As the Summer nears an end, Nassau COBA is facing constant attacks. At the federal level, the recent Janus v AFSCME Supreme Court case is a direct attack meant to weaken our union and make our members less safe in one of the most dangerous working environments. Thankfully our union is staying...

August 31, 2018

Nassau COBA President Brian Sullivan was recently on Suffolk Matters, a weekly union radio show hosted by Suffolk AME President Daniel Levler on WALK 97.5, to discuss our union's opposition to removing fossil fuel companies from the New York State Pension plan. Click the player above to listen...

August 14, 2018

5th Year in a Row! In Support of "Joining Against Cancer in Kids" Thanks to our good friends at JetBlue we borrow an Airbus A320 from them for the Annual Plane Pull at JFK. Teams of Law Enforcement and the U.S Military take part against each other in timed...

May 22, 2018

Message from Brian Sullivan, President On Monday, March 26th the appointment of Vera Fludd as the new Nassau County Sheriff was approved unanimously by the Nassau County Legislature. This marks a historic moment in this County's history by Vera not only being the first African American...

March 28, 2018

As we find ourselves at the end of another tumultuous year at the Correctional Facility, I'd like to pause and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Holidays and Happy New Year! While it can be very easy to get bogged down in the daily grind of the most thankless...

December 22, 2017

This article by Michael Gormley originally appeared in Newsday. ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have expanded disability benefits to Nassau County corrections officers who are assaulted by visitors to inmates. The veto...

December 4, 2017

On behalf of the Board of Governors of the Nassau County Sheriff's Correction Officers Benevolent Association, we would like to wish everyone a Happy, Healthy and Safe Thanksgiving.

November 23, 2017

September 28, 2017

This past Friday, Sept 15th, 2017 the Correction Officers Benevolent Association conducted a Press Conference on the steps of the Nassau County Executive/Legislative Building in Mineola. The purpose of this briefing was to call out the Democratic Caucus of the Legislature for standing at an earlier...

September 18, 2017

Message from Brian Sullivan COBA President to all Active Members and Retirees: Last September I led approximately 50 COBA Members into Hempstead District Court to oversee the Arraignment of Inmate Angel Hernandez. Inmate Hernandez was in our jail on Attempted Murder charges (held on 500K Bail...

June 12, 2017