Happy New Year to the proud public employees of PEF! I hope you all found a moment during the holidays to reflect on the power of our union in 2022, like we did in this year-ending issue. From rallies to parades to in-person gatherings across the state, the union...
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December 21, 2022 — The PEF Executive Board met December 14 and 15 in Albany and welcomed a renowned international expert on technology and its impacts on public-sector workers, heard a panel discussion on the Fund Our Future campaign, and discussed the latest organized attempts to reduce union membership. An attack on unions PEF’s membership...
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The Executive Board welcomed a panel of community leaders and legislators who are joining forces with PEF in its Fund Our Future coalition to address the Executive Board on Dec. 14 in Albany. New York State Sen. Robert Jackson, Rev. Peter Cook, executive director of the New York State Council of Churches; Ron Deutsch, a...
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December 21, 2022 — When Gov. Hochul and the New York State Department of Civil Service (DCS) announced title restructuring for nurses across the State in October, one PEF title was noticeably absent – Registered Nurse 3. The restructuring kept them at a salary grade of 20 and changed their title to Nurse 2. So...
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December 21, 2022 — Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, much of our interaction with each other was through a screen. When we did venture out, we stood in lines six feet apart. So in 2022, standing in solidarity took on a different look. Doors reopened, meetings returned to conference rooms, and parades and...
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December 21, 2022 — The PEF PS&T Contract Team held its second meeting with the Office of Employee Relations on Dec. 13. It was the first face-to-face (i.e., non-virtual) meeting and every member of the team was present: Scarlett Ahmed, Department of Labor; Vincent Cicatello, Office of Mental Health; Ricardo Cruz, Downstate Director of PEF...
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December 15, 2022 — It’s time to shut the door on toxic workplaces at Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) facilities across New York – and the upcoming announced departure of Commissioner Sheila Poole by the end of the year is a welcome first step. What do I mean by toxic workplaces? As a...
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December 21, 2022 — The PEF Roswell Park Contract Team and management from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (RPCCC) have agreed to reallocate the salaries of the more than 680 PEF nurses employed by the facility in Buffalo. Since Roswell is not part of the State’s Civil Service system, nurses who work there were not...
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December 21, 2022 — An impressive turnout at the Albany Labor Day parade, with signs and shirts demanding a fair contract, got the ball rolling again towards a collective bargaining agreement for PEF members at the Albany County Probation department, who have been in negotiations with the county for nearly a year. They reached a...
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