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...
Pat Cullen Interview on The Arthur Aidala Power Hour
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Dangerous Incident
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
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
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...
NYS SCOA Wins Temporary Restraining Order Against the Unified Court System in the Ongoing Battle Over Vaccine Mandates
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 28, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT:Michael Skelly917-364-8142 NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION WINS TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM IN THE ONGOING BATTLE OVER VACCINE MANDATES NEW YORK- In...
30 years of service to the Bronx, Court Officer Lawrence Stewart retires
For the last several years, Stewart has been a staple at the Walton entrance of the Supreme Court, Civil Term. He always greeted everyone with a smile regardless of the time or the season.
NYPD Union Warns Of “Sabotage” Against Officers Displaying Parking Placards On Personal Vehicles
The NYPD’s largest union is warning its members to inspect their personal vehicles for “sabotage,” after three officers’ cars, each of them displaying a police placard or parked illegally, were vandalized in recent days.
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...
SCOA calls for rapid COVID testing amid case surge
The New York State Supreme Court Officers Association called on Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks “to procure and institute a COVID-19 rapid testing program,” according to the Nov. 17.
Distressing article on news Anti-union litigation
Distressing article on news Anti-union litigation