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THE COMMUNICATOR Volume 26, No. 2 March 2009 (0745-6514)
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  March 2009
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UNION MATTERS
DOCS Members Win
Enhanced Driver’s License
Women’s History Month
Health Care Data Overhaul
Empire Plan Claims Due
Budget Confrontation
Trapped in Tier 3
NYS-Ride Savings Ticket
Triennial Election Rules
Federal Bill of Rights

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The Communicator Staff
Stephen Chamberlain Managing Editor
Darcy Wells Editor-In-Chief
Sherry Halbrook Editor
Mario A. Bruni Graphic Artist
Deborah A. Miles Reporter/Writer
Barbara Valenti Jr. Graphic Artist
Paul Murphy Secretary/Typesetter
Kathi Blinn Advertising Account Executive
Correction to PEF Delegate Election Rules
An incorrect deadline date for submission of nominating petitions by mail for delegates to the PEF Annual Convention was listed in the February issue of The Communicator.

The correct deadline is March 30 for submission of all nominating petitions, whether delivered in person or by mail
The Communicator apologizes for this error.