• Don’t leave these valuable contractual benefits on the table!

    Don’t leave these valuable contractual benefits on the table!

    October 30, 2024 — As a PEF member, there are several pre-tax benefits you may be eligible for, including the Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAA), the Health Care Spending Account...

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  • Six new Executive Board seats filled in October Special Election

    Six new Executive Board seats filled in October Special Election

    October 29, 2024 — Six seats in the October 2024 Special Election for PEF’s Executive Board have been filled. Balloting is required for four additional contested seats. Additionally, five seats...

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  • After donating kidney, ITS member Jacques Goulet is spreading awareness of living donation 

    After donating kidney, ITS member Jacques Goulet is spreading awareness of living donation 

    October 29, 2024 — For years, PEF member Jacques Goulet has been a regular blood donor, but he never considered he could do more until he came across a Facebook...

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  • Hundreds turn out for Region 6 appreciation day

    Hundreds turn out for Region 6 appreciation day

    October 29, 2024 — PEF Region 6 — comprising members who work in  Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, and Oneida counties — had a record turnout for its Member...

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  • PEF gives back to community at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo

    PEF gives back to community at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo

    October 29, 2024 — More than two years after the mass shooting at a Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo that killed 10 people, the community is still looking for answers and...

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  • Multiple attacks and ensuing trauma made worse by workplace toxicity and bullying

    Multiple attacks and ensuing trauma made worse by workplace toxicity and bullying

    October 29, 2024 — When Ruth Johnson joined state service in 2005, she couldn’t have imagined the turmoil she would face over the next nearly 20 years – from violent...

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  • President’s Message: Vote labor to keep PEF strong!

    President’s Message: Vote labor to keep PEF strong!

    Election Day, November 5, is right around the corner, and no matter who you choose to vote for, I encourage you to vote for leaders who support our labor movement...

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  • Members at ITS promote cybersecurity awareness, protect New Yorkers from cyberattacks

    Members at ITS promote cybersecurity awareness, protect New Yorkers from cyberattacks

    October 29, 2024 — From phishing to malware/ransomware to widespread coordinated data breaches, the list of ways cyber criminals can access your information and devastate your finances and privacy continues...

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  • Caribbean-American Committee seeking new members

    Caribbean-American Committee seeking new members

    November 25, 2024 — The union is seeking new members to join the PEF Caribbean-American Committee to advocate for issues important to public employees in that community, to share their...

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