Shelby’s Republican-endorsed candidates back COs on strike
Editor:
The following Shelby elected officials and endorsed-Republican candidates stand with and support the correction officers on strike due to the current unsafe working conditions they have been dealing with.
The Town of Shelby has many corrections officers and their families in our community, and they need our support.
These officers are forced to work over 24-hour shifts continuously which is an unsafe working condition. The HALT Act limits confinement for inmates which puts the officer’s safety in jeopardy, since the inmates know they will not be restricted for violation of the rules and regulations.
Now the state is penalizing officers for standing up for safe working conditions by taking away their health benefits, which is ironic. So now the inmates get healthcare and the correction officers don’t. In what reality is this OK? We need to support these officers in any way we can.
Respectfully,
Scott Wengewicz, Supervisor
Jeffrey Schiffer, Councilman
Steve Seitz, Councilman
Mike Moriarity, Endorsed Republican candidate
Vassilios Bitsas, Endorsed Republican candidate
