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Local 117 members testify at hearing on assault bill

Updated On: Feb 10, 2010 (16:44:00)

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Local 117 members gather before the hearing

On Tuesday, February 9, three members of Teamsters Local 117 from DOC along with Local 117 Director of Corrections and Law Enforcement Michael Beranbaum testified before the Senate Ways & Means Committee in support of legislation (SSB 6550) that would impose a sanction on offenders for assaulting a Corrections' employee.

To watch yesterday's testimony from Terry Palino of WSP, Nickola Geoghegan of WCCW, and Clyde Wallingford of WSP, see below: