• We must support Social Security, Medicare programs and stand in unity with our seniors 

    We must support Social Security, Medicare programs and stand in unity with our seniors 

    May 3, 2023 — Happy spring to all my readers! I hope this season finds you healthy, happy, and energized!  This month’s article focuses on the constant messaging from the...

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  • FPS member recognized by state agency for helping rescue driver from submerged vehicle

    FPS member recognized by state agency for helping rescue driver from submerged vehicle

    April 18, 2023 — Body camera footage of New York State Trooper Frank Rush pulling a driver from a pond in Fishkill on Aug. 17 last year circulated widely online....

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  • Empire and Ellis Medicine come to agreement

    Empire and Ellis Medicine come to agreement

    May 3, 2023 — Empire BlueCross Blue Shield and Ellis Medicine have reached an agreement ahead of the May 1, 2023 deadline, and Ellis facilities and services will remain in...

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  • Division 243 announces 2023 Public Service Scholarship 

    Division 243 announces 2023 Public Service Scholarship 

    April 18, 2023 — Division 243 is soliciting applications for its 2023 Public Service Scholarship, awarded for dedication to public service, education, worker’s rights, justice and equality, and progressive causes. ...

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  • Unions in the News

    Unions in the News

    April 18, 2023 — Rutgers University faculty halt historic strike, vote to accept framework for contract  Three unions representing an estimated 9,000 faculty members at Rutgers University went on strike...

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  • Make a difference, run for an Executive Board seat in April 

    Make a difference, run for an Executive Board seat in April 

    April 18, 2023 — Petitioning for the April Special Election is under way – now’s your chance to take part in the business of the union and help shape PEF’s...

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  • Executive Board approves 2023-24 budget, gets PS&T contract update, and votes to send out Albany County Probation agreement for ratification vote

    Executive Board approves 2023-24 budget, gets PS&T contract update, and votes to send out Albany County Probation agreement for ratification vote

      April 3, 2023 – The Executive Board approved the 2023-24 budget, voted to send the Albany County Probation tentative agreement to the agency’s membership for ratification, and discussed legislative...

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  • PEF leaders unfurl 42-foot-long petition at the Capitol, urging leaders to Fund Our Future 

    PEF leaders unfurl 42-foot-long petition at the Capitol, urging leaders to Fund Our Future 

      April 3, 2023 – Four-feet wide and 42 feet long, the petition PEF rolled down the steps of the Legislative Office Building March 29 was a striking visual...

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  • Full-language PS&T contract proposals are on the table; some contract programs set to sunset

    Full-language PS&T contract proposals are on the table; some contract programs set to sunset

    April 3, 2023 — The state finally passed most of their full-language proposals across the bargaining table at negotiations March 21 and 22, allowing the two sides to move into...

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