It's been just about one month since New York state and Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) leaders declared the correction officer wildcat strike over.

It was March 10 when Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order barring correction officers who were fired amid the strike from being hired by local municipalities unless they go through a specific program.

That executive order expires Wednesday.

Hochul said she would allow parts of the order to expire Wednesday — allowing local governments to hire former state COs but she has also made it clear she will prevent those officers from further working in state jobs.

The executive order has been criticized at the local level, particularly the part about local hiring. It has brought about two lawsuits from Cortland and Chemung counties that said the order was an overreach and abuse of power.  Last week, a state Supreme Court judge in Albany County placed a temporary injunction against the order in Oneida County, ruling the county successfully showed irreparable harm in not being able to hire the separated officers to fill vacancies in the sheriff’s office and other local agencies.

Rensselaer County has been hiring several former correction officers in the last month in defiance of the order.

Correction: The executive order only applied to fired prison workers, not those who resigned prior to the deal going into effect.