Multi-union rally for safety, staffing, and respect at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center

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Unions will rally for safety and respect.

QUEENS, NY (11/12/2026) (readMedia)-- Punched. Spit on. Assaulted. Intimidated by management and punished for speaking up. Staff at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center have had enough. With more than 40 reported injuries and assaults in 2025, and no sign of a let-up in 2026, they are demanding change now.

Members of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF), Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), and the New York State Corrections Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) will unite at Creedmoor to demand safety, respect, and adequate staffing.

Towering over the rally will be PEF's inflatable bull, S.T.O.M.P (Stop Treating Our Members Poorly), a visual the union deploys outside worksites where members feel threatened – by the patients they serve or the managers who disrespect them.

WHO:

Leaders from PEF, CSEA, NYSCOPBA, impacted members from each union
WHAT:

Multi-union rally for safety, staffing, and respect
WHEN: Thursday November 19, 2026 at 12:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Alley Pond Park
79-25 Winchester Blvd.
Queens, New York
NOTES:

TV crews should bring their own mics for the press conference. We will have a podium, but no mult box. 1:1 interviews with union leaders and members are available upon request. In the event of heavy rain, this rally will be moved indoors inside the Dome on the grounds of the Creedmoor facility. Please call Rob Merrill at the number above on the day of the event if it is raining.