{"id":2405,"date":"2022-12-06T14:48:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T19:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=2405"},"modified":"2022-12-06T14:57:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T19:57:53","slug":"your-union-is-making-membership-cope-strides-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-40-no-10\/your-union-is-making-membership-cope-strides-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Your union is making membership, COPE strides in 2022\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2408 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Cope-Story.jpg\" alt=\"COPE\" width=\"400\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Cope-Story.jpg 400w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Cope-Story-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>PEF is on the move, signing up new members and building federal political power through voluntary COPE contributions.<\/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\">Among public-sector locals across the country that are participating in SEIU\u2019s \u201cTogether We Rise\u201d initiative, PEF tops the list for new member sign-ups, far surpassing its goal for 2022.<\/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\">By November 25, PEF had signed up 3,818 new members &#8211; 213% of the goal of 1,980 set by PEF based on a review of past membership trends.<\/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\">\u201cWe were able to achieve this impressive increase because of the hard work and dedication of our organizing team in collaboration with local and statewide officers,\u201d said PEF Organizing Director Dan Carpenter.<\/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 the wake of the Supreme Court decision in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Janus<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which negatively impacted union membership across the nation, SEIU and its public-sector locals like PEF have prioritized growing membership.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COPE contributions are up<\/span><\/b><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\">PEF\u2019s political power at the federal level is on the rise, with COPE contributions up 10.5% from Oct. 31, 2021, to early October 2022. Those figures don\u2019t include anyone who signed up for the first time or increased their contribution at the recent PEF Convention.<\/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\">Total contributions from PEF members and retirees hit $162,399 during that period, reports COPE Coordinator Don Morgenstern. That\u2019s an increase of 40% for retirees and almost 5% for current members.<\/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\">PEF Division 407 at the Metro Developmental Disabilities Services Office is the highest contributing division, with 52% of its members contributing to COPE and Region 11 has the highest contributions for a Region, with 6.5% participation.<\/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\">COPE contributions are made by PEF members and retirees on a voluntary basis from their paychecks or pension checks.\u00a0 By law, member dues cannot be used for political action at the federal level, so COPE funds help the union lobby for federal legislation that supports public employees and protects the rights of workers. 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