• PEF donates free books and educates community at first Wellness Fair 

    PEF donates free books and educates community at first Wellness Fair 

    May 3, 2023 — Hundreds of PEF members and members of the community came out to the first annual PEF Wellness Fair and AFT Book Giveaway on April 29, 2023,...

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  • PEF fighting for you at the contract table

    PEF fighting for you at the contract table

    May 3, 2023 — With a majority of PEF and the state’s proposals now on the table, contract negotiations on a successor PS&T agreement are moving forward and PEF is...

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  • Telephone Town Hall: PEF continues push for social worker pay equity 

    Telephone Town Hall: PEF continues push for social worker pay equity 

      May 3, 2023 — During a telephone town hall on April 27, 2023, PEF President Wayne Spence and Vice President Randi DiAntonio delivered updates on PEF’s strategy to obtain...

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  • PEF commemorates Workers Memorial Day

    PEF commemorates Workers Memorial Day

    April 28, 2023 — PEF staff and union members gathered at PEF headquarters on Workers Memorial Day to remember workers who were killed or injured on the job, and to recommit to...

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  • Article 15 Leadership Development Programs now available 

    Article 15 Leadership Development Programs now available 

      May 3, 2023 — The Office of Employee Relations (OER), in accordance with Article 15 in the PEF Collective Bargaining Agreement, is offering a Leadership Development Program (LDP) for...

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  • A win for transparency: PEF prevails in FOIL case 

    A win for transparency: PEF prevails in FOIL case 

    May 3, 2023 — PEF’s Civil Service Enforcement/Research Department is on a mission to identify and address barriers to the promotion of minority members across the state workforce. To do...

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  • Charles Roland Honored

    Charles Roland Honored

    May 3, 2023 — Region 11’s annual Spring Fling on April 13 was a little more special this year thanks to an appearance by New York City Mayor Eric Adams....

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  • Judith Scanlon Scholarship available for Region 1 members 

    Judith Scanlon Scholarship available for Region 1 members 

    May 3, 2023 — PEF Region 1 is offering four (4) $500 scholarships for dependents of active PEF members in Region 1 who will be attending college in the fall...

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  • Nursing: A (very) brief history in New York 

    Nursing: A (very) brief history in New York 

    May 5, 2023 — The history of nursing is often traced back to Florence Nightingale. She is credited with starting the world’s first nursing school in 1860 in London, and...

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