{"id":6351,"date":"2024-12-11T14:08:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T19:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=6351"},"modified":"2024-12-12T14:29:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T19:29:54","slug":"pef-executive-board-meets-for-final-time-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-42-no-10\/pef-executive-board-meets-for-final-time-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF Executive Board meets for final time in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6356\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6356 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Eboard-Header.jpg\" alt=\"PEF Executive Board meets for final time in 2024 - Header Image\" width=\"1200\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Eboard-Header.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Eboard-Header-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Eboard-Header-1024x291.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Eboard-Header-768x218.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PEF Executive Board members pose for a photograph at the conclusion of their quarterly board meeting on Dec. 6, 2024, in Albany.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6357\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6357 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Eboard-NewMembers-web.jpg\" alt=\"New Board Members - PEF Executive Board meets for final time in 2024\" width=\"450\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Eboard-NewMembers-web.jpg 450w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Eboard-NewMembers-web-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vickie Sweet (Workers\u2019 Compensation Board), Francis McIntyre (Department of Financial Services), Gustavo Santos (Department of Transportation), and Brittany Lacik (SUNY Upstate) pose for a photo after being sworn in as members of the PEF Executive Board on Dec. 5, 2024, in Albany.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>December 12, 2024 &#8212;<\/em> The PEF Executive Board held its final meeting of 2024 on December 5 and 6 in Albany, welcoming the New York State Department of Civil Service director to discuss the new Anthem dental plan, hearing a presentation on privatization of mental health services from Cornell, and conducting other business of the union.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF finances<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Bonadio Group found no concerns during its audit of the union\u2019s March 31, 2024, financial statements.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cEverything went as planned and smoothly,\u201d said Thomas Gianatasio, Bonadio\u2019s regional managing partner for the Capital Region. \u201cIf we were making any substantial audit adjustments, we would need to disclose that. We did not propose any. Your financial numbers given to us were in compliance.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gianatasio said there were no concerns with PEF\u2019s fair market value of investments, or its calculation of post-retirement health care costs, and the union\u2019s asset balances are healthy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Secretary-Treasurer Joe Donahue said: \u201cPEF continues to be in a strong financial position. We are up almost 2,700 members and that\u2019s an unbelievable accomplishment and a testament to all who are working on this.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Net cash investments as of Sept. 20, 2024, totaled approximately $26 million; investment balances have increased; and dues income was $717,542 over budget as the union surpassed 53,000 paying members.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Executive Board passed budget amendments reflecting actual expenditures and resulting in a zero net change to the overall budget, including union leave expenses, temporary hire expenses, and contributions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2406 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/COPE.jpeg\" alt=\"COPE\" width=\"225\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/COPE.jpeg 342w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/COPE-300x89.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COPE successes<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF President Wayne Spence reported the union is the closest it has ever come to meeting its Committee on Political Education (COPE) contribution obligations, which are set by parent union SEIU for each of its locals. COPE funds help PEF advocate for federal legislation, funding and policies that support union priorities. He credited COPE Coordinator Don Morganstern\u2019s tenacity for the success.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Morganstern said COPE contributions as of Oct. 31, 2024, are up 16.4% and the number of contributors has increased by more than 10%.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe have done pretty good this year,\u201d he said. \u201cRetirees have been amazing; contributions are up significantly.\u201d He reported a total of $234,700 as of Oct. 31, 2024, up from $201,559 the same time last year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dental discussion<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As concerns about new State dental provider Anthem mount, the Executive Board invited state Civil Service Commissioner Timothy Hogues to discuss what the union is hearing from its members across the state. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAnthem won and they made a lot of promises,\u201d President Spence said. \u201cIt does not seem that they are living up to these promises.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">President Spence said it\u2019s been a mixed bag: Some dentists report higher reimbursements and others are receiving lower; many providers listed on Anthem\u2019s website as in-network, either don\u2019t know they are or no longer are in network; and there remain dental provider shortages, especially in the North Country, Western New York, and among specialists. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF is soliciting feedback from members at and has been working to address issues as they are reported. The union will send out a survey in the new year, but until then, members may continue to email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Communicator@pef.org\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Communicator@pef.org<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Please include the name of the dentist you\u2019re writing about, as well as personal contact information (phone or email address) so that a PEF staff member can get back to you if necessary. The union will also use this information in discussions with the New York State Department of Civil Service and the Office of Employee Relations.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Daniel Yanulavich, the director of the Employee Benefits Division at the Department of Civil Service, said there have been issues with the transition, but there is now a finite contract.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe do think this is a bigger network, but it\u2019s not perfect,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have been working with PEF staff on a daily basis, particularly around the provider network directory and key areas where it is lacking. The good news is that we have a contract that contains performance guarantees, and if they do not meet those guarantees we will hold them to those. Right now, they are meeting those.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are doing independent research on providers to make sure their network is accurate, but it takes time,\u201d Yanulavich said. \u201cWe have to fully vet these things, and we need to address them with Anthem.