Crystal Lewis at The Chief Leader reports Members of the Public Employees Federation (PEF), which represents 50,000 State Employees, marched from Albany Hilton to Empire State Plaza to raise awareness about bullying and harassment on the job, problems they say have gotten worse in recent years.  But because Workers have frequently experienced retaliation for speaking out about harassment or abuse they’ve faced at work, “People are afraid to speak out,” PEF President Wayne Spence told The Chief in a recent phone interview.  The Union is pushing for legislation - passed by the Assembly last year, but which did not make it out of committee in the Senate - that would define abusive behavior, bullying, and cyberbullying in the workplace, and would require all State Employees to receive training aimed at preventing workplace abuse.

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