{"id":2648,"date":"2023-02-02T12:35:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T17:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=2648"},"modified":"2023-02-02T15:44:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T20:44:10","slug":"pef-state-continue-contract-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-41-no-1\/pef-state-continue-contract-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF, State continue contract talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2353 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/PEF_ContractTeam.jpg\" alt=\"Contract Team Logo\" width=\"278\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/PEF_ContractTeam.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/PEF_ContractTeam-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/PEF_ContractTeam-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/>The PEF Contract Team, led by Contract Chair Darlene Williams with Chief Negotiator Mark Richard and Contract Administration staff, met again with representatives from the state\u2019s Office of Employee Relations on Jan. 10, 2023.\u202f\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF made detailed presentations on five proposals related to new and existing articles in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Many of the proposals focused on ways to improve the recruitment and retention of the state workforce, as well as benefits the union feels will keep current members of the Professional, Scientific and Technical unit on the job for years to come.\u202f\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition, PEF proposed eliminating important sunsets in the current contract that apply to valuable benefits like tuition reimbursement and the Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP).\u202f The PEP proposal also sought improvements and expansion of the program.\u202f \u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The State and PEF agreed to meet again on Feb. 7 and 8 and also have meetings scheduled in March, April and May.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PEF Contract Team, led by Contract Chair Darlene Williams with Chief Negotiator Mark Richard and Contract Administration staff, met again with representatives from the state\u2019s Office of Employee Relations&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2689,"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-2648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","issue-volume-41-no-1"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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