• OTDA Labor-Management team and PEF join forces to nix outsourcing of backlogged medical consultant cases to Florida

    OTDA Labor-Management team and PEF join forces to nix outsourcing of backlogged medical consultant cases to Florida

    January 9, 2025 — It was teamwork on every level – from the agency labor-management committee to the PEF Field Services and Legislative departments to PEF’s top elected leaders –...

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  • Report on privatization, austerity sheds light on problems in the mental healthcare sector

    Report on privatization, austerity sheds light on problems in the mental healthcare sector

    January 9, 2025 — One of the cornerstones of PEF’s Fund Our Future campaign is privatization and how it is detrimental to the public interest.  New York closed more than...

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  • Women’s Committee ready to hit the ground running in 2025

    Women’s Committee ready to hit the ground running in 2025

    January 9, 2025 — Greetings and salutations from the chair of the Statewide Women’s Committee! I would first like to wish all my union siblings a healthy, happy, and prosperous...

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  • President’s Message: Union Strong in 2025!

    President’s Message: Union Strong in 2025!

    Happy New Year, PEF members! I hope you all enjoyed quality time with loved ones over the holidays and have returned to your jobs with renewed spirts and the same...

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  • UNION LEADER SPOTLIGHT: John Thomsen

    UNION LEADER SPOTLIGHT: John Thomsen

    January 9, 2025 — How long have you been a PEF member? 20+ years. What do you do in your state role? I am the Outreach Training Branch Director for...

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  • Legislative update: Bills passed, bills vetoed, bills still outstanding

    Legislative update: Bills passed, bills vetoed, bills still outstanding

    December 17, 2024 — Four PEF priority bills were submitted to Gov. Hochul on Dec. 2, having passed both houses of the State Legislature. The governor signed two of those...

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  • PEF Executive Board meets for final time in 2024

    PEF Executive Board meets for final time in 2024

    December 12, 2024 — The PEF Executive Board held its final meeting of 2024 on December 5 and 6 in Albany, welcoming the New York State Department of Civil Service...

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  • Region 7 helps homeless veterans

    Region 7 helps homeless veterans

    December 12, 2024 — Enlisted for Life is a non-profit organization that seeks to help veterans who have fallen on hard times. When Region 7 Coordinator Barbara Stransky heard of...

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  • PEF in the NEWS

    PEF in the NEWS

    PEF nurse featured in news on Downstate  Nurse Cynthia Walker was interviewed on camera by NY 1 during a rally at SUNY Downstate.  “We don’t want to be relocated, we...

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