Because the Michigan Civil Service Commission has now settled our contract, we are releasing the video of the Impasse Panel hearing Oct. 31. We realize parts of the video may […]
Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill today that will rename Interstate 94 between exits 139 and 141 in Jackson to the “Corrections Officers Jack Budd and Josephine McCallum Memorial Highway.” […]
Below is information about an email MCO is urging all members to send to MDOC Director Heidi Washington and MDOC HR Director Jonathan Patterson. Families of COs can also send […]
Members, don’t forget to vote absentee this year. Download the absentee voter application now. Print and complete the application and turn it in in person to your city clerk. They will give […]
MCO is elevating messages of professionalism in corrections in many different ways. Today, the Detroit News published a column by MCO Executive Director Andy Potter on the dangerous opioids flowing […]
As announced on this past Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Corrections is closing the Ojibway Correctional Facility in December of 2018. MCO met with MDOC officials on Thursday and agreed […]
Over the last three years, MCO has led a crusade within the State of Michigan to educate the public and legislature about the pervasiveness of Post -Traumatic Stress within the Department […]
MCO is switching to a new mass email system. This change was announced in March; however the transition date was postponed to June 30. All links in emails from MCO […]
MCO continues to work tirelessly to spread awareness of corrections PTSD. We recently worked with Michigan Radio, a public radio station that broadcasts around the state, on a story about the […]
Among the many issues that MCO advocates on, none is more important than correctional officers being recognized for their work as professionals. House Bill 5849, which MCO has prioritized and […]