• PEF pride will be on display this Labor Day! 

    PEF pride will be on display this Labor Day! 

    August 18, 2023 — Labor Day Parades around the state will be in full swing in just a few weeks. PEF will have a presence in most of them, marching...

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  • PEF inks contract with School for the Deaf, School for the Blind 

    PEF inks contract with School for the Deaf, School for the Blind 

    August 18, 2023 — PEF represents unclassified staff at the New York State School for the Deaf and the New York State School for the Blind, requiring a separate Read More

  • PEF members overwhelmingly ratify contract

    PEF members overwhelmingly ratify contract

    July 28, 2023 — PEF members turned out in force to ratify the 2023-2026 Professional, Scientific, and Technical bargaining unit contract, with more than 50% returning their ballots, and 95%...

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  • Canal Corp. members ratify five-year contract 

    Canal Corp. members ratify five-year contract 

    July 28, 2023 — Nearly 60% of PEF members at Canal Corporation (Division 504) ratified their 2022–2027 contract, with a 76% approval rating.   “We are pleased that more than...

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  • PEF pushes ACCES-VR to put overtime rules in writing 

    PEF pushes ACCES-VR to put overtime rules in writing 

    July 28, 2023 — For about two years, PEF members at Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) offices in the State Education Department (SED) have been compelled to...

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  • PEF power on display as contract is ratified

    PEF power on display as contract is ratified

    This is an update to the July/August Communicator before the summer gives way to fall and our September issue is published after Labor Day.  PEF will have a presence across New York...

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  • Honoring the past: OPWDD members spearhead cemetery cleanup with day hab participants 

    Honoring the past: OPWDD members spearhead cemetery cleanup with day hab participants 

    July 28, 2023 — A quiet cemetery in western New York is a little less disheveled after some hard work by volunteers from Dogwood Day Services staff and clients.  Jackie...

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  • PEF Emerging Leaders Institute kicks off 

    PEF Emerging Leaders Institute kicks off 

    July 28. 2023 — PEF is always working to build leadership within the union, and a new program aims to do just that while also nurturing a multigenerational team to...

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  • Former PEF President James Sheedy honored after passing 

    Former PEF President James Sheedy honored after passing 

      July 28, 2023 — On July 10, PEF President Wayne Spence, PEF Staff and PEF Retirees gathered with Molly Sheedy to honor her late husband, James (Jim) Sheedy at...

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