{"id":1514,"date":"2022-05-12T10:42:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2022-05-12T14:16:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T18:16:41","slug":"membership-blitz-brings-pef-organizers-to-doors-and-worksites-across-the-capital-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-40-no-4\/membership-blitz-brings-pef-organizers-to-doors-and-worksites-across-the-capital-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Membership \u2018blitz\u2019 brings PEF organizers to doors and worksites across the Capital Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1519\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1519 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Blitz-Header.jpg\" alt=\"BlitzTeam\" width=\"1200\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Blitz-Header.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Blitz-Header-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Blitz-Header-1024x454.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Blitz-Header-768x340.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PEF leaders and staff, along with volunteers from AFT locals across the country, pose for a team photo at the Albany Hilton, which served as headquarters for the weeklong mobilization campaign.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1367 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/EB-Blitz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/EB-Blitz.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/EB-Blitz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/EB-Blitz-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Dozens of volunteers from PEF and local American Federation of Teachers (AFT) unions throughout the country converged on Albany at the end of April to take part in a week-long membership blitz to build PEF membership and unity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It was an impressive effort that reached nearly 1,200 members at 39 worksite meetings and led the blitzers to knock on 840 doors of members and potential members in New York\u2019s Capital District over the course of four evenings.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Worksite meetings throughout the week took place at the following state agencies: Education, Addiction, Gaming, Law, Mental Health, Comptroller, Insurance Fund, Developmental Disabilities, Children and Families, Temporary and Disability Assistance, Public Service, Information Technology, Transportation, Environmental Conservation, Parks, Workers Compensation, Labor, Motor Vehicles, Health, and Taxation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt\u2019s important to reach out to the people we represent, to provide updates about important issues such as the state budget and contract and hear from them about their ideas and concerns,\u201d said PEF President Wayne Spence. \u201cWe want to make sure they understand how the union represents them and the many opportunities and benefits that it provides. The more involved and actively participating they are in PEF, the more effective we can be on their behalf.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The out-of-state volunteer organizers came from Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland and Montana to join PEF leaders in visiting the worksites and knocking on doors, with the goal that some of them who are already active in PEF will choose to become leaders in the union, while others who may not be aware of the benefits of membership will sign up.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1521\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1521\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Blitz-Post.jpg\" alt=\"Blitz\" width=\"400\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Blitz-Post.jpg 400w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Blitz-Post-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Wayne Spence talks to members at the Department of Labor during the final day of worksite visits conducted as part of the PEF Membership Blitz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The weeklong effort signed up 95 new members with PEF and garnered 733 signatures on petitions supporting the union\u2019s Fund Our Future campaign.\u00a0 In addition, 41 members authorized new bi-weekly contributions to the COPE fund that supports political action on the national level.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A steady flow of PEF members stopped by the membership meeting at the OMH Central Office on Holland Avenue April 28, enjoying lunch and learning about benefits and the workings of the union.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some shared what they felt was the most valuable part of union membership.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tina Kilter-Hotaling said PEF\u2019s lobbying took the message of what\u2019s important to members to the Legislature, something the average person couldn\u2019t easily do.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThey can talk to the people we can\u2019t talk to,\u201d she said, adding that many people don\u2019t know which representatives to talk to, let alone have access to those politicians.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She also commended PEF\u2019s efforts on telecommuting during the height of the pandemic and highlighted the power of collective bargaining and having someone in your corner during disciplinary proceedings or workplace issues. Other members shared her appreciation of PEF\u2019s telecommuting negotiations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One member at OMH said the membership benefits drew her to the union. Her husband used the tuition reimbursement benefits, and the family takes advantage of Family Days and discounted movie tickets.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Member Michelle Probst was grateful the union kept its membership updated on pertinent information, including the progress of contract negotiations. PEF also routinely posts information about Public Service Workshop Program trainings, temporary negotiations extending overtime rates or accrual use-by dates, and lobbying efforts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Division 194 members at the State Education Department in Albany were the first group treated to lunch and a worksite visit by the blitzers. Members received up-to-the-minute information about the state budget and other legislative priorities, and also heard about the PEF Contract Team\u2019s preparations for negotiations on a successor contract. (The current Collective Bargaining Agreement with the state expires April 1, 2023.)\u00a0 Union leaders and the contract team will be traveling around the state to hear directly from members about their issues and priorities, and they are also looking for contract suggestions and comments from members emailed to them at <a id=\"LPlnk815026\" href=\"mailto:Contract2022suggestions@pef.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Contract2022suggestions@pef.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dan Carpenter, who heads PEF\u2019s organizing efforts, told members that PEF was able to block a plan to transfer the duties of some SED members to the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Division 194 Council Leader Ved Shravah said the most important thing they can do to make PEF a strong and effective advocate is to \u201cbe united and be there\u201d when the union calls for their support.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Two days later, a team met with members of Division 177 at the state Transportation Department (DOT) in Albany for another lunchtime worksite event and were able to answer a broad range of their questions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stephanie McLean-Beathley, the Membership Benefits Program administrator, answered questions about benefits and how to order tickets online that are then mailed to you.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Division 177 Assistant Council Leader Ed Lucas spoke at length with a member worried that PEF stewards are not able to be in touch with all of the newest employees at DOT.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Another member wanted to know how recently the ventilation system in their building had been cleaned.\u00a0 Lucas said that PEF has asked management that question, but has not received a clear and definitive answer.\u00a0 PEF health and safety specialist Veronica Foley also spoke about using carbon dioxide monitors to check the indoor air quality if they are concerned about it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In response to a question about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/take-action\/cope\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COPE<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (Committee on Political Education), the team explained that it is a way for members to contribute voluntary donations that can be used to support federal political candidates and issues.\u00a0 McLean-Beathley said that she had personally seen the importance of political action when she was a PEF member leading a long, but ultimately successful, campaign to save Western New York Children\u2019s Psychiatric Center from being closed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of volunteers from PEF and local American Federation of Teachers (AFT) unions throughout the country converged on Albany at the end of April to take part in a week-long&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"division":[],"allowed_regions":[],"allowed_divisions":[],"class_list":["post-1514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","issue-volume-40-no-4"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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