{"id":4715,"date":"2024-03-26T10:27:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T14:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=4715"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:29:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T19:29:53","slug":"pef-growing-membership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-42-no-3\/pef-growing-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF growing membership in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4752 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Growth-Web.jpg\" alt=\"PEF growing membership in 2024\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Growth-Web.jpg 500w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Growth-Web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>April 3, 2024 &#8212; <\/em><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF is always focused on building a strong and robust membership, but since the Supreme Court\u2019s 2018 decision in Janus v.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) &#8212; which ruled that workers employed by a government entity do not have to pay union dues in order to work a public service job &#8212; the union has made it a top priority.\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\">In 2022, PEF led among public-sector locals across the country who participated in SEIU\u2019s \u201cTogether We Rise\u201d initiative. Now, only a few months into 2024, PEF is once again near the top of the SEIU local pack, with 1,601 new members joining the union\u2019s ranks as of March 21, 2024.<\/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\">\u201cAt 32% of our annual new member sign-up goal (5,000 in 2024), we are definitely ahead for the year,\u201d said Director of Organizing Scott Harms. \u201cThe Organizing Department continues to identify areas that need additional assistance in signing up new members so that we can keep these numbers strong and reach our goals for 2024.\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\">As of February 2024, there are nearly 51,500 dues-paying members of PEF.<\/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>April 3, 2024 &#8212; PEF is always focused on building a strong and robust membership, but since the Supreme Court\u2019s 2018 decision in Janus v. 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