New York correctional workers are striking across the state in protest of their working conditions, but Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) says the protests amount to “illegal and unlawful actions.” Hochul argues that the strike is jeopardizing the safety of other correctional workers,

The New York National Guard will be deployed to Eastern Correctional Facility and seven other state prisons in response to an “illegal strike” by corrections officers,

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is threatening to deploy National Guard troops to restore order as a strike among prison guards across the state entered its second day.