{"id":13514,"date":"2026-04-10T13:21:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/?p=13514"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:01:13","slug":"13514","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/13514\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF Telephone Town Hall recording is in the app"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The PEF Telephone Town Hall held by President Wayne Spence on April 9, 2026, about negotiations regarding the State Budget and the PEF Contract is now available for viewing in the PEF app. Only members can download the app, so this ensures that we are not communicating in public with the Office of Employee Relations as contract talks continue. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/app\/\">Please visit this page for instructions on how to download the PEF app<\/a>. 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