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NYSSCOA officers ratify new 5-year deal

NYSSCOA officers ratify new 5-year deal

Near unanimous approval by union members Article from The Chief Leader BY RICHARD KHAVKINE The roughly 1,400 members of the New York State Supreme Court Officers Association have a new contract.  The union’s membership last week ratified a five-year deal retroactive...

Cullen eases into 4th term as head of court officers union

Cullen eases into 4th term as head of court officers union

Article from The Chief Leader Seeks new contract, more staff BY RICHARD KHAVKINE Patrick Cullen, who will begin a fourth term as president of the New York State Supreme Court Officers Association in July, has a full slate of tasks ahead of him. The union leader, along...

Judges Who Flout Vaccine Mandate Forced to Work From Home

Judges Who Flout Vaccine Mandate Forced to Work From Home

As a mandate deadline kicked in, more than 100 unvaccinated court workers were handed pink slips Thursday as a handful of judges—legally entitled to their jobs—were barred from courthouses. Article from law.com by Brian Lee  Litigation Reporter As four state judges...

Unvaxxed NY Judge Defies Courthouse Ban As Others Ousted

Unvaxxed NY Judge Defies Courthouse Ban As Others Ousted

By Frank G. Runyeon  from Law360 ·  Listen to article Law360 (January 20, 2022, 2:30 PM EST) -- An unvaccinated New York state judge barred from his courthouse over COVID-19 concerns has been violating court administrators' orders this month by repeatedly returning...

Police Unions Are Fighting Against Fossil Fuel Divestment

Police Unions Are Fighting Against Fossil Fuel Divestment

“We see our funds as needing to be managed with one goal in mind and that’s maximizing the rate of return.” Article from Vice.com By Geoff Dembicki   Police unions are pushing back against divesting their pensions away from fossil fuels, calling the move a...


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