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COBA SECURES MAJOR 20-YEAR RETIREMENT VICTORY FOR MEMBERS

COBA VICTORY IN ALBANY!
 
In one of the biggest legislative victories for NYC Correction Officers over the past ten years, COBA has restored the 20-year service retirement benefit for every single COBA Member hired after April 1, 2012, through an agreement reached in the New York State Budget.
 
COBA President Benny Boscio and Legislative Chairman Daniel Monaco spearheaded a vigorous lobbying campaign to get this critical legislation a “Home Rule Message” from the New York City Council, passage in both the NY State Assembly and the NY State Senate and finally passed in the NY State Budget. This extensive effort required countless trips to Albany and many meetings with legislative leaders at both the city and state levels.
 
We thank Governor Kathy Hochul, the Bill’s sponsors- Assembly Member Stacy Pheffer Amato, Senator Robert Jackson as well as Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins, Members of the NYS Assembly & NYS Senate.
 
We also thank NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, DOC Commissioner Stanley Richards for their support, and all the members of the NYC Council, who voted unanimously to support this Bill.

LETTER FROM BENNY BOSCIO
President

Welcome to the official website of The Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association (COBA). COBA is the second-largest law enforcement union in the City of New York. Our members are New York City Correction Officers, also known as New York City’s Boldest, who supervise the second-largest municipal jail system in the nation. COBA is committed to advocating for safer working conditions, wage increases, and excellent benefits for all our members.

Our website was designed to provide helpful information on the latest issues impacting our members and their families. You can also find our official union publications, news clips, and learn about upcoming events.

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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