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Left to right: PEF members Leticia Rivera, Gwendolyn Culpepper, Michele Rosello and Kelly Otis pose for a photograph at the reception with AFT Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus, middle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"PEFApril 3, 2025 —<\/em> On March 13 at the PEF office in New York City, the union welcomed delegates from <\/span>Public Services International<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Education International<\/span><\/a> for a reception. The delegates were in town for the annual U.N. Status Conference on Women. AFT Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus and Director of Public Employees Jennifer Porcari traveled up from Washington, D.C., to facilitate a discussion about common labor issues and the power of mass mobilization in the current political environment.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

PEF President Wayne Spence and members of the PEF Statewide Women\u2019s Committee treated the delegates \u2013 who came from Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ireland, Jamaica, Malawi, Mexico, Norway, Sierra Leone, Togo, and the U.K. \u2013 to a meal that celebrated the flavors of NYC \u2013 from knishes and jerk chicken to cannolis and black and white cookies \u2013 thanks to\u00a0 <\/span>Diane Douglaston Catering.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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