{"id":3336,"date":"2023-06-13T14:08:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T18:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=3336"},"modified":"2023-06-14T13:57:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T17:57:34","slug":"executive-board-hears-from-hochul-delgado-conducts-business-of-the-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-41-no-5\/executive-board-hears-from-hochul-delgado-conducts-business-of-the-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Board hears from Hochul, Delgado; conducts business of the union\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3347\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3347 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Eboard-Header.jpg\" alt=\"Executive Board \" width=\"1200\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Eboard-Header.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Eboard-Header-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Eboard-Header-1024x282.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Eboard-Header-768x212.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Governor Kathy Hochul posses with statewide officers and contract team during the June Executive Board Meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2474 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/PEF_EBoard.jpg\" alt=\"Executive Board Logo\" width=\"226\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/PEF_EBoard.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/PEF_EBoard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/PEF_EBoard-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/>June 14, 2023 &#8212;<\/em> It was a busy three-day Executive Board meeting June 7, 8, and 9, in Albany, with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-41-no-5\/executive-board-votes-to-send-pst-canal-corp-contracts-to-members-for-ratification\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">votes to send the PS&amp;T and Canal Corporation contracts to memberships for ratification<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, both Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado addressing members, and updates on other business 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><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hochul addresses board<\/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\">Following on the heels of the board\u2019s June 8 vote to send the PS&amp;T contract to members for a ratification vote (click here to read more), President Wayne Spence welcomed Gov. Hochul to the dais.<\/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 lobbied hard for staffing, hazard pay, Civil Service reform, and other initiatives contained in the union\u2019s Fund Our Future campaign, Spence said, and seeing the governor\u2019s budget came as a welcome surprise.<\/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\">\u201cI was just blown away that we saw about seven or eight things out of 15 that we said we were going to campaign on for Fund Our Future, and it was right there in her budget,\u201d Spence said. \u201cWe aren\u2019t always going to agree on everything, but if there are 10 things on the table and we can agree on eight, that\u2019s progress. Thank you for recognizing our work as part of the state workforce and thank you for getting us to the finish line.\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\">Hochul acknowledged the strength of PEF\u2019s bargaining at the table.<\/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\">\u201cYour members need to know how hard you fought to the bitter end to make sure that they had every dime that they deserved,\u201d she said to President Spence. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about the dollars and cents, it\u2019s about the message we\u2019re sending to the people we\u2019re negotiating with. Their value to us. Their value to the state of New York.\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 governor said it was time to honor the work of PEF members, despite budget challenges.<\/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 found out in March that we lost $6 billion in tax receipts \u2013 that\u2019s a big hit,\u201d she said. \u201cSo going into the budget, we think, \u2018Hey we\u2019re doing pretty good, post-COVID, everything\u2019s rocking\u2019 and then we realized because of the stock market, because of high net-worth people that are going down to Florida, for a lot of reasons, we don\u2019t have what I had hoped we would have.<\/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\">\u201cThat does have an effect on what we\u2019re able to do, as much as we want to do even more,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I also knew that for a decade having 1%, maybe 2% increases for the hardest working men and women we have in the state of New York was a slap in the face. You deserve more.\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\">She ended with appreciation.<\/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\">\u201cI want you to know how much I value you,\u201d she said. \u201cAs your governor, I could not be prouder to have the most dedicated public service workforce. Thank you for all that you do.\u201d<\/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\">Delgado highlights importance of unions<\/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\">In an appearance before the PEF Executive Board, Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado said collective bargaining is essential and how power in government is organized and distributed rests upon the labor movement.<\/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\">\u201cWithout labor in the workforce, future generations of kids like myself don\u2019t have the same opportunities, the same pathways,\u201d Delgado said. \u201cWe are living in a time right now with so much inequality. The power of labor, the power of collective bargaining, is all the more essential.\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\">Delgado said the current administration understands there is chronic understaffing in New York State and a lot of people are being stretched thin under a strained economy.