{"id":1667,"date":"2022-06-14T10:27:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T14:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2022-06-17T14:33:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T18:33:58","slug":"now-is-the-time-to-recognize-essential-workers-at-albany-county-probation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-40-no-5\/now-is-the-time-to-recognize-essential-workers-at-albany-county-probation\/","title":{"rendered":"Now is the time to recognize essential workers at Albany County Probation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1668 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AlbanyCo-Story-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"Albany County Seal\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AlbanyCo-Story-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AlbanyCo-Story-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AlbanyCo-Story.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><em>June 17, 2022 &#8212; <\/em>During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, public servants across the country stepped up and went above and beyond to protect their communities. Some municipalities, hospitals, and businesses honored that work with hazard pay or bonuses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In Albany County, there are workers deserving of that recognition who have not received any. \u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">PEF members at Albany County Probation worked on the frontlines throughout the pandemic, providing vital community supervision and volunteering to provide security and logistics at Department of Health COVID testing sites and during quarantine house visits.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">During the height of the pandemic, many went above and beyond for their community, dipping into their own wallets to assist quarantined residents who couldn\u2019t get out for pet food or other supplies. Others kept serving their probation clients.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">More than two years later, Albany County Probation is in contract negotiations and with inflation at near historic highs, offering 2 percent across the board wage increases \u2013 largely the same as the previous five-year contract &#8212; is a slap in the face to these essential workers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cAlbany County Probation PEF Local 502 are asking for a fair contract,\u201d said Council Leader Tricia LaDuke. \u201cTwo percent is not fair given the soaring gas prices, inflation and cost of living. Two percent barely pays for the increase in health insurance premiums and members who have reached the maximum step within our contract are seeing their paychecks get smaller. Additionally, we are not in line with other comparable counties, yet we deal with some of the most dangerous communities. PEF Local 502 unequivocally stands in solidarity for a fair contract.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">PEF President Wayne Spence echoed the sentiments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cTwo percent does not come close to keeping pace with inflation, and it certainly won\u2019t increase salaries enough so that probation officers can afford to pay today\u2019s astronomical gas prices,\u201d said PEF President Wayne Spence, a long-time New York state parole officer.\u202f\u201cIf the county doesn\u2019t agree to pay a fair wage, these skilled and experienced officers will seek employment elsewhere, leaving all of us less safe in our community.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cKeeping the community safe from crime is an essential service,\u201d he said. \u201cThe employees of Albany County Probation are essential workers. 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