State Employees From Brooklyn to Buffalo to Rally Against Furloughs in Statewide Day of Action

Albany - Members of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) and members of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) will hold simultaneous rallies outside state offices across New York to protest the governor’s furlough proposal.

State employees representing every state agency will spend the lunch hour drawing attention to the effect the governor’s proposal would have on state services and the state’s economy.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Noon

West Capitol Park, Albany

Ellicott Square Building, 295 Main Street, Buffalo

Senator George Winner Office, 228 Lake Street, Elmira

DOT Office Building, 107 Broadway, Hornell

Rochester Psychiatric Center, 1111 Elmwood Ave., Rochester

State Office Building, 333 East Washington St., Syracuse

State Office Building, 44 Hawley St., Binghamton

State Office Building, 207 Genesee St., Utica

DOT State Office Building, 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie

Federal Building, 90 Church Street, Manhattan

Bronx Psychiatric Center, 1500 Waters Place, Bronx

Downstate Medical Center, 445 Lenox Road, Brooklyn

Hauppauge State Office Building, 250 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Hauppauge

Dulles State Office Building, 217 Washington St., Watertown

The governor's plan would reduce state employees’ pay by $312 million ($39 million for each furlough day), which would 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, mostly in the private sector.

PEF and CSEA have identified alternative budget solutions that would more than meet the savings the governor is trying to achieve.

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.

State Employees to Rally Outside NYS Rural Democratic Conference Protesting the Governor’s Plan for Furloughs

Niagara Falls - Members of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) will rally outside the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Niagara Falls where the governor is scheduled to speak. The governor and several other elected officials are scheduled to attend a reception and dinner sponsored by the NYS Rural Democratic Conference.

PEF members will be drawing attention to the impact the governor’s furlough proposal would have on state services and on the economy.

Friday, April 30, 2010
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Crowne Plaza Hotel
300 Third Street
Niagara Falls, 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.

Statement of PEF President Kenneth Brynien on threat of furloughs

Albany - "Gov. David Paterson’s proposal to furlough state employees is illegal," said PEF President Kenneth Brynien.

"If the governor does furlough state employees, PEF will hold the state accountable.

"The governor, himself, has said breaking our contract is illegal.

"We will take every action necessary to stop the governor’s proposal.

"We again remind the governor of PEF’s solutions to help close the budget deficit, including millions in savings to be realized by replacing high-cost consultants with lower-cost state employees."