• PEF Health and Safety finds a way to mitigate workplace violence at OMH facility

    PEF Health and Safety finds a way to mitigate workplace violence at OMH facility

    November 15, 2024 — When members at the OMH Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (STARC) Oakview in Marcy, N.Y., needed help recently, PEF stepped up.  Staff at STARC Oakview sought...

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  • PEF promotes combatting workplace violence, saving SUNY Downstate at Somos conference

    PEF promotes combatting workplace violence, saving SUNY Downstate at Somos conference

    November 15, 2024 — PEF leaders joined elected officials, other unions and community organizations at the  2024 Somos Conference. This year’s theme was Navigating Change Together: Fostering Collaboration for a Sustainable...

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  • PEF responds to worrying spike in threats to State employees

    PEF responds to worrying spike in threats to State employees

    November 25, 2024 — At least 14 Department of Environmental Conversation (DEC) agency offices were targeted with bomb threats since the beginning of November. The threats were a response to...

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  • Members meet with State Island NYPD and DA’s office to find a way forward after attack at South Beach Psychiatric Center

    Members meet with State Island NYPD and DA’s office to find a way forward after attack at South Beach Psychiatric Center

    November 25, 2024 — On September 17, PEF Registered Nurse Peter Shiffman was brutally attacked by a patient at South Beach Psychiatric Facility. Shiffman was struck on the side of...

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  • Contract benefit allows OPWDD members to strengthen patient handling skills

    Contract benefit allows OPWDD members to strengthen patient handling skills

    November 25, 2024 — Employees at the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) are charged with handling their patients with care. Sometimes, that care means physically lifting and moving...

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  • PEF members at Sagamore show strength, value of the union

    PEF members at Sagamore show strength, value of the union

    November 25, 2024 — Nurses at Sagamore Children’s Hospital on Long Island work tirelessly to provide quality care to their patients. So when they felt management was violating the union’s...

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  • Clock is ticking on PEF priority legislation in 2024

    Clock is ticking on PEF priority legislation in 2024

    November 25, 2024 — With a little more than a month until the New Year, there are still hundreds of bills waiting for Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature or veto. Two...

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  • State increases pay for thousands in professional traineeship titles

    State increases pay for thousands in professional traineeship titles

    November 15, 2024 — More than 2,100 state employees in professional traineeships at 46 state agencies, many of whom are PEF members, will see pay increases of either 5.7% or...

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  • Public Sector unions struggled to find footing throughout history

    Public Sector unions struggled to find footing throughout history

    November 25, 2024 — Unions in the U.S. have seen an explosion of support over the past few years, from Amazon to Starbucks to Hollywood. New York State boasts the...

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