The guards' union, the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, disavowed any responsibility for the strike.

Of the 9,000 members of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, about 75 percent are black or Hispanic.

The Correction Officers Benevolent Association challenged the testing order.

After yesterday's disturbance, city officials and the president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association offered somewhat differing accounts.

But he said the Correction Officers Benevolent Association had received a statement that they have the right to use force "when alternatives are not feasible."

Stan Israel, president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, also asserted that only four officers were present.

Calls to the guards' union, the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, were not returned.

The Correction Officers Benevolent Association is the only major municipal union that has not yet come to terms with the Dinkins administration.

The Correction Officers Benevolent Association is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

Frightened, the Correction Officers Benevolent Association went to court to block the new policy.

The guards' union, the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, disavowed any responsibility for the strike.

Of the 9,000 members of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, about 75 percent are black or Hispanic.

The Correction Officers Benevolent Association challenged the testing order.

After yesterday's disturbance, city officials and the president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association offered somewhat differing accounts.

But he said the Correction Officers Benevolent Association had received a statement that they have the right to use force "when alternatives are not feasible."

Stan Israel, president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, also asserted that only four officers were present.

Calls to the guards' union, the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, were not returned.

The Correction Officers Benevolent Association is the only major municipal union that has not yet come to terms with the Dinkins administration.

The Correction Officers Benevolent Association is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

Frightened, the Correction Officers Benevolent Association went to court to block the new policy.