PEF to Announce Contract Vote Count Thursday

ALBANY, NY (11/02/2011)(readMedia)-- The New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) will hold a press conference Thursday, November 3, at PEF headquarters in Latham to announce the ballot count results on the union's revised tentative contract agreement with the state.

All ballots are being counted by the American Arbitration Association in Manhattan beginning Thursday morning, November 3.

PEF Vice President and Contract Chair, Tom Comanzo will be joined by Vice President Joe Fox and Secretary-Treasurer Arlea Igoe to release and discuss the ballot count at PEF Headquarters at 1168-70 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham at 2:30 pm Thursday, November 3.

PEF President Ken Brynien and Vice President Pat Baker will be at AAA in Manhattan for the vote count.

Members of the news media who are not able to attend in person will be able to participate through teleconference. Video of the press conference will be available through a designated FTP site.

Conference Call phone number - 800-501-8979

Access Code to participate - 7851900

Unedited video will be available shortly after the press conference at:

ftp.glpvideoproduction.com

User: glpclient

Password: GLPftp2011

Name of file is Vote Count 2

PEF is the state's second-largest state-employee union, representing 55,000 professional, scientific and technical (PS&T) employees and other public and private employees. The contract covers the PS&T employees.