• Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2023

    Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2023

    The following proposed amendment to Article IX, B, 1 of the PEF Constitution will be presented for ratification to delegates at the 2023 Convention. The amendment was approved by the...

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  • PEF Region 3 members show solidarity at Rochester Pride Parade 

    PEF Region 3 members show solidarity at Rochester Pride Parade 

    July 28, 2023 — The Rochester Pride Parade may not have happened during Pride Month in June, but that didn’t stop PEF and hundreds of others from taking to the...

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  • PEF member, 3 others killed in house fire 

    PEF member, 3 others killed in house fire 

    July 28, 2023 — A house fire in Voorheesville, Albany County, on July 8, 2023, took the life of Division 232 member Rebecca Jean “Becky” Monterosso, a vulnerable persons...

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  • PEF Retiree writes new book based on founding member of Blue Magic R&B group 

    PEF Retiree writes new book based on founding member of Blue Magic R&B group 

    July 28, 2023 — Former New York State Parole Officer and PEF Retiree Anthony Johnson has authored a new book based on the life of Wendell Sawyer, the lead singer...

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  • PEF Region 9 family struggling after flood and storms  

    PEF Region 9 family struggling after flood and storms  

    July 28, 2023 — States of emergency were declared across parts of the state on July 9 due to flooding from storms and heavy rain. Orange County in PEF Region...

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  • Past, Present and Future of child labor prevention 

    Past, Present and Future of child labor prevention 

    July 28, 2023 — In 2002, the International Labor Organization (ILO), an arm of the United Nations, sanctioned the “World Day Against Child Labor” to raise awareness and activism to...

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  • Article 11 and Article 12.1-4 of 2023-2026 PEF/State Tentative Agreement

    Article 11 and Article 12.1-4 of 2023-2026 PEF/State Tentative Agreement

    It has come to our attention that the Special Communicator Edition mailed to all PS&T members for their review during the ratification vote of the 2023-2026 PEF/State Tentative Agreement is...

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  • A look at health and dental changes in the 2023-2026 tentative agreement 

    A look at health and dental changes in the 2023-2026 tentative agreement 

    July 5, 2023 — The tentative PEF/State agreement for 2023-2026 includes changes to the health insurance and dental benefits available to PEF members.  Dental benefit changes  As a result of...

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  • Keep an eye on your mail and vote on the proposed 2023-2026 PEF contract! 

    Keep an eye on your mail and vote on the proposed 2023-2026 PEF contract! 

      July 5, 2023 — The PEF Contract Team and New York state reached a tentative agreement (TA) on the 2023-2026 PS&T contract on June 6, bringing to the Executive...

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