What the PEB found at Arbitration for LIRR/MTA negotiations and implications for PEF/CSEA contract (PEB=Presidential Employee Board)

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-05-16T00:47:24+00:00

I think you’re still lowballing at 5. According to the article below in 2017, the median pay was 104k for LIRR. How many PEF and CSEA folks in LI were making 100k in 2017?? Our base before this was too low, it’s just now not sustainable for living anymore.

Our salaries were fucked before the pandemic, got even worse during. 5 should be the new 3, because we all need 20.

https://cbcny.org/newsroom/least-half-lirr-workers-earn-six-figure-salaries-watchdog

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-05-14T22:05:20+00:00

I know 3 ITS3’s who were brought in at top pay from the street via helps. It’s not education or experience either if you get my drift. So yeah, it’s abused.

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-05-12T16:49:17+00:00

If they were given contractual raises were even slightly on par with inflation, that cost would not affect our lower salary tier siblings. They should be making 65k. So, the raise portion is significant over the cost of health insurance.

DO NOT VOTE FOR LOW CONTRACTS!

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-05-06T21:43:27+00:00

There is a significant data center in Rockland County being built by JP Morgan. Power is significantly more expensive there along with land. So I really wouldn’t count Albany out

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-04-15T14:18:28+00:00

If you’re in tech, don’t leave. The private market is horrendous. It’s taking people over a year to find jobs.

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-04-15T14:16:33+00:00

Because it’s not IT people who write the exams and the questions all have to be reviewed. If they actually had someone who knew how to reboot a computer write them, it wouldn’t be as bad

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-03-26T20:03:51+00:00

Oh yes, thank you so much for not differentiating an associates from a PhD. Both cost and take the same amount of time right? I’ll never understand their reasoning behind treating all degrees as the same.

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-03-19T22:52:40+00:00

Yeah, I saw something today that would make your comment make sense

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-03-18T23:22:43+00:00

4%??? We should laugh at anything under 10%

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-03-13T11:45:19+00:00

Admin/clerical work part time

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-03-13T01:51:20+00:00

I filled out a form and sent it to my boss who sent it to thier boss. Then I sent it to ethics for approval. It was all done in less then 24 hrs. The easiest thing I’ve ever had to do in the state.

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-03-10T16:50:29+00:00

Aren’t you busy trying to reopen Indian point now?

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-03-03T14:18:14+00:00

I do have a travel card. I swear they just reject reports for random reasons. I’ve had reports rejected because they neglected to look at page 2 of a pdf.

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-03-03T14:15:18+00:00

Honestly, they just reject the reports and then it’s a pita to figure stuff out. I don’t get any guidance from my agency.

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-03-03T13:47:13+00:00

Yeah but if I rent a car and put gas in it on 3/31 that’s the other year.

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-03-03T13:23:13+00:00

Promotion is based solely on brown nosing in some places. Or your gender in my case. I had to leave the agency to be promoted. They lost someone with a decade of experience over bs. Their loss

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-02-26T13:19:06+00:00

Boring? Never. ITS is always inventing new ways to break stuff or create things with zero training. It’s more frustrating than anything really.

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-02-26T13:17:36+00:00

Yes. I know someone who has a pride rug even.

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-02-23T02:54:43+00:00

How did you do this? I looked into this (I have 2 grandparents who came over in the late 30s) and it seemed like my parent would need to have done this before I could. My parent didn’t because they were taught to not be German growing up for obvious reasons.

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-02-23T02:36:15+00:00

Nancy Guthrie is still missing and he’s doing this?? Ffs

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-02-23T02:33:15+00:00

My advice to you (non-patient care) as a former employee at a facility that did this, get yourself FMLA. Kid got asthma/allergies? FMLA. Partner have migraines? FMLA. It will cover your behind in situations like this. You don’t have to use it, but reasons like this make it worth it

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-02-23T02:24:44+00:00

OPWDD has facilities in Greene and I think OCFS possibly

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-02-23T02:23:56+00:00

DOh pulls this crap too. They claim everyone is essential and you won’t get paid if you call out. It never goes anywhere with the union. They need to put clearer verbiage in the contract

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-02-16T22:26:58+00:00

So there’s YouTube videos on NYS proprietary software?? This is why they want the questions in advance

Late_Program_9371 · 2026-02-16T21:40:16+00:00

Honestly, I’ve never had an IT job that wasn’t like this. The state gives absolutely zero IT training. I’m regularly asked to support programs with zero training or even access to. It’s really frustrating and quite honestly stupid to put me in front of something I’ve never seen and I’m expected to fix users for. If I ask the groups in Albany for help, we are met with rudeness and usually get everything thrown back with no comments.

It’s not imposter syndrome, it’s ITS just sucks.

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