{"id":6328,"date":"2024-12-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=6328"},"modified":"2024-12-11T10:55:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:55:47","slug":"pef-in-the-news-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-42-no-10\/pef-in-the-news-7\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF in the NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6334 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Downstate.jpg\" alt=\"Downstate Logo\n\" width=\"400\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Downstate.jpg 400w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Downstate-300x68.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF nurse featured in news on Downstate<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nurse Cynthia Walker was interviewed on camera by NY 1 during a rally at SUNY Downstate.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe don\u2019t want to be relocated, we don\u2019t want to go to a wing in another hospital, we want to stay here in our community. This is the governor\u2019s hospital. This is a state hospital. This is her hospital.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">View the story <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/brooklyn\/health\/2024\/12\/03\/healthcare-workers-release-plan-to-save-suny-downstate\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6335 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/tu.jpg\" alt=\"Times Union Logo\n\" width=\"400\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/tu.jpg 400w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/tu-300x56.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">President Spence quoted in story on \u201cinflation rebate\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under a plan announced December 9, New York would offer a one-time payment of up to $500 to State taxpayers to help offset higher costs brought on by inflation in recent years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Governor\u2019s Office quoted President Spence and other state labor leaders in its press release.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read the story in the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Times Union<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/..\/For%20Rob%20to%20edit\/New%20York%20would%20offer%20a%20one-time%20payment%20of%20up%20to%20$500%20to%20low-%20and%20middle-income%20taxpayers%20to%20help%20offset%20higher%20costs%20brought%20on%20by%20inflation%20in%20recent%20years%20under%20a%20plan%20announced%20Monday%20by%20Gov.%20Kathy%20Hochul.\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Read the press release <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/money-your-pockets-governor-hochul-proposes-sending-86-million-new-yorkers-inflation-refund\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Governor announces pay increases<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thousands of PEF members will receive pay increases, including professional engineers, architects, land surveyors, landscape architects and geologists. To help improve recruitment and retention among the state&#8217;s workforce, approximately 2,600 employees across 18 state agencies will be receiving pay increases ranging from $7,000 to $13,500 depending on their position and geographic location.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF wrote about the story in this edition of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-42-no-10\/engineering-titles-across-new-york-state-receive-pay-increases\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Pulse<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cbs6albany.com\/news\/local\/governor-hochul-raises-engineer-pay-to-enhance-new-yorks-infrastructure-workforce\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">WRGB-TV<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Albany picked it up from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-announces-pay-increases-engineer-and-related-licensed-positions-across-new\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Governor\u2019s press release<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which quoted President Spence and other labor leaders.<\/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;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PEF nurse featured in news on Downstate\u00a0 Nurse Cynthia Walker was interviewed on camera by NY 1 during a rally at SUNY Downstate.\u00a0 \u201cWe don\u2019t want to be relocated, we&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"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-6328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","issue-volume-42-no-10"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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