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attemptingtoorganizethem.
conventionsin2012,2013and2014. (SEIU),oneofPEF’stwo
Boardmemberspersonally
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Albany,theboardmembersalso ShesaidSEIUwantsPEF
organizingeffort.
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supportedalocalunionorganizingeffort. toput$6permemberinto
BryniendrewthenamesofKelly
TheyheardreportsonPEFfinancesand aspecialfundorfacea50
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onstatebudgetachievementsand percentpenalty.SEIUalso
winnersoftheJudyScanlon
negotiationswiththestatetoavoid
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layoffs.Inaddition,theboardadoptedan a$551,000donationto
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updatedsexualharassmentpolicy, theAmericanDream
previousmeeting.
discussedcivilser Fund.NegotiationswithSEIUwill
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Brynienpresentedplaquesexpressing
issues,andapprovedsendingaproposed continueontheseissues.
appreciationtoboardmemberswhowere
constitutionalamendmenttothe2009 PEFFinanceDirectorValerieO’Dell
retiring.Theboardalsoobserveda
PEFconventiondelegatesforactionin saidinlatefallorearlywinterPEFwill
momentofsilencetohonorLou
September. introduceanewWebsitefortheregions
Matrazzo,aPEFvicepresident,whodied
TheboardgaveSen.Kirsten anddivisionsthatwillbeupdateddaily
beforehisplannedretirement.
Gillibranditsfirstearlyendorsementfor togiveafullaccountoftheirfinances.
the2010election.Later,Gillibrandcalled
fromWashingtontothanktheboardfor Civilservice,contractissues
itssupport. Inresponsetoarequest,Bryniensaid
Electiontobe
Afterhearingareportonbiddingfrom PEFwouldaskthestateDepartmentof
hotelsandconventioncentersinNew CivilService(DCS)totrackthepeople
heldforReg.9
YorkStatetohostthe2013-2014 whoareputonpreferredlistsfor
conventions,theboarddebatedvarious rehiring. Coordinator
optionsandapprovedholdingthe BoardmemberSusanKentsaidDCS
After30yearsofservicetoPEFand
conventionsinSyracusein2012,Buffalo isfailingtoholdtimelyexamssonew
itsmembersintheHudsonValleyand
in2013,andNiagaraFallsin2014. hiresdon’tremaininprovisionalstatus
acrossthestate,NeilaCardushas
The2010conventionwillbeheldin andDCSismovingtoomanypositionsto
tenderedherresignationasRegion9
Washingtonandthe2011eventin noncompetitiveandexemptstatus.
coordinator.Theresignationwas
NiagaraFalls,asdecidedpreviouslyby BryniensaidPEFhadfiledalawsuit
effectiveSeptember30,2009.
theboard. againstDCSaffecting1,700PEF
PEFPresidentKenBrynienhas
membersin29medicaltitlesthatCivil
appointedPEFVicePresidentTom
PEFfinances Servicewastryingtochangefrom
Comanzotofillthedutiesofthe
Theboardapprovedcash competitivetononcompetitive.(PEFhas
positionuntilthevacancycanbefilled
reimbursementsforfourboardmembers subsequentlywonthatlawsuit.)
throughaspecialelectioninJanuary.
whoseemployeeorganizationalleave
PEOPLEPOWER–ActivistsinPEF
Regions10and11turnoutOctober8
atNewYorkCityHallforapress
conferenceheldbyDemocraticand
WorkingFamiliesPartymayoral
candidateBillThompson,thecity’s
comptroller,tocallforareturntoterm
limitsforcityofficials.Thompson’s
Republicanopponent,incumbent
MayorMichaelBloomberg,previously
persuadedtheCityCounciltoditch
thetwo-termlimitsohecouldrunfor
athirdfour-yearterm.ThePEF
memberswereamong200
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