Yesterday, I joined striking COs on the picket line in Sullivan County. I showed up to support them and to listen to them. Just like anybody else, these folks want to go to work, do their jobs well, and earn an honest living. At the end of their shift, they just want to go home and be with their families. They want the prison to be safer for everybody: prisoners, visitors, and their fellow officers. I want that for them, too. But right now, they’re not getting the respect they’ve earned, and they’re being asked to do too much with too little while facing unrealistic mandates out of Albany. I’ll continue to stand with these workers until they get what they need.