{"id":8952,"date":"2026-05-03T11:17:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=8952"},"modified":"2026-05-07T08:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:20:45","slug":"north-country-leaders-gather-for-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-44-no-4\/north-country-leaders-gather-for-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"North Country leaders gather for annual conference\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8955 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Rg67-Header.jpg\" alt=\"North Country leaders gather for annual conference\u00a0\" width=\"1200\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Rg67-Header.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Rg67-Header-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Rg67-Header-1024x476.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Rg67-Header-768x357.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8956 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/PEF-Reg7-LeadershipConference-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Region 6-7 Leadership Conference 2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/PEF-Reg7-LeadershipConference-Logo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/PEF-Reg7-LeadershipConference-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/PEF-Reg7-LeadershipConference-Logo-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>May 7, 2026 &#8212;<\/em> Region 6 Coordinator Christopher Dunham and Region 7 Coordinator Barbara Stransky brought leaders from their Regions together the first weekend in May for the annual Leadership Weekend in Clayton, New York. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Discussions and workshops focused on health and safety, membership benefits, legislative advocacy through COPE contributions, organizing and the importance of mapping worksites, an overview of the PEF mobile app, as well as a breakout session on challenges facing DOCCS members.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COPE and federal lobbying<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF union dues can\u2019t be used for federal lobbying efforts, but many PEF members\u2019 jobs are tied to federal funding, making COPE contributions critically important.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIf nothing is done, seven years from now there will be an automatic reduction in everyone\u2019s Social Security of approximately 23%,\u201d said COPE Coordinator Don Morgenstern. \u201cWhat we hope to get really amounts to a cup of coffee per paycheck. Help us fight for you in Washington.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VP Randi DiAntonio encouraged leaders in the room to talk about COPE.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIf we\u2019re not asking people, no one\u2019s going to participate,\u201d she said. \u201cThe one thing that makes a difference when we talk to members is that somebody asked them. You are on the front lines.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can contribute to COPE or change your contribution amount <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/departments\/political-action\/cope\/cope-form\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Committees are key<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Health and Safety Director Josh Kemp and specialist Jazmine Nova-Morales outlined the ins and out of the Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) provisions, a New York state program that is overseen by OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThere are 22 states that do not have state programs,\u201d Kemp said. \u201cIt took 10 years of union advocacy to get it in New York. It\u2019s something we have to hold on to and continue to advocate for and strengthen.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Health and safety committees at the local, agency, and statewide level are the union\u2019s opportunity to effect real changes for employees across the state. When something occurs in the workplace \u2013 from a chemical spill to bad ventilation to an exposure &#8211; committees make a difference.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cHow do we prevent it from happening again?\u201d Kemp said. \u201cThat\u2019s a really great question for committees to ask and get management thinking that way as well.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Visit PEF Health and Safety online <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/departments\/health-safety\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">DOCCS breakout<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One of the breakout meetings brought together DOCCS members from across the two regions to discuss issues around health and safety and exposures. Field representatives and local leaders say members report that they frequently smell drugs at work.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAfter Mohawk (Correctional Facility) had multiple officers exposed, PESH did go out and one of the things that we got feedback on is almost everyone they spoke to felt like having canine units at the facilities would be a good deterrent,\u201d said VP DiAntonio, adding while canines can\u2019t smell all illicit substances, their mere presence can sometimes be enough to prevent someone bringing them in.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF President Wayne Spence has written to DOCCS Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III urging him to deploy canine units. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Participants also raised the issue of visitors and how there does not need to be a known relationship between the person visiting and the incarcerated individual, so anyone with identification is able to enter. Yet, staff need a gate pass to enter another facility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Personal protective equipment (PPE) is the lowest bar on the safety ladder, yet that is what DOCCS provides. One participant said if she opens mail with gloves on but puts it down on her desk \u2013 now the desk is contaminated. Cross contamination is so high that current measures aren\u2019t enough.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF leaders need input from DOCCS members to fully understand and advocate for appropriate change. President Spence has invited DOCCS leaders to Albany on June 12 for a one-day meeting to further strategize about how to improve working conditions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All aboard!<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After a full day of workshops and presentations, members enjoyed an Uncle Sam\u2019s boat tour of the Thousand Islands. The voyage took them down the St. Lawrence River and under the bridge that connects the U.S. and Canada, with views of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldtcastle.com\/visitorinfo\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Boldt Castle<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and the vacation homes that line the waterfront.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8953\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Region6-7-USE-WEB.jpg\" alt=\"North Country leaders gather for annual conference\u00a0\" width=\"1200\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Region6-7-USE-WEB.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Region6-7-USE-WEB-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Region6-7-USE-WEB-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Region6-7-USE-WEB-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 7, 2026 &#8212; 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