State Employees to Rally Against Furloughs

Binghamton - Members of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) who work at the state offices at the Glendale Facility will rally outside the building against the governor’s furlough proposal. More than 1,000 state employees, who work for the Department of Labor, State Insurance Fund, Department of Motor Vehicles, Division of Disability Determinations and the Office of Temporary Disability Assistance work at the facility.

PEF President Kenneth Brynien will join members as they rally with their coworkers from the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) as they spend their lunch hour drawing attention to the impact the governor’s proposal would have on state services and on the economy.

Friday, April 30, 2010
12 Noon
State Offices at Glendale
1600 Parimeter Road
Endicott, NY

The governor’s plan would reduce state employees’ pay by $312 million ($39 million for each furlough day) which will take more than half a billion dollars out of the state’s economy. That loss of revenue has the potential to result in the loss of 17,000 jobs, most in the private sector. PEF has identified alternative budget solutions including replacing half the private consultants with state employees for a savings of $656 million over the next three years.