{"id":4366,"date":"2024-01-25T13:09:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T18:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=4366"},"modified":"2024-01-31T10:04:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T15:04:35","slug":"pef-in-the-news-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-42-no-1\/pef-in-the-news-3\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4342 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/downstate.jpg\" alt=\"SUNY Downstate\" width=\"300\" height=\"64\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brooklyn Eagle<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> links to PEF article on SUNY Downstate<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brooklyn Eagle<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> included <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/articles\/2024\/01\/19\/whats-news-breaking-friday-january-19-2024\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">a brief on the SUNY Downstate \u201ctransformation\u201d plan<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, including a comment by President Spence and linking to PEF\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-suny-downstate\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">full statement<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on our website.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New York Amsterdam News<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> quotes President Spence on Downstate<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">President Spence spoke with the newspaper about the \u201ctransformation\u201d plans for SUNY Downstate, highlighting the hospital\u2019s financial woes from years of underfunding. Read the story <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amsterdamnews.com\/news\/2024\/01\/25\/proposed-suny-downstate-hospital-transformation-could-lead-to-job-losses\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4367 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/IMF-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"IMF logo \" width=\"300\" height=\"64\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">International Money Fund <\/span><\/i><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(IMF) mirrors PEF views on AI<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/Blogs\/Articles\/2024\/01\/14\/ai-will-transform-the-global-economy-lets-make-sure-it-benefits-humanity\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">blog, the IMF urges oversight of artificial intelligence<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (AI) and discusses the impact AI could have on the workforce, from loss of jobs for low-income workers to being a resource for professionals. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-41-no-8\/pef-urges-oversight-and-caution-when-it-comes-to-use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-the-state-workforce\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">PEF leaders Christopher Ford and Prakash Lal testified<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> before a joint state committee in Oct. 2023 and shared the union\u2019s recommendations regarding regulation and oversight of AI.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4371 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/DOL-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"NYS Department of Labor\" width=\"300\" height=\"64\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>PEF helps honor Worker Protection Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Wayne Spence was quoted in the Governor&#8217;s press release on the second Division of Worker Protection enforcement staff shield ceremony on January 30 in Albany. The enforcement unit upholds and enforces state and federal labor law.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dol.ny.gov\/news\/new-york-state-department-labor-holds-worker-protection-shield-ceremony\">Click here for more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4382 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/TU-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Times Union Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"64\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Albany news covers testimony on workforce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Times Union ran an extensive story on the workforce shortage, quoting President Spence&#8217;s testimony submitted to the legislature during Executive Budget hearings outlining PEF&#8217;s proposals to boost staffing through Tier 6 fixes and addressing bullying and toxic work environments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/state\/article\/state-employees-unions-call-combat-workforce-18636925.php?utm_source=marketing&amp;utm_medium=copy-url-link&amp;utm_campaign=article-share&amp;hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGltZXN1bmlvbi5jb20vc3RhdGUvYXJ0aWNsZS9zdGF0ZS1lbXBsb3llZXMtdW5pb25zLWNhbGwtY29tYmF0LXdvcmtmb3JjZS0xODYzNjkyNS5waHA%3D&amp;time=MTcwNjY2ODg1MDM2MA%3D%3D&amp;rid=MmZiYmZkMmQtNDc3YS00YzE2LWEwNTYtOWIzNTY1N2Q0ODcy&amp;sharecount=MQ%3D%3D\">Click here for the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn Eagle links to PEF article on SUNY Downstate\u00a0 The Brooklyn Eagle included <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/articles\/2024\/01\/19\/whats-news-breaking-friday-january-19-2024\/\">a brief on the SUNY Downstate \u201ctransformation\u201d plan<\/a>, including a comment by President Spence and linking&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"division":[],"allowed_regions":[],"allowed_divisions":[],"class_list":["post-4366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","issue-volume-42-no-1"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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