oversight over the monitoring team and asking them what have they really accomplished in eight years to make our jails safer? It’s time for the Monitoring team to go!’

Benny Boscio
COBA President