Correction Officers' Benevolent Association
{{Short description|Trade union in New York}}
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{{Infobox union
|name = COBA
|location_country= United States
|affiliation = DCNY
|members = 18000
|full_name = Correction Officers' Benevolent Association
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|image =
|key_people = Benny Boscio
|dissolved =
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|headquarters = 77-10 21st Avenue East Elmhurst, New York
|website = http://www.cobanyc.org/
|footnotes =
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The Correction Officers' Benevolent Association (COBA) is the second largest trade union for law enforcement in New York. COBA is also the largest municipal jail union in the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/norman-seabrook-president-correction-officers-benevolent-association-sentenced-58|title=Norman Seabrook, President Of Correction Officers Benevolent Association, Sentenced To 58 Months In Prison For Accepting Bribes In Exchange For Investing Union Money In New York-Based Hedge Fund|date=February 8, 2019|website=www.justice.gov}} It represents corrections staff within the New York City Department of Correction run by the New York City Department of Correction. It has a membership of 9000.
Noteworthy Decisions
- COBA was able to get personal protection equipment for their officers during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-correction-officers-union-testing-20200416-nbz3vtc2cbbfxfesnzvpqfd2na-story.html|title=Correction officers union settles suit with NYC for coronavirus testing sites, masks|first=Chelsia Rose|last=Marcius|website=nydailynews.com|date=16 April 2020 }}
- Criticized NYC Government for their reaction to COVID 19{{Cite web|url=http://laborpress.org/new-coba-president-challenges-revolving-door-justice-poor-response-to-covid-19-crisis/|title=New COBA President Challenges 'Revolving Door' Justice, Poor Response to COVID-19 Crisis – LaborPress}}
- Fought to Bar Visitors to Rikers Island during COVID 19.{{Cite web|url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2020/03/13/new-york-coronavirus-latest-impact-on-jails-coba-union-calls-for-no-visitors-jails|title=Union: NYC Jails Should be Barred to Visitors Amid Coronavirus Outbreak|website=spectrumlocalnews.com}}
- President Benny Boscio, fought to maintain Solitary Confinement and keep Rikers Island Open as a jail.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/public-safety/2020/07/31/new-leader-for-correction-officers-wants-to-keep-solitary-confinement-and-rikers|title=New Leader for Correction Officers Wants to Keep Rikers|website=www.ny1.com}}
- COBA endorsed Barack Obama for President in 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2016/06/the-power-and-politics-of-norman-seabrooks-coba/|title=The Power and Politics of Norman Seabrook's COBA|website=The New York Observer|date=June 13, 2016}}
- Pushed through the "Feces Bill" which made it a felony to throw feces at a Corrections Officer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.innercitypress.com/sdny2normanseabrook020819.html|title=After SDNY Sentencing Norman Seabrook Tells Inner City Press YouTube is Doctored but Here It is}}
- Key in getting corrections officers attaining parity with the NYPD and the FDNY in pay and benefits.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/nyregion/seabrook-sentencing.html|title = Norman Seabrook Was Once a Union PowerBroker in New York. Now He is Going to Prison|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 8 February 2019|last1 = Weiser|first1 = Benjamin|last2 = Greenberg|first2 = Zoe}}
Presidents
Benny Boscio Jr. (2020 to Present){{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/06/28/nyc-jail-officers-vote-out-acting-union-boss-after-seabrook-scandal/|title=NYC jail officers oust acting union president following Seabrook scandal|first=Carl|last=Campanile|date=June 28, 2020}}
Elias Husamudeen (ACTING PRESIDENT)(2016 to 2020)
Norman Seabrook (1995-2016)
Stanley Israel (?-1995){{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2000/07/02/union-bigs-merry-widow-finds-husbands-2m-cache/|title=UNION BIG'S MERRY WIDOW FINDS HUSBAND'S $2M CACHE|first=Al|last=Guart|date=July 2, 2000}}
Donald J Cranston (1976-1977){{Cite web|url=http://www.correctionhistory.org/html/timeline/html/cranston.htm|title=cranston|website=www.correctionhistory.org}}
Congressman Leo Zeferetti (1968-1974)
John A. Martine (1966){{Cite web|url=http://www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/nycdoc/1966-feb-coba-news/1966-COBA-News-Feb-Vol-2-No-1.pdf|title=1966-COBA-News-Feb-Vol-2-No-1|website=www.correctionhistory.org}}
Other Leadership
References
External links
- [http://www.cobanyc.org/ COBA] official site.
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