The Communicator June 2019, Volume 37. No. 5 (PDF available week of June 9)

Contents

• President’s Message
• Letters to the Editor
• Contract Update: #ASHTAG FRIDAYS kicks off to show support for the PEF Contract Team
• Value of the Union: Member credits contract benefits for career advancement
• PEF Executive Board: Discrimination, civil service issues dominate PEF board concerns
• PEF contract chair tells board: ‘I will not beg!’ Gets standing ovation
• Annual PEF-DOCCS L-M forum allows lively back-and-forth
• Union, family, community rally to keep Tony Otto in his home
• Hitting the pavement, manning the phone bank for the kids of western New York
• PEF member Patricia Moran honored by NAMI for service to youth at WNYCPC
• Secretary-Treasurer’s Synopsis
• Navigating Civil Service: Understanding the Rule of Three
• Laws bar employment discrimination, but it’s up to you to enforce them
• PEF member organizes statewide green commute day
• Health Notes
• Fun for the whole family at PEF Family Days
• Retirees In Action: Intergenerational interactions great antidote for ageism
• Labor History: ILGWU supported members with social unionism and Unity House
• Members request leave donations
• Saluting members on their retirement
• Member Highlights on Social Media
• PEF News Clips: National Union News Hub
• Return to top of Contents page
• Last month’s issue & archive
• Cover Photos: By PEF Members. Layout: Mario Bruni

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