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Lola Brabham
Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York State Development of Civil Service

Michael N. Volforte
Interim Director, New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations

Mario Musolino
Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York State Department of Labor

Fran Turner
Director Legislative & Political Action, Civil Service Employees Association Local 1000

Wayne Spence
President, New York State Public Employees Federation

Barbara Zaron
President, The Organization of New York State Management Confidential Employees

Jack McPadden
Board President, Retired Public Employees Association

Edward Farrell
Executive Director

Randy Wolken
President & CEO, Manufacturers Association of Central New York

Melinda Mack
Executive Director, New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals

Rowie Taylor
CEO, Schenectady YWCA, Coalition of YWCA of NYS

James Parrott
Deputy Director & Chief Economist, Fiscal Policy Institute

Mallory Nugent
Senior Policy Analyst, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies

David Cohen
Political Coordinator, SEIU 32 BJ

Derrick Holmes
Executive Council Member, AARP

Jessica Wisneski
Legislative & Campaigns Director, Citizen Action of New York

Nancy Rankin
Vice President Policy, Research and Advocacy Community Service Society
The New York Paid Leave Campaign

Sherry Leiwant
Co-President, A Better Balance

Jessica Garcia
Deputy Political Director, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

Rigoberto Quintero
Worker

Ivasia Sanders
Worker

Christina Molina
Worker, Make the Road New York

Carlos Jiminez
Worker

Aracely Cantos
Worker

Maria Rubio
Worker

Rocio Valerio
Labor Deputy Director, New York Communities for Change

Narda Rodriguez
Worker

Jose Hernandez
Worker

Andy Bowen
Policy Analyst, United Neighborhood Houses

Bryan O'Malley
Executive Director, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association

Olivia Santoro
Lead Organizer, The Long Island Progressive Coalition

Written Testimony

Scott Wexler
Executive Director, Empire State Restaurant & Tavern Association

Melissa Autillo Fleischut
President & CEO, NYS Restaurant Association

Barbara Thomas
Women's Issues Specialist, League of Women Voters of NYS

Billy Imandt
President, COBANC

Jose Hernandez
NY Communities for Change

Phil Andrew
Long Island African American of Chamber Commerce

Elizabeth Henderson
Policy Committee Co-Chair, Northeast Organic Farming Association of NY

Michael Kink, Esq.
Executive Dir., Strong Economy for All Coalition

Tamara Elzubair, CNA
Schenectady, New York

Brittani Sadler
Dietary Aid, Western New York

Addie Davis, CNA
Poughkeepsie, New York

Shirley Newsome
Home Health Attendant

Daisy Gascon, CNA
Houghton, New York

Tracy Hatch, LPN
Houghton, New York

Samantha Dahill, LPN
Houghton, New York

Peter Guidarelli
Warren, Washington, and Albany County Chapters of NYSARC Inc.