thisproposal.Inaddition,thedraft2010FederalLegislative responsenetworkintheformoffactsheetsandtalkingpoints.
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includeslanguagesupportingafederalpensionandannuity storiesrelatedtoPEFmembers.Leaderse-mailPEFstatewide
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conventionontheprogressmadetosecurethosetranscripts. thecostofimplementingacarbon-neutralconvention,for p
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Boardandconventiontranscripts.Traditionalsecuritymeasures waytoachievethecarbonoffsetistodoiteveryyearforthepast
suchasfirewallsandencryptionsoftwarewillnotprovidefully year’sconvention.Basedonthecalculationfromlastyear’s
secureaccess.WiththecomingWebredesignwehavelooked convention,thecostofthecarbonoffsetis$1,951.60.
intosolutionstoprovidesecureaccesstolargegroupsofpeople.
However,inadditiontoadministeringmorethan59,000 Resolution(Addedon2008ConventionFloor)–Home
accounts,thereisnothingwecandotopreventunauthorized OwnershipandAffordableHousingOpportunitiesforNew
accessifsomeonesharesormisplacestheirpassword.Ourother YorkStatePublicEmployeesFederationMembers
majorhurdleremainsthatmanymembersusetheirwork ThisresolutionprovidesthatPEFwilldeveloplegislationto
computerstoaccessourinformationand,beingthat enablememberstobegrantedapreferenceforstate
managementhasunfetteredaccesstoanythingdoneonthese homeownershipassistancefundsandaffordablehousing
PCs/networks,thereisnorealsolutiontoblockmanagement opportunities.
accesstothisdataevenifapasswordisneversharedorlost.
(TheMISDepartmenthashadaccesstodataandfilesin
Action:PEFdraftedandsecuredintroductionoflegislation
examiningstateevidencethatshowsithastheabilitytocapture
(A8140/S5099)toaccomplishthegoalsofthisresolution.This
allWebpagesloaded,includingencryptedand“secured”Web
billwouldauthorizethecreationofhomeownershipassistance
pages,theemployeesvisit).Asinthepast,blockingaccessfrom
programs,includingdownpaymentassistance,ifsuchabenefit
statenetworksisnotafeasiblesolution.Withthesensitivityof
iscollectivelybargainedbyapublicemployerandemployee
thesedocumentsandthefullysecuredaccessrequired,the
organization.Italsodirectsthestateaffordablehousing
mostsecurewayofsharingthesedocumentsisonaspecial-
organizations,theHousingFinanceAgency,HousingTrustFund
requestbasiswherePEFcanmakethedocumentsavailableto
Corporation,AffordableHousingCorporation,andStateofNew
itsmembersatitsfieldoffices.Anotheralternativeistoprovide
YorkMortgageAgency,topromulgaterulesandregulations
editedandredactedtranscriptsthatwouldlimitexposureasthe
providingpublicemployeeswithapreferenceinprogramsthey
governmentandlegalentitiesdotoprotectsensitiveinformation
administerforwhichstateappropriationsarereceived.Thebills
orpersonalidentitiesfrombeingrevealedtounauthorized
arecurrentlyintheAssemblyHousingCommitteeandthe
parties.
SenateFinanceCommittee.
ResolutionNo.14–LaborManagementReportingand
DisclosureAct(LMRDA)RightsNotificationtoPEFMembers
ThisresolutionprovidesthatPEFpublish,twiceeachyear,
informationdirectlyfromtheU.S.DepartmentofLabor’sOffice
ofLaborManagementStandardsregardingtheBillofRightsfor
unionmembersandguidelinesforelections.Itfurtherprovides
thatoneofthesetwoannualpublicationrequirementswilloccur
inTheCommunicatorissuewhichservesastherequired
announcementforstatewideofficerelectionsduringthetriennial
elections.
Action:PEFpublishedthisinMarchandwillpublisha
secondtimelaterthisyear.
ResolutionNo.18–FightingAnti-PublicSectorMediaBias
ThisresolutionprovidesthatPEFwillestablisharapid-
responsenetworkmadeupofvolunteersfromPEF’sExecutive
BoardanddivisionsleadershiptobringtotheattentionofPEF
newsstoriesrelatedtoPEFmembersincluding,publicservices,
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