Dear COBA Members and Retirees; Today marked 19 years since the Terrorist Attacks of 9/11/01. As we have done each year since, the 0730 hours Day Tour Roll Call was held in front of A-Bldg so that a short ceremony could be conducted in honor and remembrance of all who...

September 11, 2020

DearCOBA Members; This Friday September 11th, marks the 19th Anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93 in Shanksville Pennsylvania. Each year since, on the Anniversary of 9/11, the Dept conducts a short ceremony at the...

September 10, 2020

Dear COBA Members and Retirees; Summer 2020 is almost over as today we celebrate Labor Day in honor of the working men and women who built this country. This year more than any other in our lifetimes, Labor Day has a much more poignant meaning. COVID-19 took an unprecedented...

September 9, 2020

Dear COBA Members; I'm happy to inform you that the Union has reached a settlement agreement with the Sheriff regarding a PERB Charge and Class Action Grievance that we filed on behalf of our Members over the use of Security/Surveillance Cameras in our facility...

August 24, 2020

Effective March 18, 2018, New York Civil Service Law was amended to state that public employees are entitled to four hours leave for any type of cancer screening. (NY Civil Service Law §159-b). NYS has eliminated the requirement that the screening be for breast cancer (NY Civil Service Law...

August 20, 2020

Dear COBA Members; Yesterday COBA VP Dennis Maurus notified you that the Union earned a decisive win in Supreme Court regarding the "No Lost Time" case and the denial of 207c benefits. We originally won the case in Arbitration the end of last year but the County moved to...

August 20, 2020

In December of 2019, the Union received a winning Arbitration Award concerning the approval of 207-c benefits. This Arbitration Award was a great win for our membership! To recap, the County/Department had previously denied 207-c benefit applications for COBA Members in cases where Officers were...

August 19, 2020

Click on the enclosed link to listen to COBA President Brian Sullivan speak on Live on LI in the Am with Jay Oliver. Brian and Jay speak about the recent assault of a Nassau County Correction Officer, the mass release of inmates due to bail reform and COVID-19 and other issues effecting Law...

August 7, 2020

To All COBA 9/11 Responders: Nassau COBA has conducted several previous 9/11 Registration Seminars that have been very informative gatherings for our Members and Retirees who responded to NYC and other various sites in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Unfortunately, we...

July 28, 2020

Dear COBA Members/Retirees: At the request of Jim Cordes our Prudential Retirement Counselor for the Deferred Compensation Plan, we are sending out some important Plan information because Jim is still restricted from entering the Jail at this time do to the Covid-19 pandemic...

July 27, 2020