President Wayne Spence hosted a telephone town hall May 4 to update members on legislative victories in this year’s New York state budget, the underhanded tactics of anti-union groups, and the ongoing contract negotiations. But first, he shared PEF’s mission statement, something he said should be looked at more frequently. “If we don’t know what...
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For members who could not participate on April 20, click here to listen to a 32-minute recording of the phone call. PEF President Spence and Legislative Director Patrick Lyons provided an overview of the NYS 2022-23 budget, focusing on the major PEF priorities that were enacted and the work remaining to accomplish other union...
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For members who were not able to attend the recent PEF Telephone Town Hall, here is a link to the recording. PEF President Wayne Spence and various staff directors provided updates about all the issues the union is currently tackling: From telecommuting to the state budget to legal challenges of mandates and much more....
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For members who could not attend on Oct. 14, a recording of the PEF Telephone Town Hall about the vaccine or test mandate is now available.
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As of Oct. 12, thousands more PEF members are subject to a vaccine or test mandate imposed by New York State. We’ve heard from many of you that your agency does not yet have a clear testing procedure in place, so we will be holding a telephone town hall on Oct. 14 at 6 p.m....
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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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Telecommuting, COVID updates | As of the close of business on July 2, the emergency statewide telecommuting agreement will end and members are advised to contact their health and safety and labor/management representatives if they need further accommodations. “Forty-two percent of PEF members never stopped working during the pandemic,” said PEF President Wayne Spence at an...
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The just-passed state budget, contract negotiations, telecommuting, COVID-19, a retirement incentive, and the announcement of a new multi-year campaign promoting government in the public interest were among the many topics taken up in an April 8 PEF telephone town hall. What began in January as a nightmare budget proposal filled with cuts and mergers was...
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PEF members joined President Wayne Spence, Secretary-Treasurer Kay Alison Wilkie and top union staff February 4 for a virtual town hall meeting that provided updates on critical issues and a call for every member to reach out to their state Assembly and Senate representatives. The state budget process is in full swing and members have...
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