The time is now…Public service — not private profits
It’s no accident that state employees are called “public servants.” Why? Because state workers always put public welfare before private profits.
Drivers don’t have to worry that a state Department of Transportation (DOT) engineer might try to squeeze in just one more bridge inspection than is safe.
The children of elderly parents don’t have to be concerned that state nursing home inspectors might cut corners — for the sake of profits — to ensure nursing homes are attentive to their patients.
State insurance company and bank examiners do the highest quality of work for a fraction of the cost of private consulting firms.
New Yorkers know that public servants are committed to their work, but what many New Yorkers don’t know is that public servants also provide the best value for their tax dollars. This is a fact that the private sector wants to keep private.
Analyses of six bridge inspection contracts show the average hourly rate charged by a private bridge inspector was $69.56, compared with the $45.23 hourly cost of an inspector in a similar position with DOT, including the cost of their benefits.
But, the high cost of private bridge inspections is just the tip of the iceberg.
A recent analysis by the Fiscal Policy Institute shows private contractors are costing the state a HALF BILLION DOLLARS more than it would cost public servants to do the same work.
The 53,000 members of the Public Employees Federation are officers, nurses, environmental engineers, advocates for the elderly and more.
PEF’s professionals are on the job every day in every part of the state, providing the highest quality service for the most reasonable price.PEF — Always places the public’s health and safety — first.
Public Employees working... for all New Yorkers..
From ENCON to DOT, members of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) work for a better quality of life for all New Yorkers.
PEF members are professional, highly skilled workers serving the public as parole officers, nurses, environmental engineers, advocates for the elderly, and more.
PEF’s 53,000 professionals are on the job every day in every part of the state, putting your tax dollars to work for you.
They’ve been tested and trained in thousands of professional, scientific and technical jobs, to make sure you get the highest quality services. Public Employees — working for all New Yorkers.
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This ad was created by the PEF PR department and appeared as a black & white version in the February 13, 2006 edition of The Legislative Gazette. © Copyright 2006.