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He acknowledged the provider directory on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthembluecross.com\/mcr\/nys-dental\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anthem website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> needs to be fixed and encouraged members to continue to reach out to the union with concerns and feedback on their experiences.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cYou have a collective voice,\u201d Hogues said. \u201cIf you are not receiving what you should be, let your voice be heard.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Membership update<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF Director of Organizing Scott Harms said membership jumped dramatically, with an increase of 611 members since August 2024, and an increase of more than 2,000 since the beginning of the year, bringing PEF to a total of 53,738 dues-paying members. Of the more than 58,000 State employees in the Professional, Scientific and Technical bargaining unit, 93% have joined the union and are paying dues.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOur goal was 1,500 new members in 2024, and we have already far exceeded that,\u201d Harms said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That said, total nonmembers in the unit are also starting to increase as hiring increases.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cReaching all members has become more challenging and additional efforts are needed from everyone in the union,\u201d said Harms.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Harms has implemented robust non-member look-backs and opt-out prevention procedures.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThere remains a lot of concern over various groups who are actively trying to get members to drop the union,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have done a tremendous job in preventing these efforts.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF has a robust drop protocol policy. Any member thinking about leaving PEF should be encouraged to call the Organizing Department at (518) 785-1900.\u00a0 <\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Election 2024<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF-endorsed candidates fared well during the November 2024 election. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The overwhelming majority of PEF-endorsed candidates at every level \u2013 U.S. Senate, U.S. House, NYS Senate, and NYS Assembly \u2013 won re-election. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The union endorses candidates who support the labor movement and PEF\u2019s priorities.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe did really well on a state level,\u201d reported PEF Legislative Director Pat Lyons. \u201cNow we have a new (federal) administration coming in and we are hoping for the best<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">so that New York continues to get the support it needs to maintain programs and services.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">New York currently receives around $90 billion in federal funding for various programs, including significant monies related to Medicaid, and various services offered by DOCCS, State Education, the Department of Health, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Transportation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are planning to reach out to other un<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ions to remind congressional delegates that we still need to get what we need, and we can\u2019t accept cuts,\u201d concluded Lyons.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Studying<\/span><\/b> <b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">privatization<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As part of the union\u2019s Fund Our Future campaign, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF partnered with researchers at the Worker Institute and the Buffalo Co-Lab at Cornell University\u2019s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) to conduct a study on the impact of austerity and privatization on wages and employment in the mental health care sector.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anne Marie Brady, the Senior Extension Associate \u2013 Research Director of Worker Rights and Equity at the ILR, presented some of the organization\u2019s findings to the board, exploring the implications for workers\u2019 terms of employment and wages, the quality of care provided, and the composition of the workforce since 2000.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6355\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6355 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/David-Dubofsky-and-Pres-Spence.jpg\" alt=\"Wayne Spence - PEF Executive Board meets for final time in 2024\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/David-Dubofsky-and-Pres-Spence.jpg 400w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/David-Dubofsky-and-Pres-Spence-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Region 5 Coordinator David Dubofsky, left, who is stepping down from that role as of Dec. 31, 2024, poses with a plaque President Spence presented him for his nine years of EBoard service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe bottom line, trends toward privatization and state government austerity in the New York state mental health workforce are costing New Yorkers good paying union jobs, and the good jobs being lost have been disproportionately held by women and African Americans,\u201d Brady said. \u201cOur research demonstrates what happens when this essential pathway for African American economic and social mobility runs up against austerity and the privatization of public sector jobs.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(The <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Communicator<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> will feature a complete story on the ILR report in the December\/January issue.)<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Division changes<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Executive Board approved two Division changes recommended by the Divisions Committee \u2013 one creating a new division and another combining members into a single Division.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Region 3 members in Division 325, the NYS Division of Veterans Affairs, will now be part of Division 278, the Rochester Regional Department of Labor. Members at the Office of Children and Family Services Industry Residential\/Industry Secure Center were approved to secede from Division 216 and create their own division, Division 414.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The next Executive Board meeting will take place March 27-28, 2025, in Albany.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 12, 2024 &#8212; The PEF Executive Board held its final meeting of 2024 on December 5 and 6 in Albany, welcoming the New York State Department of Civil Service&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":4729,"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-6351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","issue-volume-42-no-10"],"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>PEF Executive Board meets for final time in 2024 - PEF Communicator<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-42-no-10\/pef-executive-board-meets-for-final-time-in-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PEF Executive Board meets for final time in 2024\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"December 12, 2024 &#8212; 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