{"id":5164,"date":"2024-06-09T08:15:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T12:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=5164"},"modified":"2024-06-11T09:02:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:02:32","slug":"senator-jackson-and-assemblywoman-pheffer-amato-discuss-victories-and-milestones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-42-no-5\/senator-jackson-and-assemblywoman-pheffer-amato-discuss-victories-and-milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Jackson and Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato discuss PEF victories and milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 10, 2024 —<\/em> As chairperson of the State Assembly Governmental Employees Committee, Amato is working on reforms to the Civil Service system, pension equity for Tier 5 and Tier 6 members, and protecting health insurance benefits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Assemblywoman
Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato addresses the PEF Executive Board on May 30, 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Amato told the PEF board that while the fight continues to make additional legislative changes to Tier 6, she is optimistic that the work being done in the Assembly is helping to create change and the Governor sees the value of public-sector workers. She also said that while change is incremental, she is sure that PEF and other public-sector workers will get there by continuing to put pressure on the Legislature and the Governor. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of the work that we\u2019ve done, even on changing the vested contribution rates after five years. And we will continue to do that kind of work,\u201d Amato said. \u201cIt has been my honor to be your champion here.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Amato shared with the board that two PEF bills passed in the Assembly – bill S08960\/A09932, which expands the authority of hearing officers regarding judgement about an employee\u2019s inability to perform their duties due to a disability, and bill S08948\/A09935, which requires that specific information regarding the judgement of an employee\u2019s inability to perform duties due to a disability be provided by the employee and their representative. <\/span><\/p>\n

She said the bills put a little more power in the hands of employees and their representatives when employees are attempting to make their case during Civil Service Law Section 72 hearings, which deal with disability and readiness to return to work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sen. Jackson is chairman of the State Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee. A former PEF member and staff employee, Jackson is a long time PEF ally. He\u2019s also the one who coined the phrase, \u201cTier 6 Sucks!\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"State
State Senator Robert Jackson addresses the PEF Executive Board on May 30, 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis year, we reduced the final average salary calculation from five years to the highest three years,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, when you retire, it is based on the highest three years that you\u2019ve earned. I want you to be able to retire with your pension, your Social Security,
\nand whatever little money you have saved up to enjoy your life. That\u2019s what this is all about.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Jackson also celebrated the waiver of Civil Service exam fees and other financial barriers to bringing in new workers to fill the estimated 12,000 positions still open across New York State. With the arrival of these changes, the opening of new regional testing centers, and the NY HELPS program allowing for fast-tracked emergency hires, Jackson said that New York is on its way to being an attractive employer again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe passage of my bill, S05486, will further illustrate our commitment to accessibility and fairness by requiring broader announcements of Civil Service exams,\u201d said Jackson. \u201cWe have to be able to announce it where everyone knows it.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Jackson also shared how proud he was that the State Senate passed PEF\u2019s Anti-Bullying in the Workplace bill sponsored by Senate Labor Committee Chair Senator Jessica Ramos. The Assembly has passed the bill as well, and PEF will be pushing the Governor to sign it. The bill requires public employers to evaluate their workplaces to determine risks for \u201cabusive conduct\u201d and \u201cbullying\u201d and expands existing training requirements on how to identify, prevent, and report workplace bullying and abusive conduct. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNone of this could have ever been gained without your voice and participation,\u201d Jackson said to the Executive Board. \u201c(You should) always know that when this chair of the Civil Service and Pensions committee walks into a room, it means that you\u2014the members\u2014are in the room too.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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