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BREAKING NEWSChaos as guards WALK OUT of prisons leaving military to swoop in on Black HawksNational Guard members descended upon New York State correctional facilities in Black Hawks as prison guards went on the fourth day of strikes. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on Wednesday declaring a statewide disaster emergency and activating the New York National Guard to keep order while workers strike outside, according to WHAM.Guards at all but two of New York's 42 prisons appeared to be on strike, reported The Free Lance.Union officials have said that corrections officers are protesting for better pay, heightened searches of prison visitors, and a reversal of recent prison reforms that limit solitary confinement.State prison guards union leaders have previously conceded that the strike is illegal and say they did not authorize it. Video captured by NBC 5 showed that the State Police arrived at Bare Hill Correctional Facility early Thursday, and members of the New York National Guard arrived via helicopter in the afternoon.Officials said some prison staff have been working several days straight amid the ongoing strike. Hochul says National Guard troops are being deployed Wednesday, but she did not immediately specify where.