state fiscal vice

CUTTHEWASTE—PEF President Ken Brynien tells state senators how to savemoney in the state prison system.

—Photo by Sherry Halbrook

Albany and New York City markets. Print ads ran in nine newspapers throughout the state and were supported by ads on six newspaper websites including those of

The New York Times, New York Post and NY Daily News.

This time, PEF also used an

“illustrated” truck or mobile billboard that traveled throughout the Capital District for three days encased in the rocket science ad. If you missed them,

they’re available on the PEF website at www.pef.org. “While the ads sound

a humorous note, PEF recognizes all too well the seriousness of the current economic crisis,” Brynien said. “The governor’s budget has the potential to seriously affect services on which New Yorkers rely. “In fact, withholding

the 4 percent raises poses an additional serious threat to many of New York’s struggling local economies. In the Capital District alone, which is home to about 27 percent of the state

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work force, loss of the raises for a year would take more than $275 million out of the economy and the ripple effect could cost more than 7,300 local jobs. That’s just one community. The sooner the raises are restored, the sooner we all will benefit.”

Rank and file PEF members pitched in

with hundreds of letters to legislators and letters to local newspapers. To add your voice to such efforts, go

online to the PEF Action Center on the PEF website.

HEAR OUR CRY—Hundreds of PEFmembers rally at the State Capitol in March to save correctional facilities frombeing closed.

—Photo by Deborah A.Miles

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