Fond farewell from retiring PEF leader
May 2, 2025 — To the Editor: January 14, 1973 – May 30, 2025: Not including my paper route, this is the duration of my official work life. First night...
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President’s Message
Signs of Spring at PEF: April contract money and a giant inflatable bull! The PEF Executive Board met March 27 and 28 in Albany with a full agenda, from...
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Executive Board approves budget, meets Contract team, discusses DOCCS strike and puts pressure on OMH to stop workplace violence
April 3, 2025 — The PEF Executive Board met for the first time in 2025 on March 27 and 28 in Albany. The board approved the union’s budget for the...
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Next steps for PEF members in the DOCCS crisis
April 3, 2025 – On President’s Day, when stories of corrections officers across the state walking off the job started to circulate, no one could imagine the almost month-long struggle that lay...
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PEF monitoring DOCCS’ decision to grant early parole
April 3, 2025 — Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) Commissioner Daniel F. Martuscello III announced on March 31 a plan to move incarcerated individuals to “residential treatment outcount”...
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PEF joins thousands of union members for Stop the Cuts march in NYC
April. 3, 2025 — More than 50 PEF members and leaders participated in a Stop the Cuts march in New York on March 15, organized by the city’s largest healthcare...
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Contract money coming in April
April 3, 2025 — It’s that time of year – members will see 3% raises, performance awards, the Higher Education Differential, and location pay increases this month. Members can look...
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PEF hosts reception for international women of labor
April 3, 2025 — On March 13 at the PEF office in New York City, the union welcomed delegates from Public Services International and Education International for a...
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New York’s 58-year-old Taylor Law protects public sector unions
April 3, 2025 — New York State is one of 33 states that legally protects its public sector unions. Seven states have either no laws or only allow specific groups...
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