Workers reject furlough in NYS

Several hundred angry New York state workers gathered in downtown Buffalo May 10 to protest threatened furloughs, chanting “Cut back Wall Street, Not Main Street!” Facing a 20 percent pay cut to pay for a crisis they didn’t create, workers from three of the public worker unions, Civil Service Employees Association, Public Employees Federation and United University Professions, cheered at honks of solidarity from passing fire trucks and city transit trains. Supporters in the crowd included representatives from the United Auto Workers, Working Families Party and the International Action Center.