Telephone Town Hall provides information on tentative contract
July 8, 2026 — PEF President Wayne Spence held a Telephone Town Hall on June 23 to discuss the latest PEF tentative agreement with New York State that covers most members of...
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Dues-paying PEF members in the PS&T unit to vote on new contract
July 8, 2026 — The PEF Contract Team negotiated a five-year tentative agreement with New York State last month, and the PEF Executive Board voted to approve the text and send it to members for ratification consideration. Those members...
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PEF advocacy spurs OPWDD into action at Sunmount
August 7, 2026 — While Gov. Kathy Hochul was warning the public about extreme heat in early July, PEF members and their developmentally disabled clients working and living in secure housing...
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PEF secures millions in unlawfully calculated OT during Covid
August 7, 2026 — Nearly 2,000 members and former members who answered New York State Department of Health COVID-19 Hotline calls and helped the Department of Labor manage increased unemployment...
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Understanding sick leave credit at retirement
August 7, 2026 — Sick leave credit changes proposed in the tentative 2026-2031 PS&T agreement would be based on a 2015 life expectancy table, rather than the current 1999 tables,...
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DOCCS leaders gather in Albany to discuss problems ‘Behind the Walls’
August 7, 2026 — PEF members who work at DOCCS facilities across the state face issues ranging from workplace violence, sexual harassment, and bullying by management. Many say that conditions...
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PEF Retirees President: My unexpected path to public service and union leadership
Editors Note: We are reprinting Jim’s story with permission from AFT. Statewide Retirees President Jim Carr was recently featured in AFT Voices, a publication created by the American Federation...
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It’s scholarship season – don’t miss out on any PEF money!
August 7, 2026 — Costs continue to rise across the country for everything from groceries to gas, and as students prepare to go to college, rising tuition fees are once again on...
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R7 awards three scholarships this year
August 7, 2026 — Region 7 offered three scholarships this year to dependents of Region 7 members. Traditionally, the Region only offers two scholarships, honoring Paul Normandeau and Ellen Mainville, who both lost their lives to...
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