NYSCOPBA | New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc.

NYSCOPBA represents over 30,000 New York State employees and retirees from the Security Services Unit. Our Union was formed in May 1998 and since that time has provided superior representation to our membership under the independent and democratic model. Our objectives are to improve the terms and conditions of employment, protect our members contractual rights, provide high quality representation in the collective bargaining process, communicate effectively with the membership, achieve legislative gains, and to promote the overall welfare of our members.

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NYSCOPBA Raises Money for Suicide Awareness

Union Holds Motorcycle Ride in the Hudson Valley to Raise Awareness of Mental Health Bedford Hills, NY – Union officials from NYSCOPBA’s Southern Region, recently hosted their inaugural Suicide Awareness Ride to shine a light on mental health issues, in particular...

NYSCOPBA Member Hailed As A Hero

Brad Kowalik, a SHTA assigned to Mid-Hudson Forensic, and another man are being hailed as heroes for acting quickly and saving three children from a burning apartment building in Middletown, NY. Both men used a ladder to assist the children out of an apartment that...

NYSCOPBA Officials Call on Governor Cuomo, DOCCS to Halt Future Prison Closures

Rome, NY – Today, NYSCOPBA Union Officials called on Governor Cuomo and DOCCS to put a hold on any future prison closures until a comprehensive study can be commissioned to address the rising violence inside prisons amid a steady decline in the prison population. Full...

NYSCOPBA Officials Announce Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Over HALT Legislation

Albany, NY – Today, NYSCOPBA Union Officials formally announced a Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Albany seeking to repeal the recent HALT legislation that was passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Cuomo on March...

NYSCOPBA Officials Call for Immediate Changes to Protect Staff

NEWBURGH, NY – Today, members of NYSCOPBA’s Executive Board called on elected officials to immediately address the rising violence against staff in the state prison system during a press conference held at the Mid-Hudson Regional Headquarters in Newburgh. Full Press...