2022-2024 contract online now – read it here
*Note: Contract updated on 8/17/22 to reflect the changes in appendices F & H. UPDATE: Wage scales for April 2022 – October 2023. MCO bargaining unit members are now under a […]
MCO creates new gift for retirees
To honor retirees, MCO will be sending out retirement shadow boxes that feature service lapel pins corresponding with the member’s time spent with the Department and MCO. Military service pins […]
ARU Investigator Stephen Cooklin named 2019 MDOC Officer of the Year
Stephen Cooklin, an Absconder Recovery Unit investigator based in Macomb County, has been named the 2019 Corrections Officer of the Year. “I’m so excited to congratulate Stephen Cooklin, who was […]
MCO Central Office Closed
The MCO Central office is closed for the remainder of the day (Jan. 28, 2019) due to inclement weather. The State of Michigan has closed all lower peninsula offices as […]
Changes to survivor pension benefits effective April 1
As of April 1, 2019, the calculation for the survivor pension benefit will be changing. This will only affect those active employees in the DB plan that choose a survivor […]
A Note from the President: Director’s Office Memorandums
The following are updates President Byron Osborn issued regarding the MDOC Director’s Office Memorandums on overtime distribution, annual leave, and seniority lists. 5/18/19: The current Annual Leave DOM does not […]
In Memoriam: Jack Budd
Today is the 31st anniversary of Officer Jack Budd’s murder at the former State Prison of Southern Michigan in Jackson. An inmate, armed with a weapon, came out of a shower […]
Take the MDOC Wellness Survey Now
Did you see the MDOC’s Staff Wellness Survey? A reminder email explaining and linking to the survey was sent by MDOC to state email addresses Monday. MCO encourages all MDOC […]
Watch: Impasse Panel video shows MCO’s advocacy at bargaining
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 […]
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