NBC5 is hearing from former corrections officers in the North Country who were terminated after refusing to return to work following a nearly month-long unsanctioned strike. New York State has confirmed that the strikes,

Some corrections officers continue to defy NYSCOPBA's plea to return to work after a new deal with the state was struck over the weekend.

NY state corrections officers strike ends with a deal addressing overtime policy and temporarily suspending the HALT Act.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has responded to the end of the wildcat corrections officer strike by banning protesters from being hired for state positions. Hochul signed an executive order on Monday that barring the hiring of individuals who continue to participate in strike actions from being hired for state jobs.

NYS DOCCS said the corrections officers' strike is now over, and more than 2,000 officers who did not return to work have been terminated.

The department agreed to some of the officers’ demands but said that those who did not return to work on Friday would face disciplinary action and possible criminal charges.

New York corrections officials are offering striking prison guards a deal to return to work. The commissioner of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision announced the offer during a Thursday Zoom call.

The strike, which began on Feb. 17 and spread to more than 25 prison facilities around the state, would end on Monday if 85% of staff return.

The latest agreement includes a temporary suspension of elements of the controversial HALT Act, as well as the creation of a new committee to review the law and present changes to the Legislature.

Roughly 75% of corrections officers have returned to their posts, effectively ending a three-week wildcat strike that prompted lockdowns at facilities around the state, the head of the New York state prison system said.