We are pleased to announce that we reached an agreement with the DOC to save the careers of 39 Recreation Officers. The agreement simply allows the DOC to expand the duties of R.O.s for an 18 month period in order to defray overtime costs.
When the government announced it's 9 c cuts we were asked to participate in a furlough program at which time we notified them that we were not willing to give back any of our negotiated benefits. We stood firm in our position and that lead to the DOC plan to lay off 39 veteran officers. Negotiations followed and we were successful in reaching the agreement without giving anything back to the department.