• Leaders from PEF Regions 6 and 7 gather for annual conference 

    Leaders from PEF Regions 6 and 7 gather for annual conference 

    “Know your contract,” “Ask your field rep,” “Don’t be scared of the process” — those are just a few of the lessons leaders from PEF regions 6 and 7 heard...

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  • Your union is making membership, COPE strides in 2022 

    Your union is making membership, COPE strides in 2022 

    PEF is on the move, signing up new members and building federal political power through voluntary COPE contributions.  Among public-sector locals across the country that are participating in SEIU’s “Together...

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  • Union membership can open doors to financial aid for higher education 

    Union membership can open doors to financial aid for higher education 

    You can’t escape news of the student loan debt incurred by millions of people across the country. The numbers are sobering, as the debt stands in the way of many...

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  • Robbed of her child, her home and her trust, this PEF retiree soldiers on 

    Robbed of her child, her home and her trust, this PEF retiree soldiers on 

    Thieves broke into Luella Kenny’s house six times in the late 1970s to steal whatever they could find and nothing, including a full-size pool table, was too big for them...

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  • PEF keeps you you safe around heavy equipment 

    PEF keeps you you safe around heavy equipment 

    You’ve seen them, driven behind them, or maybe even tried to pass them.   State Department of Transportation (DOT) plow trucks are massive. Some have one or two wings, and some...

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  • 2023 Holiday & Payroll Calendar from PEF Membership Benefits

    2023 Holiday & Payroll Calendar from PEF Membership Benefits

    Click this link to download/print the upcoming 2023 calendar: 2023 Holiday & Payroll Calendar from PEF Membership Benefits

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  • Meet your PS&T Contract Team

    Meet your PS&T Contract Team

    While the current 2019-2023 contract between PEF and the state does not expire until April 1, 2023, the union just opened negotiations on our next contract for the Professional, Scientific...

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  • Contract Administration: Helping your Contract Team negotiate the best contract, monitoring implementation and enforcing members contractual rights 

    Contract Administration: Helping your Contract Team negotiate the best contract, monitoring implementation and enforcing members contractual rights 

    Editor’s Note: This is the third in our continuing series “What Can PEF Do For You?” highlighting the role PEF departments perform for the union membership. You can read the...

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  • Members set priorities for contract talks

    Members set priorities for contract talks

    An impressive 20 percent of the PEF membership responded to the recent contract survey, sharing their top concerns and priorities for negotiations. “We usually expect 10 to 15 percent of...

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