PA State Corrections Officers Assoc.

The date and time for counting of the ballots for the statewide 2013 election will be Monday, June 24, 2013 at 9:00 am. The ballot count will occur at the offices of the American Arbitration Association, 230 S. Broad St., 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102-4106  

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Corrections Officers and Employees Month THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA  HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 337 A RESOLUTION Designating the month of June 2013 as "Corrections Officers andEmployees Month" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, Corrections officers and employees form the backboneof the correctional system of this Commonwealth; and WHEREAS, Corrections officers and employees face thepossibility of harm every day they report for work; and WHEREAS, Corrections officers and employees are charged withthe care, custody and control of our prison population and, assuch, are the first element...

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For Immediate Release June 4, 2013         Argall Bill to Establish “” Reviewed in Senate Hearing   HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Senator David Argall (R-29) to ensure that Pennsylvania corrections officers maintain their constitutional rights during disciplinary proceedings was the topic of a Senate Labor and Industry Committee hearing today.  Argall said that Senate Bill 476, the Corrections Officers Bill of Rights, was introduced after corrections officers were suspended without pay and benefits for almost a year without the ability to ask questions related...

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The registration and donor forms for the tournament have been posted. If you need one, click the link below. Information for the tournament can also be found on the Bobby Wilt Foundation page under the "OTHER" menu option.   Download Forms

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CORRECTION TO PARAGRAPH 8 OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOTING: YOU HAVE FOURTEEN (14) DAYS FROM THE DATE THE BALLOT WAS MAILED TO YOU TO RETURN YOUR BALLOT. PURSUANT TO THE PSCOA CONSTITUTION, "A MEMBER MUST RETURN  HIS OR HER MAIL BALLOT WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS OF THE DATE THE BALLOT WAS MAILED TO HIM OR HER. THE POSTMARK ON THE RETURN ENVELOPE SHALL BE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE (OR LACK THEREOF) WITH THIS PROVISION." Article VII (f).   -Richard E. Freeburn, Esq. Solicitor, Election Committee per authority of William O'Donnell, Chairman

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Pa. union officials sue over health fund deal By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa.—Leaders of the union for Pennsylvania's state prison guards filed a lawsuit Thursday that challenges a 2009 deal struck by then-Gov. Ed Rendell to divert a large surplus from the trust fund that pays health benefits for state employees. Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Leaders of the union for Pennsylvania's state prison guards filed a lawsuit Thursday that challenges a 2009 deal struck by then-Gov. Ed Rendell to divert a large surplus from the trust fund that pays health benefits...

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