New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has barred prison guards who were fired for illegally walking off the job from being hired for other state jobs.

New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system, but said enough officers had come back on the job to declare the illegal work stoppage over.

New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a strike that crippled the state's correctional system, but still declared the illegal work stoppage over.