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November 4, 2021 —<\/em> <\/span>\u201cI say \u2018power,\u2019 you say \u2018PEF\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what New York State Attorney General Letitia James called out as she addressed delegates at PEF\u2019s annual Convention in Niagara Falls on Oct. 25.<\/p>\n
\u201cNew York State is the second most unionized state in the nation and one of just two states with union members in the millions,\u201d James said. \u201cPEF has always been a great union. I owe you thanks two ways \u2013 as the Attorney General, I have the privilege to have a few hundred PEF members in our offices, and as a New Yorker I am privileged and honored to benefit from the hard work and heroism of more than 50,000 PEF members.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Attorney General praised PEF members for putting others before themselves during crisis after crisis, from the pandemic, to climate change, to social justice and economic upheaval.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou deserve fair wages, compensation and, most importantly, respect for the work you\u2019ve done and continue to do,\u201d James said. \u201cYou are the best at what you do, but you can\u2019t do it alone. You need a state government that is mission driven and fully staffed to support you. We can no longer have total power and decision-making solely in the hands of the executive. Where has that led us?\u201d<\/p>\n
James said it took a report from her office to finally hold politicians accountable and unveil the severity of what was going on in New York\u2019s nursing homes during the pandemic.<\/p>\nNew York State Attorney General Letitia James<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cWe need a new culture in Albany,\u201d she said. \u201cLet\u2019s leave policy to the professionals. Let politicians get out of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Attorney General wants to see the 5,000 open positions across the state filled so vital services can be properly administered.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s get back to serving the interest of the public, not politicians,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen we have unions, we have a better, more sustainable, economy and a bigger middle class. I see a future where organized labor and the economy can thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n
James said she will fight to make sure New York remains a worker\u2019s state, not a right-to-work state, despite decades of systemic attempts to undermine organized labor.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we work together, I know we can overcome them,\u201d she said. \u201cI am using the full power of my office to support working people and unions.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Attorney General\u2019s Office has recovered $3 million in stolen wages since 2019. This year, the office sued Amazon for failing to provide adequate health and safety measures for employees at the company’s New York facilities and Amazon’s retaliatory actions against multiple employees amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Her office also worked to hold manufacturers of opioids accountable for the devastating impact of addiction and helped secure $4.5 billion from the Sackler family for their role in fueling the crisis.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year, I championed laws to improve workers\u2019 lives,\u201d James said. \u201cI joined with 16 other Attorneys General to pass the PRO Act. The right to organize is essential to the middle class. We need an FDR moment and movement in this state.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Attorney General said PEF shares her core values and vision for the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since you heard it from an elected official,\u201d James said. \u201cI want to heartily say thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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