Page 151 - Corrections News Today

Number is 80% but lower for emts. they said 2,000 firefighters called out sick protesting the mandate last week. some fire companies had to suspend service. the fire commissioner issued a statement saying the department has not closed any firehouses, irresponsible bogus sick leave by some members is creating a danger for new yorkers and fellow firefighters. they need to return to work or risk the consequences of their actions. this morning a short time ago union leaders said those who took medic...

Unvaccinated. and none of those people are allowed to come to work today and not getting paid. the fire department outside this particular fire house the union leader showed up at 6:00 in the morning. >> thats our issue, is we only got nine days to comply with the mandate. the teachers got 30 days. corrections has december 1 as their date to comply. all we are asking for is extra time, to get time to file the religious and medical exemptions and get the vaccination if they so choose. >> reporter...

Thats part of our complaint. were not anti-vaccine. we were only giving nine days to comply with this mandate and other unions have gotten 30 days or even the corrections officers have until december 1st. we need our membership to make decisions on what theyre going to do with their careers. >> question, did any union leadership, were you guys in touch with anybody from the city about knowing this was going to come down the pike? i know that you guys have asked for more time, we saw teachers ear...

And car accidents and overdoses. 1 in 1 million chance of dying from covid in new york city. >> why are you vaccinated? why do you have a vaccine? why did you get one? >> this is outrageous. correction. let me explain one thing. new york city corrections was given 30 days to negotiations with the city. over other agency nine days. why was corrections given 30 days? because there is a staffing problem. >> i get your point. what is it you want? >> we should have 30 days. >> you want 30 days. that ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi prison employees will conduct once-a-week rehearsals...

53% for correction. this is just going to hit deadline after deadline. are you going to be able to function if you lose, lets say, 20% of the firefighters of your force? >> it is going to be next to impossible to keep the same level of service up in new york city from. what i understand, there are already firehouses closing due to staffing shortage. its not known to many people but outside, you know, outside the department, but for the last several months, we have had firefighters working more t...

Going to drop drastically. you will be out of the range and that 42% of witness survival rate could drop to 20. >> brian: do you know what? thats on the mayor. >> there is no way to know. its going to go down. >> brian: let him digest those numbers. is he responsible because these guys are ready to work for a living. andrew, hopefully sober minds will prevail and a way to negotiate and push this deadline back. we will find out on monday. thanks so much. >> we are hoping to push the deadline back...

On Tuesday, 32-year-old Eric Todd Ellis of Birmingham, Alabama, was sentenced in federal court after he pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse of an inmate and one count of tampering with a

The Washington Times delivers breaking news and commentary on the issues that affect the future of our nation.

Last week’s article on the closing of Acme Printers Lithographers, Inc. incorrectly identified Margaret Rath as deceased. The family was quick to inform The Times that Margaret Rath is alive