{"id":767,"date":"2021-11-01T09:01:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T13:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=767"},"modified":"2021-11-03T11:50:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T15:50:56","slug":"pef-fought-hard-in-2021-ready-to-step-it-up-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-39-no-9\/pef-fought-hard-in-2021-ready-to-step-it-up-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF fought hard in 2021 \u2013 ready to step it up in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-769\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/State-Header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/State-Header.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/State-Header-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/State-Header-768x230.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><em>October 4, 2021 &#8212;<\/em> <\/span>PEF persevered in 2021 despite a continuing worldwide pandemic, funding cuts across many agencies, and staggering understaffing. The union negotiated a successor contract with across-the-board retroactive raises and fought for a temporary emergency telecommuting agreement to protect members from COVID-19 in the workplace, among myriad other wins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Year in Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-771\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-771 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/State-inline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PEF President Wayne Spence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his annual State of the Union address at the 43<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual PEF Convention on Oct. 25, President Wayne Spence highlighted the successes and challenges that PEF members faced over the last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my seventh Convention as president of PEF and I\u2019m honored by the trust you have placed in me to continue to lead this great union,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat makes PEF great? In a word \u2013 <em>you<\/em>. You the members and you the delegates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spence looked back to the 2020 Convention, the first PEF held virtually, and how he stood in a ballroom facing monitors surrounded by minimal staff. The 2021 Convention, with nearly 500 delegates, was closer to years past \u2013 but COVID still loomed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile this year\u2019s gathering looks more like what we\u2019re used to, the long shadow of COVID-19 still falls over us,\u201d Spence said. \u201cSince last October, we\u2019ve lost 12 more of our brothers and sisters to this horrible virus. The coronavirus continues to impact our work, and our lives, in every conceivable way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo single issue has ever consumed this union like COVID has,\u201d he said. \u201cWhile our mission remains the same \u2013 to promote the welfare of members with respect to all terms and conditions of employment \u2013 COVID has inserted itself into every aspect of that mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges, PEF forged ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe extended the telecommuting agreement twice, held about a dozen telephone town halls, hosted more than a thousand Zoom calls,\u201d he said. \u201cOur legal department represented more than 130 members in disciplinary hearings, resulting in almost $800,000 in restored back pay and accruals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Strong legislative action led PEF to defeating expedited closure plans for the Goshen and Brentwood Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) facilities and Rockland Children\u2019s Psychiatric Center. PEF fought and won against proposals that would have merged the Office of Mental Health (OMH) with the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), and the New York Psychiatric Institute with the Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities (IBR).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also fought for key COVID benefits,\u201d Spence said. \u201cWe secured four hours uncharged leave for vaccination, extended COVID death benefits through 2022, and negotiated for the ability to carry over annual leave accruals above the contractual cap for members who couldn\u2019t use accruals due to COVID response in April 2020, 2021 and 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The union also revamped the PEF.org website and completed extensive renovations at PEF Headquarters in Latham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, let\u2019s not forget, we negotiated and ratified a new four-year contract, with across-the-board, retroactive raises,\u201d Spence said. \u201cIn January, we\u2019ll start to prep for the next round of negotiations. We\u2019ll see what we can get while the getting is good. PEF is fighting for you and we are winning for you no matter what roadblocks the state or agency management tries to put in the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fund Our Future<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-602 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ConventionLogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ConventionLogo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ConventionLogo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ConventionLogo-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/>The theme of the 2021 Convention \u2013 Fund Our Future for a Thriving New York &#8212; has significant meaning for the future of PEF and will guide the union\u2019s strategies during the next year and beyond. A coalition of unions and community organizations committed to fighting privatization of public services, the campaign will highlight the work of PEF members and advocate for the essential services they provide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are here to sound the alarm,\u201d Spence said. \u201cIt feels like we are trying to swim against a flood. We have been seeing some serious strikes &#8212; Kellogg\u2019s, John Deere, CWA. It\u2019s Strike-tober and I feel like the tide is turning in favor of the middle class, who have carried way more of the burden and seen too little of the rewards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fund Our Future aims to fight back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal of Fund Our Future is to make the case that privatization and the erosion of government services by means such as short-staffing, works against the public good and degrades the general economic prosperity and well-being of New York State,\u201d Spence said. \u201cMost people don\u2019t think about state workers as a force for the public good. It starts with you, delegates and members. We want to hear your stories. We want to let New Yorkers know the work you do and how it affects their life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From teachers to nurses to social workers to public safety officials to tax and finance, and more, every title within PEF is vital to the success and prosperity of New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York thrives when we invest in public services,\u201d Spence said. \u201cFund Our Future will play a key role in most of our organizing efforts \u2013 from member mobilization and training, to actions and events. It will be integrated into our legislative, contract, health and safety, and labor-management advocacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Tasks Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-774 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/State-inline-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" \/>For the last year, PEF has been lobbying for hazard pay and that fight will continue in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the height of hypocrisy that COVID heroes have not been compensated,\u201d Spence said. \u201cTons of people did out-of-title work in hazardous conditions, and they were called heroes. All of you do the work to keep New York running. A bill has been written for hazard pay and PEF will do everything in its power to make sure that bill becomes law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill, drafted by New York Sen. Andrew Gounardes, would put $2,500 in the pockets of those deemed essential during the COVID state of emergency, and would also award them a week\u2019s worth of additional vacation time.<\/p>\n<p>Safe and adequate staffing, a problem for many years, will remain at the forefront of PEF\u2019s agenda in the coming year. Fair pay and good benefits are vital to recruitment and retention and the fight against short-staffing. Since the pandemic began in March 2020, PEF has lost 5,000 full-time equivalent positions across the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Hochul made headlines when she first took office by lifting the statewide hiring freeze,\u201d Spence said. \u201cWe\u2019ll see what she does. You can\u2019t overtime your way out of a staff shortage. State jobs with union benefits and a pension used to be the gold standard. We need to get back to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The arbitrary 2 percent funding cap has done immeasurable harm to state services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time to get rid of the budget cap that makes politicians look frugal at the expense of the critical services PEF members provide,\u201d Spence said. \u201cFor more than a decade, the cap has hindered the ability of agencies to provide essential services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Criticism of PEF and other labor unions continues, and we need to set the record straight, Spence said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t the union that brought everyone back to work with a haphazard plan,\u201d he said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the union that suddenly sprung the need to find day care on parents and caregivers. It wasn\u2019t the union that implemented testing or vaccine mandates with no plan on how to do the testing. It was New York State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPEF filed more lawsuits than any other union in 2020,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have advocated for sensible telecommuting and a staggered return-to-work plan. Your union secured COVID testing and quarantine leave and pushed for reasonable accommodations for child care and other family arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll never stop working for you,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we are divided, we are weak.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 4, 2021 &#8212; PEF persevered in 2021 despite a continuing worldwide pandemic, funding cuts across many agencies, and staggering understaffing. 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