December 21, 2023 — On the second day of the 2023 Health and Safety Conference, keynote speaker Clarissa M. Rodriguez, Esq., shared her lifelong respect for the labor movement, the importance of labor and management communications, and her commitment to continue fostering cooperation with unions in her role as chair and commissioner of the New...
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December 21, 2023 — New York State’s health care sector is experiencing a staffing crisis. The Department of Health projects a shortage of 40,000 nurses by 2030. The state is also experiencing staffing vacancy rates between 30-40% and turnover rates exceeding 25%. It’s a recipe for disaster and the reason why state lawmakers and...
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December 21, 2023 — It’s going to be a big year for the New York state parks and historic sites system in 2024. Across New York, from Niagara Falls to Long Island, parks and historic sites will be celebrating 100 years of connecting the public to nature and history, and PEF members are at the...
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Region 1: Niagara Falls State Park The mighty crash of Niagara Falls is indisputably the focal point of America’s first state park. Millions of visitors flock to the attractions, interactive exhibits and miles of hiking trails. Whether you choose to feel the water and wind on the Maid of the Mist tour, get completely...
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Happy Holidays to the proud public employees of PEF! I cannot believe it has been a year already, but what a year it has been! This is our annual double-issue to say goodbye to 2023 and ring in 2024 and it is jam packed with stories. First, we have a look back on the...
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December 21, 2023 — Dues-paying PEF members can petition to be a delegate at the 2024 SEIU Convention from May 19 to 22 in Philadelphia, or the AFT Convention from July 22 to 24 in Houston. To attend either convention, your title must be in the title groupings for that organization, and you must obtain...
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December 21, 2023 — Ballots to determine who would fill Executive Board Seat 310, representing certain members at the state Office of Mental Health, were counted December 14 at the American Arbitration Association in New York City. Rudy Arias defeated Donna C. Sherry-Cervantes. Arias is a mental health program specialist 2 at the Office of...
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December 21, 2023 — During the month of December, PEF held a food donation drive to support the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, in conjunction with the Capital District Area Labor Foundation (CDALF). Spearheaded by PEF Executive Assistant to the President, Susan Marr, the drive brought in enough food to fill six boxes....
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December 21, 2023 — With New York state parks and historic sites celebrating 100 years in 2024, many eyes will be on our natural, historical, and cultural history. Looking beyond New York state, the National Park Foundation (NPF) highlights quite a few labor history stories and leaders. “The history of a nation is a reflection...
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December 21, 2023 — Rallies and grassroots organizing are one of the strongest tools any labor union can use to make their voices heard on an issue. In 1987, when budget cuts threatened the livelihood of many PEF members, more than 1,000 members from across the state assembled in Albany for what media at the...
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