Why are Parole Officers still paying Public Employee Federation (PEF) dues when it's clear that the union is in full support of anti-parole politicians? PEF claims that it is the biggest opponent of “Less is More” but the union endorsed its sponsors this year.   

Below is a list of PEF endorsed politicians in 2022 who either sponsored or co-sponsored the “Less is More” Act. 

1.     SD36  Jamaal Bailey 

2.     SD12  Michael Gianaris 

3.     SD47  Brad Hoylman 

4.     SD31  Robert Jackson 

5.     SD63  Tim Kennedy 

6.     SD28  Liz Krueger 

7.     SD48  Rachel May 

8.     SD20  Zellnor Myrie 

9.     SD21  Kevin Parker 

10.  SD19  Roxanne Persaud 

11.  SD13  Jessica Ramos 

12.  SD33  Gustavo Rivera 

13.  SD18  Julia Salazar 

14.  SD32  Luis Sepulveda 

15.  SD29  Jose Serrano 

16.  SD10 James Sanders

17.  SD25  Jabari Brisport 

18.  SD55  Samra Brouk 

19.  SD56  Jeremy Cooney 

20.  SD37  Shelley Mayer 

21.  SD11  Toby Ann Stavisky 

22.  SD14  Leroy Comrie

23.  SD27  Brian Kavanagh 

For your convivence, we’ve attached 3 links below of PEF endorsed candidates for NYS Senate, NYS Assembly and U.S. Congress for 2022.     

https://www.pef.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-Senate-Endorsements.pdf

https://www.pef.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-Assembly-Endorsements.pdf

https://www.pef.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-PEFCongressional-Endorsements.pdf

Furthermore, we’ve attached a link below of Senate Bill S1144A (“Less is More” Act) which provides detailed information regarding which politicians either sponsored or co-sponsored the bill. 

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/s1144/amendment/a

It’s clear that PEF’s representation of Parole Officers is a conflict of interest and we must break away from the union. We’re encouraging all active Parole Officers to #DefundPEF by clicking on the link below to stop paying union dues. 

https://newchoiceny.com/opt-out-today/

In solidarity,

New York State Parole Officers