To assist PEF leaders developing telecommuting agreements with their agencies by July 31, the Field Services department released a Telecommuting Toolkit and a Template Agreement outlining the improvements to telecommuting provisions in the tentative PS&T agreement, and highlighting the timeline and requirements for developing these agreements. Field staff are assisting labor-management chairs and...
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We have held more than a dozen information sessions across the state to answer members’ questions so that you are informed enough to cast your ballot. If you have been unable to attend one yet in your region, we will be holding a Telephone Town Hall on July 8 at 6 p.m. and everyone is invited....
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PEF’s statewide labor-management and health and safety committees must move very quickly to influence return-to-work and future telecommuting policies before a July 31 deadline. That was the urgent message they received at an all-day Zoom meeting on June 25 with PEF leaders and staff. “We have a lot of labor-management work to do in the...
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PEF President Wayne Spence and SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced on July 1 that they have renewed their agreement to extend mandatory, free weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated, union-represented employees through the end of the Fall 2021 semester. Effective through December 31, 2021, all United University Professions, New York State Public Employees Federation, New York...
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PEF held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 24 to celebrate the newly renovated headquarters building in Latham. PEF Secretary-Treasurer Kay Alison Wilkie was joined by PEF President Wayne Spence to cut the ribbon. Executive Director Todd Kerner and various department directors and PEF staff were also on hand for the brief ceremony. Renovations included infrastructure...
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PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement on June 23 after Primary Day in New York City: The votes are still being counted, but the first choice of New York City residents is clear — Eric Adams ranks No. 1 on the most ballots after yesterday’s Democratic Primary. The New York State Public Employees...
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At the urging of PEF and the other unions representing nurses across the state, Governor Cuomo has signed legislation which requires the direct involvement of nurses in hospital staffing plan development and implementation. For the first time, this law will require every general hospital, including the SUNY Hospitals, Roswell Cancer Institute and every other state-operated...
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All documents pertaining to the 2019-2023 PS&T Tentative Agreement are set to be mailed to members’ homes next week. An orange ballot like the one above will be mailed from our vendor, American Arbitration Association, on July 2, 2021. Most members should receive them after the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Here are the relevant...
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras and PEF President Wayne Spence announced Thursday that SUNY System Administration approved an annual pay and benefits increase for the 1,648 Teaching and Research Center Nurses at Upstate Medical University. Chancellor Malatras, Upstate Medical President Dr. Mantosh Dewan, and PEF President Wayne Spence celebrated...
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