PEF Trustee Report to the 2022 Convention Delegates Presented at the 44th Annual Convention in Niagara Falls on Oct. 26, 2022, then amended by the Trustees with an update on the implementation progress of 2021 Convention Resolutions. Submitted by Christopher Buman, Bruce Giddings, and Muriel Hardy-Lee
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October 21, 2022 — A series of pay increases and title restructuring for nurse positions in state agencies announced this week by Gov. Hochul and the Department of Civil Service are a step in the right direction when it comes to recruiting and retaining the talented nurses of PEF. And it’s a long time coming....
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For Immediate Release: 10/14/2022 GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES PAY INCREASES FOR NURSE POSITIONS TO IMPROVE STATEWIDE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS Pay Increases Benefit More than 6,500 State Employees Across 15 State Agencies Part of Governor’s Overall Commitment to Expand Healthcare Workforce Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a series of pay increases for nurse positions...
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The October Communicator is coming to you just days before more than 500 delegates gather at the Niagara Falls Convention Center for the union’s 44th Annual Convention. PEF is unique in the New York labor movement – holding a convention each year, per Article XVI of the PEF Constitution: “The Convention shall meet once annually between...
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October 17, 2022 — As part of one of the largest recoveries for a single worker in the history of the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), PEF member Shaun Abrilz played a role in returning $271,527 in wages to a domestic worker who was chronically underpaid for three years. The victim was...
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Ahead of the first meeting with the state in November, PEF’s contract negotiation team surveyed thousands of members to gain insight into your priorities, including what economic benefits to prioritize and to rank things like longevity pay, bonuses and improving the dental benefit. The Contract Team will go into the first meeting knowing what’s most...
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Pink is the color of October, as the country marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women after skin cancer, accounting for 30 percent of all new female cancers each year, according to the American Cancer Society. In 2022, an estimated 287,850 new cases of invasive breast cancer...
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October 17, 2022 — Five vacant seats on the PEF Executive Board have been filled. These were mid-term vacancies and PEF members filling them will serve the remainder of the unexpired terms that end July 31, 2024. Keith Browne fills Seat 105 that represents certain members at the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Robert Doran...
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PEF regions throughout the state are holding meetings with their convention delegates to prepare for the event that begins October 23 in Niagara Falls. Region 8 held its annual delegate dinner Tuesday night, October 11, at the Italian American Community Center in Albany. Regional Coordinator Danielle Bridger started by telling the 87 delegates in attendance,...
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