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Prison employees to get raises
By The Press Republican
Published: 08/07/2006

ALBANY, NY - New York's prison employees will finally get their long-awaited raises and all their retroactive pay on Oct. 26, the state Comptroller's Office said Monday.

In letters sent to the more than 20,000 correction officers and sergeants Monday, Comptroller Alan Hevesi's office said raises and back pay they were awarded in March will show up in their Oct. 26 paycheck, and then went on to blame union leaders for much of the delay.

Hevesi's office has been facing increasing criticism for the amount of time it's taken them to process the long overdue payments. Republican challenger Chris Callaghan late last month called Hevesi's administration “inept” over the length of time it's taken to calculate pay, and the union representing the officers said October is still too long... Read more.

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