• VP Giddings joins unions, community on May Day to protest federal cuts, support health care workers 

    VP Giddings joins unions, community on May Day to protest federal cuts, support health care workers 

    May 2, 2025 — PEF Vice President Bruce Giddings spoke at a multi-union May Day rally outside Albany Medical Center (AMC) on May 1, representing PEF and standing in solidarity...

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  • PEF in the News

    PEF in the News

    PEF members speak out against parking price hike at SUNY Stony Brook  Employees at SUNY Stony Brook could soon be facing a parking fee increase from $16.50 to $50, a...

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  • New Executive Board member seated in April Special Elections

    New Executive Board member seated in April Special Elections

    May 2, 2025 — One Executive Board member was seated, while four seats remain contested and will proceed to balloting following the April 2025 Special Election.  Elected to Seat 165,...

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  • Birth of Haiti was result of a labor struggle

    Birth of Haiti was result of a labor struggle

    May 2, 2025 — During the month of May, let us remember the contributions of our neighbors in the western hemisphere. On May 18, 1803, Jean Jacque Dessalines, the leader...

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  • PEF to Washington: Stop the Cuts!  

    PEF to Washington: Stop the Cuts!  

    April 14 – 2025 — As the Trump administration continues to cut jobs and services from the federal government, states are preparing for the likelihood that less money will flow...

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  • PEF introduces mobile app to share union news 

    PEF introduces mobile app to share union news 

    April 14, 2024 — If you have an appetite for information – PEF now has an app for you to get it!  The new PEF App, available on Read More

  • PEF members join thousands to tell administration “Hands Off!” 

    PEF members join thousands to tell administration “Hands Off!” 

    April 14, 2025 — Thousands of workers across the country attended “Hands Off!” rallies on April 5 to signal to local leaders and the federal government that they are outraged...

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  • And the winner is … S.T.O.M.P! 

    And the winner is … S.T.O.M.P! 

    April 14, 2025 — Hundreds of PEF members and retirees pitched names for the 20-foot-tall inflatable bull PEF plans to deploy at worksites across New York state in its campaign...

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  • Retirees, it’s time to mobilize!

    Retirees, it’s time to mobilize!

    May 2, 2025 — As I write this on April 11, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution which will devastate public programs! Programs that many of us...

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