8’s – Oral Arguments
The assigned Judge in the 8’s case has scheduled oral arguments for May 13th. This delay is disappointing for many reasons. Most concerning is that it allows for three more months of this dangerous work schedule [...]
New Lieutenant Positions
Please do not hesitate to apply for one of these positions if, after considering the compensation and other aspects of the position, you still want to apply. Whether or not moving to one of these positions [...]
Lawsuit Filed Against Commissioner Schmidt & Director Brandenburg
Officers Pepper Sprayed Officers Randy McLellan, Donnette Weeks, Chris Dyer, William Hester and Nevine Zaki were assaulted with pepper spray. In short, the Commissioner and Director used government resources to punish the ACOA President for speaking [...]
ACOA Update – DOC has Officers OC’d
This email was sent on January 28,2014. Correctional Officers, By now most of you know that Management demoted ACOA President Randy McLellan, and then singled him and the members of his shift out to be [...]
8’s Arbitration and Court Update
Email sent to the membership on January 23, 2014. Correctional Officers, We have a lot of new hires, over 300, since the 8's were first proposed by DOC Management. Here is a brief update [...]