August 18, 2023 — Labor Day Parades around the state will be in full swing in just a few weeks. PEF will have a presence in most of them, marching in a show of union strength and solidarity. PEF Region 1 is planning to march in the Western New York AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade on...
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August 18, 2023 — PEF represents unclassified staff at the New York State School for the Deaf and the New York State School for the Blind, requiring a separate Memorandum of Understanding and Memorandum of Agreement to establish contractual changes. In line with the recently ratified PS&T agreement, the members at the...
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July 28, 2023 — PEF members turned out in force to ratify the 2023-2026 Professional, Scientific, and Technical bargaining unit contract, with more than 50% returning their ballots, and 95% of those members voting “yes.” “I am so pleased that PEF members showed up in force to ratify this deal,” said PEF President Wayne Spence....
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July 28, 2023 — Nearly 60% of PEF members at Canal Corporation (Division 504) ratified their 2022–2027 contract, with a 76% approval rating. “We are pleased that more than half our members at Canal Corporation took the time to learn about and vote on their contract, and that of those, more than three-quarters of...
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July 28, 2023 — For about two years, PEF members at Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) offices in the State Education Department (SED) have been compelled to work unpaid overtime in order to meet unreasonable work goals and maintain compliance for the benefit of management. According to PEF members at ACCES-VR, who...
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This is an update to the July/August Communicator before the summer gives way to fall and our September issue is published after Labor Day. PEF will have a presence across New York at various Labor Day parades and I hope as many of you as possible can participate! We’re bringing back a PEF float for the New...
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July 28, 2023 — A quiet cemetery in western New York is a little less disheveled after some hard work by volunteers from Dogwood Day Services staff and clients. Jackie Aftuck, a PEF member for 14 years, works at the Dogwood Day Services as a habilitation specialist, supervising a room of developmentally disabled individuals. She...
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July 28. 2023 — PEF is always working to build leadership within the union, and a new program aims to do just that while also nurturing a multigenerational team to help the union achieve its goals in the years ahead. The mission of the PEF Emerging Leaders Institute is to not only help build upon...
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July 28, 2023 — On July 10, PEF President Wayne Spence, PEF Staff and PEF Retirees gathered with Molly Sheedy to honor her late husband, James (Jim) Sheedy at PEF headquarters in Latham, N.Y. Sheedy was one of the founding members of PEF. He passed away in August 2021. Molly Sheedy reached out to...
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The following proposed amendment to Article IX, B, 1 of the PEF Constitution will be presented for ratification to delegates at the 2023 Convention. The amendment was approved by the PEF Executive Board at its June 7-9, 2023, meeting for presentation to the delegates. The amendment would change the required signatures on a petition from...
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