A wildcat strike by New York state prison guards has stretched into a third week, prompting officials to start firing workers for failing to abide by a deal to end the illegal labor action.

Seven prisoners died as thousands of corrections officers at dozens of facilities protested working conditions in wildcat strikes across the state.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an agreement late Thursday to end a wildcat strike that has roiled the state’s prison system for more than a week. Hochul said the state and the union for striking correctional workers agreed to binding terms after four days of mediation talks.

NYS corrections officers who have been on a prison guard strike for two weeks could now lose their jobs and their health care.

However, the walkout continues upstate and in Western New York. As CBS News New York's Tony Aiello reports, thousands of prison workers are now facing fines, prosecution, and termination.