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\"\"October 13, 2021 —<\/em> Gina Corona is the new PEF Region 4 coordinator.\u00a0 It\u2019s a new challenge for her, but it\u2019s a logical progression after years of activism in the union.<\/p>\n

A licensed master social worker 2 with the state Office of Mental Health in Syracuse, she has two decades of state service and has gradually taken on more and more leadership responsibilities in PEF.<\/p>\n

Cayuga, Cortland, Jefferson, Onondaga, Oswego, and Seneca Counties comprise Region 4, and they stretch along the eastern shore of Lake Ontario.\u00a0 Syracuse is the biggest city and that\u2019s where the PEF regional office is located.\u00a0 Corona said she feels her years of service as council leader of PEF Division 301 at Hutchings Psychiatric Center, and as an Executive Board member representing members at seven state facilities has been good preparation for this new challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a strong steward council in Division 301 and I\u2019m eager to pass the council leader duties on to one of our strong council members,\u201d Corona said.\u00a0 \u201cWe will be holding a division election soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her father was a Teamster and Corona said she found herself in a union at age 16 when she took a job of cashier while in high school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always said, union leaders aren\u2019t born, they are made.\u201d\u00a0 And her work for the state quickly taught her why you need a union to stand by you.\u00a0 \u201cManagement didn\u2019t want to approve time off. I worked every day and had the time to use, but they would not approve it.\u201d She was seeking time to address medical and family needs.\u00a0 When my son was born, he was in the neonatal intensive care unit at the hospital for a month.\u00a0 I got to know my PEF field representative Bob Tompkins and he taught me about my rights under the contract.\u00a0 At one point, I applied for leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and my employer denied it.\u00a0 Bob helped me file my first \u00a0grievance and I won!\u201d<\/p>\n

Corona said that grievance win gave her the confidence to become a PEF steward, and then she saw that many of her fellow members needed help and understaffing was nearly always at the root of their on-the-job difficulties.\u00a0 As she worked to help them, Corona said she learned how important it is to know something about your contract and how it protects you.\u00a0 She said that she also began to develop a network of helpful union contacts throughout Region 4 and beyond. \u00a0Serving as a convention delegate and on the statewide labor-management committee at her agency has also helped her see how issues can be identified and addressed.<\/p>\n

Corona said she found that resolving individual issues is important for both the employee and for the public they serve.\u00a0 \u201cWhen the employee gets what they need, they can do a better job,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Now she is ready, Corona said,\u00a0 to put everything she has learned to work for Region 4 members and to continue learning and building skills with every experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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