“Agency-wide transition to 12-hour workday is hereby rescinded,” Maginley-Liddie wrote in a teletype Thursday. It was “created in response to the long tours many of you work every day … That said your voices matter and I want to roll out a solution that is informed by your input. I am listening and I will continue to adjust this proposal based on your feedback.”
Benny Boscio, president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Affiliation, despatched out an announcement claiming victory for the commissioner’s resolution.
The doorway to Rikers Island in Queens. (Barry Williams for New York Each day Information)
“As a result of COBA’s vigorous opposition and push back against the DOC’s proposed 12 hour tours, the Commissioner has now rescinded that order, effective immediately,” Boscio wrote.
“We have made it very clear from the beginning that the Department’s previous proposal was a rushed and ill-advised plan that was hastily thrown together and would have had a detrimental impact on our members.”
Maginley-Liddie was slated to testify Friday in a Metropolis Council funds listening to. The company has proposed a roughly $200 million funds improve to $1.2 billion.