<\/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\">\u201cI do think there is an awareness of chronic understaffing and the need for meaningful support,\u201d he said, pointing to the Executive Budget\u2019s funding for Civil Service reform, a public outreach campaign, and other recruitment and retention initiatives. \u201cAt the end of the day, I want you to know that the state doesn\u2019t run without you. All of you provide essential services across New York.\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\">Providing those services is the \u201cframework of our democracy,\u201d he said.\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\">\u201cProtecting the right to collectively bargain, protecting our labor force, protecting unions is essential to any well-functioning government,\u201d Delgado said. \u201cIt\u2019s a big source of pride for me that New York is the most unionized state in America.\u201d<\/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\">Organizing continues to bolster the ranks<\/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\">Despite ongoing efforts by large anti-union groups, PEF\u2019s Organizing Department continues to sign up new PEF members and bring back those who dropped the union after misunderstanding deceptive marketing from anti-union groups.<\/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\">Many of those who opted out by mail thought they were requesting a copy of their membership card \u2013 not dropping their union. Follow-up calls from PEF Organizing straightened out the confusion and is saving about 92% of the optouts, Director of Organizing Dan Carpenter reported to the board.<\/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 union is gaining, not losing, 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\">\u201cWe brought on three organizers fulltime almost a year ago,\u201d Carpenter said. \u201cThis time last year we had signed up 1,714 new members. This year, as of June 6, we have signed up 2,574. That\u2019s an increase of 860 members. If you take the average PS&amp;T employee salary of $70,000, we brought in $602,000 more this year. We\u2019re doing an amazing job.\u201d\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\">If the tentative PS&amp;T contract is ratified, language would require the state provide PEF with notice of onboarding sessions involving at least three new PS&amp;T employees and PEF would have a minimum of 30 minutes to present, affording the union a better opportunity to bring on new members.<\/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\">Some members may be entitled to COVID OT earnings adjustment<\/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\">Approximately 2,000 current and former members have begun <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/letters-sent-to-pef-members-about-potential-covid-overtime-earnings-adjustment\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">receiving letters advising them about their potential entitlement<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to adjusted overtime earnings for specific types of COVID overtime work they performed during the pandemic.<\/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\">Projects include, but are not limited to, assisting the Department of Labor with claims for unemployment insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, as well as assisting the Department of Health with the COVID hotline.<\/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 is important that impacted members respond immediately.<\/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\">\u201cThose members are being asked to submit their paperwork if their calculations differ from the data presented,\u201d said PEF General Counsel Edward Greene. \u201cWe are asking them to do that before the end of the month.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Greene said the adjustments are the result of litigation by PEF and recouped wages are expected to exceed $2 million for PEF members and more than $3 million when factoring in other eligible unions and M\/C employees.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt\u2019s a real team effort over almost three years,\u201d Greene said.<\/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\">Board discusses lowering election signature requirements<\/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\">Three Executive Board members brought member items before the body requesting a Constitutional Amendment to reduce the percentage of constituent signatures required to petition for an elected position.<\/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 prevailed and will now be sent to the PEF Convention in October in Syracuse for consideration by that body. The Constitutional amendment would reduce the number of signatures required from 10% of a constituency to 5%.<\/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\">Proponents of the amendment cited changing dynamics in the workplace, such as telecommuting and the need to draw in younger and more diverse leaders, as indicators that an adjustment is needed. Those opposed said lowering the requirement reduced the need for potential leaders to get out and meet their members face-to-face.<\/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\">If the amendment is approved by Convention delegates, it will be implemented 60 days later.<\/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 Executive Board meets next on Sept. 21 and 22 in Albany.<\/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>&nbsp; June 14, 2023 &#8212; It was a busy three-day Executive Board meeting June 7, 8, and 9, in Albany, with <a href=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-41-no-5\/executive-board-votes-to-send-pst-canal-corp-contracts-to-members-for-ratification\/\">votes to send the PS&amp;T and Canal Corporation&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3351,"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-3336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","issue-volume-41-no-5"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Executive Board hears from Hochul, Delgado; 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