PEF President to Testify on State Work Force Issues

ALBANY, February 8, 2010 -- The President of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) will provide testimony at the Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees hearing on state work force issues.

PEF President Kenneth Brynien will testify on the impact the governor's budget proposal will have on state services and state employees. Brynien will also offer several alternatives to the governor's proposal to cut $250 million from salary and benefits of state employees. PEF's plan identifies several options that will pay for the cost of employee salary givebacks the governor is demanding and the other restorations PEF is seeking.

Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees will attend the hearing on state work force issues on Wednesday, February 10 at 9:30 a.m. in Hearing Room B at the Legislative Office Building in Albany.

PEF is the state's second-largest state-employee union, representing 59,000 professional, scientific and technical employees.