The United Way of Central New York recently recognized PEF members at SUNY Upstate University Medical Center for their hard work and service to the community. “It’s more than just a career, this is a calling,” said Region 4 Coordinator Gina M. Corona in a video released by United Way. “The strength that the community...
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The results of PEF’s April 2022 Special Elections are in. Shelby Wisneski was elected Region 2 coordinator, taking over for Andrew Puleo, who joined the PEF staff as an organizer in Western New York. Eight seats on the Executive Board were also filled. The board next meets on June 9-10, 2022, when those members will...
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President Biden praises union organizers Six union organizers from Starbucks to Amazon visited the White House this month and sat down with Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, who chair and co-chair the Biden administration’s taskforce on supporting unions. President Biden joined the guests for a surprise visit. Read more here....
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This update of the May issue of The Communicator comes after the first leg of our Statewide Officers Tour, which covered PEF regions 10-12 the week of May 16-20. We have lots of photos in this issue and a brief summary of the trip. It was great to meet so many PEF members face-to-face after more than...
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The state Legislature was in session Tuesday, May 10, but at least 16 lawmakers ducked out of meetings at lunchtime to join PEF nurses at a press conference outside the Capitol. “Our nurses made a strong case for better staffing and better pay to meet a nursing shortage in state health care facilities that has...
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The CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies awarded downstate PEF organizer Lisa Pinkard-Adams a scholarship for Diversity in Labor, allowing her a full ride to study at the university. “The scholarship was created to create pipelines that will bring women and people of color to the forefront of the labor movement and labor education,”...
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Please ensure that the Department of Civil Service (DCS) has your current contact information. When you are taking a written test, your mailing address is used to assign you to a test site. If you have a prior or incorrect address listed, you might be assigned to a test site that is farther from your...
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Oh, the graduates of 1902 We’re the kind That were always true blue Their work never shirking, With no interne’s flirting, Those nurses of 1902. Those are the words penned by Ida Jane Anderson in 1902 for her graduating class at the Rochester Homeopathic Hospital Nurses’ Training School. She would go on to become...
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Fifty members donated a total of $2,373 and Region 2 donated $250 to support workers and union members in Ukraine as they continue to face hardships resulting from Russia’s ongoing attack on the country. “The global labor movement coming to the aid of Ukraine highlights the importance of international solidarity,” said PEF President Wayne Spence....
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PEF President Wayne Spence and Legislative Director Patrick Lyons updated members in a telephone town hall April 20 on how the union’s preparations for contract negotiations are progressing, and how some of PEF’s issues fared in the new 2022-23 state budget. “This is the first year we aren’t fighting budget cuts,” Spence said. Spence said...
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