Stilltimetobrightensomeone’slifethisholidayseason
ByDEBORAHA.MILES theeyeglasseswillbecollectedasanon- placeThursday,December10,when
PEFmembersacrossthestatehave goingproject. membersareinvitedtoaholidaypartyat
alwaysbeengeneroustothose Memberscandropoffanunwrapped theColonieElksClubonRt155.
lessfortunate,especially toyandenjoyrefreshmentsinPEFRegion Admissionis$10oranunwrappedtoy
duringtheholiday 6atanopenhouseThursday,December valuedat$10.Thetoyswillbedonatedto
season.Thisyearisno 17,from4-8p.m.attheregionaloffice,7 ToysforTots,St.Margaret’sChildren
exception,evenwith EllinwoodCourt,NewHartford.Region6 CenterinAlbany,andtofamiliesof
thecountrypullingout alsohostsaholidaypartythatgenerates paroleeswhoareinneedandtryingto
ofarecession. monetarydonationstoToysforTots. turntheirlivesaround.Region8isalso
Oneorganization ThefestivitiesinPEFRegion8take acceptingcontributionsandpackagedor
thattugsonthe cannedgoodsfortheRegionalFoodBank
heartstringsofsomany
thistimeofyearisthe Help fulfill wishes
throughDecember21.
ToysforTotscontinuestobethe
MarineCorpsReserve’s favoritecharityinPEFRegion10.
ToysforTotsFoundation.
Theprogramstartedin1947andcollects
of Region 8 family
Membersareinvitedtothe4thannual
holidaypartyonFriday,December18,6-8
anddistributesapproximately8million p.m.,attheSEIU1199Auditorium,310
toyseveryyear.
ThePEFRegion8Women’s
Thisworthycauseandothershave
Programisadoptingasingle-parent
West43rdStreetinManhattan.Ifyou’re
beenembracedbyPEFinvariousregions.
familywitha15-year-oldand2-
payingadmissioninadvance,it’s$20ora
PEFRegion5iscollectingused
year-oldwhohaveawishlistforthis
toywithaminimumvalueof$20.Toys
prescriptioneyeglassesandsunglassesfor
holidayseason.
shouldbedroppedoffatthePEFRegion
“NewEyesforTheNeedy,”aworldwide
Tofindoutwhat’sonthelist,visit
10office,225Broadway.Ifyou’repaying
organizationthatprovidesglassesto
thePEFRegion8Websiteat
atthedoor,thecostis$25.
peopleinneedofcorrectedvision,
www.pef8.orgore-mailMShannon-
MembersinPEFRegion11arefulfilling
especiallythoselivinginunderprivileged
Roberts@pef.org.
theholidaywishesof10childrenfrom
Allmembersareinvitedtofulfill
familieswhoaren’tabletomakeends
countries.Membersalsoarebeingasked
thewishesofthisfamily,and
meet.TheprogramiscalledNewYork
todonatemen’s,women’sandchildren’s
contributionsmustbereceivedby
Cares–WinterWishesforKids.Tofind
coats.TheywillbegiventotheUnited
Monday,December14.Membersof
outwhatitemsareonthewishlist,callor
Waytodistributetothoseinneed.Abin
theWomen’sProgramwillthenwrap
e-mailtheRegion11office.Thedonations
fortheseitemsisattheRegion5office,
anddeliverthegiftsintimeforthe
shouldbedeliveredtothePEFBrooklyn
305VestalParkwayW,Vestal.Coatswill
winterholidaycelebration.
Office,205MontagueStreet,Suite400,
becollectedthroughDecember24,and nolaterthanThursday,December10.
HomesupportneededforPuertoRicanworkers
ByDEBORAHA.MILES
(LCLAA)andisdrummingupsupportto employees.
WhenNewYorkstateemployeesfaced
protecttherightofemploymentforpublic- PEFandadozenotherunionssentthe
thepossibilityofmassivelayoffsearlier
sectoremployeesinPuertoRico. messagetoPuertoRico’slegislators,
thisyear,PEFandotherunions
“ThepublicemployeesofPuertoRico tellingthemtheywon’tstandforFortuno’s
negotiatedwithGov.DavidPatersonto
arefacingabattle,notonlyagainst plantobalanceitsbudgetonthebacksof
findotherwaystocutcosts.Union
layoffs,butalsoprivatization.Alotofthe theworkingclass.
leaderswereabletoofferwaystobalance
laborleadersthereareoftheopinionGov. LCLAAhostedalaborbreakfastatthis
thestatebudgetwhileprotectingstate
Fortunoislettinggoofthepublic-sector year’sPuertoRicanandHispanic
jobs,avoidingmassivelayoffs.
workerssotheycanbereplacedwith LegislativeTaskForceconferencein
ThepublicemployeesinPuertoRico
private-sectoremployees,”Acostasaid. PuertoRicoNovember5-10.LCLAA
arelessfortunate.InMarch,Gov.Luis
Ralliesandpressconferenceshave representativesurgedlegislatorstotell
Fortunoreleasedaplantolayoff
beenheldinPuertoRicoandNewYork Fortunohislayoffplansareill-advised.
thousandsofgovernmentemployeesand
Citytoprotestthelayoffsandunion PEFPresidentKenBryniensaidPEF
suspendpublic-sectorcollective-
busting.Atoneevent,morethan150 affiliate,theServiceEmployees
bargainingrights.
unionmembersfilledthestepsofNew InternationalUnion(SEIU),hasbeen
Thelayoffscameontopofalawpassed
YorkCityHallJune17. workingwiththeunionsinPuertoRico
bythePuertoRicoLegislatureinJune
InSeptember,LCLAA,supportedbythe andhassentpeopletorecentprotests.
thatfreezesgovernmentemployees’wages
NYCCentralLaborCouncil,spearheaded “SEIUissupportingthePuertoRican
andtearsup
anotherpress workersonbehalfofallitsmembers,
theirunion
conferenceon includingthoseinPEF,”Bryniensaid.
contracts.
thestepsof “WhatishappeninginPuertoRicois
PEF
CityHallto atrocious.Weneedthesolidaritytohelp
memberAngel
protest protectthoseworkersandstopunion
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