• Blast from the Past: PEF members say, ‘Give Us a Fair Contract Now!’ 

    Blast from the Past: PEF members say, ‘Give Us a Fair Contract Now!’ 

    December 12, 2025 — With PEF’s 2023-2026 PS&T contract ending April 1, 2026, the Contract Committee is gearing up for negotiations at a time when uncertainty seems rampant at every...

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  • Do you want to be a union leader? Executive Board special election coming in January

    Do you want to be a union leader? Executive Board special election coming in January

    December 15, 2025 — The PEF Executive Board meets quarterly and is the highest-ranking deliberative body of the union other than the annual Convention. A full Executive Board assures that...

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  • Jet Dental clinics coming to Cattaraugus County in the New Year

    Jet Dental clinics coming to Cattaraugus County in the New Year

    December 15, 2025 — Jet Dental Clinics are mobile dental clinics that offer a wide range of preventative dental services including cleanings, x-rays, regular exams and more. The clinic travels...

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  • Telephone Town Hall covers health insurance increases

    Telephone Town Hall covers health insurance increases

    December 2, 2025 — Just before Thanksgiving, PEF learned there would be a 9.6% increase in New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) premiums in 2026, and President Wayne Spence hosted a telephone town...

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  • PEF assists members impacted by DOCCS closure, consolidation

    PEF assists members impacted by DOCCS closure, consolidation

    Dec. 12, 2025 — The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) announced November 18 that Bare Hill Correctional Facility in Franklin County will close at the...

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  • RAISE Act will protect New Yorkers from unchecked AI

    RAISE Act will protect New Yorkers from unchecked AI

    November 21, 2025 — The following op-ed ran in The Buffalo News on Nov. 14, 2025, co-authored by PEF President Wayne Spence and Assemblymember Alex Bores:  Keeping the public protected...

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  • PEF members put street medic training to good use

    PEF members put street medic training to good use

    November 21, 2025 — When PEF members Myron Getman and Michael Popowich decided to go bowling together one recent evening with friends and family, neither one of them expected that...

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  • PEF and other labor unions uplift Regional Food Bank in time of need

    PEF and other labor unions uplift Regional Food Bank in time of need

    November 21, 2025 — Across the nation, Americans are facing rising costs of living, with many struggling to access food. According to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York...

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  • A year of growth, networking, and learning for Statewide Women’s Committee

    A year of growth, networking, and learning for Statewide Women’s Committee

    December 12, 2025 — The first half of this year presented significant challenges as we all adapted to changes under the new federal administration. The latter half of the year...

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