{"id":4708,"date":"2024-03-20T09:23:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T13:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=4708"},"modified":"2024-04-02T12:06:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T16:06:23","slug":"blast-from-the-past-pefs-lobbying-organizing-helps-stave-off-planned-layoffs-at-dol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-42-no-3\/blast-from-the-past-pefs-lobbying-organizing-helps-stave-off-planned-layoffs-at-dol\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF\u2019s lobbying, organizing helped stave off DOL layoffs in 1987"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4150 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/BlastFromThePast-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Blast from the past\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/BlastFromThePast-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/BlastFromThePast-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/BlastFromThePast-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/BlastFromThePast.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>April 3, 2024 &#8212; <\/em>In 1987, hundreds of state Department of Labor (DOL) members faced layoffs. They were initially spared by a reprieve, but layoffs were back on the table and slated for March.<\/span><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\">PEF leadership and rank-and-file members mobilized immediately. The union organized what observers said was the largest public demonstration in Albany by a single labor union, sending a strong message to legislators and the state that layoffs would have a devastating impact on DOL services.<\/span><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\">It worked.\u00a0<\/span><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\">An unprecedented second layoff reprieve was announced only two days after PEF rallied together more than 1,000 PEF members and descended on the State Capitol to protest the budget cuts that necessitated layoff plans.<\/span><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\">Responding to PEF\u2019s unerring lobbying and grassroots support, state legislators passed a bill allocating about $3 million to keep DOL jobs intact until federal money was received. PEF took the fight to Washington to muster support for a measure restoring millions of dollars in federal aid to DOL \u2013 if approved, the money would cancel the third planned layoff of several hundred workers.<\/span><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\">Unions are well known for strikes, lobbying, and rallies to protect workers\u2019 rights. PEF rallied recently at SUNY Downstate to oppose the Chancellor\u2019s \u201ctransformation\u201d plan for the hospital, which would uproot all PEF members at the facility and move them to Kings County Hospital across the street and would decimate the United University Professions\u2019 ranks. PEF members lobbied for much-needed changes to social worker compensation last month. The union\u2019s Executive Board circled Empire State Plaza to call attention to bullying and toxic work environments at state agencies at the end of last year.<\/span><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\">When PEF members face adversity in the workplace, whether it\u2019s layoffs or bullying, PEF stands up, stands strong, and fights back.<\/span><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\">Read the full DOL article <a href=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/DOL-Web.jpg\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 3, 2024 &#8212; In 1987, hundreds of state Department of Labor (DOL) members faced layoffs. 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