RALLY IN THE LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING (LOB) WELL TUESDAY, JANUARY 8th

PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME AND LOCATION

Join your fellow union members from PEF, the State AFL-CIO, UUP, and CSEA & members of the Brooklyn Labor/Faith Coalition  

Tuesday, January 8^th 12:00-2:00pm for a Rally In The Legislative Office Building (LOB) Well

Wear your PEF Gear

TO SPEAK OUT IN SUPPORT OF NEEDED PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES & MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR THE CITIZENS OF NYS 

TO SUPPORT SUNY’S PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS

TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST FURTHER PRIVATIZATION OF SUNY OPERATIONS

TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE ONGOING EFFORT TO WEAKEN PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNIONS
 
Transportation from certain locations around the state will be provided.  Currently buses have been confirmed from the following areas: SUNY Downstate, Stony Brook University Hospital, Upstate Medical Center, SUNY Buffalo, and Manhattan

Please contact Nancy Wolff, PEF Nurse Organizer, if you have any transportation questions or want additional information: mail to:nwolff@pef.org;  or call 518-785-1900 ext 227

Pre-registration is required to reserve a seat on any of the buses

January 8^th is the day before Governor Cuomo’s State of the State Address

HELP US SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGLISLATORS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE and MEDICAL TRAINING

Preserve critical health services for communities in need.
  
The jobs we save may be our own.

Background:
The immediate problem we're addressing has to do with the SUNY hospitals, but it's the beginning of what we believe is a clear strategy to further privatize SUNY operations and bust public employee unions.  PEF has a substantial number of members employed at the hospitals as well. Critical health care services for communities in need are threatened.  Privatization of state operations is already happening on many SUNY campuses, with the hospital situation bringing that trend into stark view. The financial crisis facing Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn and Upstate Medical University in Syracuse has developed in the wake of both institutions having purchased financially failing private hospitals. The financial crisis this has caused has provided an "opportunity" for further privatization and public employee union-busting. There is a better way to confront the immediate financial problems without taking the “public” out of the public health care and educational systems SUNY provides in keeping with its mission to the citizens of New York State.

Brooklyn Buses: 

SUNY Downstate Medical Center

395 Lenox Road at corner of 34th Street

All buses will arrive at locations at 5:45am with departure scheduled at 6:45am

 

Syracuse Bus:

Bus will load at Sarah Blackwell Street, in front of Jacobson Hall at 6:30 am for a 7:00 a.m. departure.

SUNY Stony Brook Bus:

P-Lot

6:00 a.m. departure

PEF President Susan M. Kent addresses members of the TWU Local 100 at a Mass Membership Meeting in New York City

PEF President Kent talks about opportunities for public sector workers to enhance their public image, and win better contracts for their members.

Christmas Message from the Kent/Garcia Administration

Warm Christmas greetings to everyone celebrating the Christmas holiday.  At the heart of this festive season is love and giving and we hope you will take a moment to remember those union brothers and sisters and members of our communities less fortunate than ourselves.  Best wishes to all of you for a joyous holiday!

Collecting items for Hurricane Sandy suspended; monetary donations to Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund still being accepted

Thank you for your generous donations of clothing, cleaning and other supplies for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.  PEF Regional Coordinators in the storm stricken areas tell us they are no longer in need of these types of items, so we will no longer be collecting supplies at PEF Headquarters.  Monetary donations to the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund are still being accepted.

PEF PRESIDENT SUSAN M. KENT SPEAKS OUT ABOUT REBUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NYC

At a Business and Labor Coalition of NY (BALCONY) breakfast forum last week, PEF President Susan M. Kent participated in a panel discussion with NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and NYC Comptroller John Liu on “The Impact of Wall Street and Hurricane Sandy on the New York City and State Economy”.   President Kent spoke about the need to rebuild affordable middleclass housing in New York City.