• PEF member achieves loan forgiveness, erasing $154k in debt; don’t wait, see if you’re eligible now! 

    PEF member achieves loan forgiveness, erasing $154k in debt; don’t wait, see if you’re eligible now! 

    March 10, 2023 – Region 8 Coordinator Danielle Bridger successfully navigated the PSLF program and recently received confirmation that her loans, totaling more than $154,000, had been forgiven.  Bridger applied...

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  • Berenice Abbott documented a changing New York; PEF members at the New York State Museum help showcase her work 

    Berenice Abbott documented a changing New York; PEF members at the New York State Museum help showcase her work 

    March 10, 2023 – In 1929, photographer Berenice Abbott returned from abroad to find New York City dramatically different than when she left nearly a decade earlier.   Hundreds of 19th-century...

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  • Jewish Committee to host Purim Celebration  

    Jewish Committee to host Purim Celebration  

    The PEF Jewish Committee invites members to a Purim Celebration from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. March 16.   There will be an in-person event at the New York City PEF Office...

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  • ‘Bread and Roses’ strike: Highlighting child labor, workplace safety, unequal distribution of wealth

    ‘Bread and Roses’ strike: Highlighting child labor, workplace safety, unequal distribution of wealth

    March 10, 2023 — In 1912, textile workers worked long hours for dismal wages. At the American Woolen Company mill in Lawrence, Mass., more than half the workers were women...

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  • Giving shelter dogs a better chance for adoption 

    Giving shelter dogs a better chance for adoption 

      March 10, 2023 — Incarcerated individuals at Groveland Correctional Facility in Sonyea, N.Y., have become an integral partner when it comes to helping dogs find forever homes.  Through the...

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  • RETIREES IN ACTION: What impact could the Governor’s proposed budget have on seniors? 

    RETIREES IN ACTION: What impact could the Governor’s proposed budget have on seniors? 

    March 9, 2023 – March is the month that we transition from winter to spring. It’s also when the New York state budget is negotiated. Retirees have a stake in...

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  • Court strikes down DOH regulation mandating vaccine for health care workers; PEF files lawsuits  

    Court strikes down DOH regulation mandating vaccine for health care workers; PEF files lawsuits  

    February 17, 2023 — The Supreme Court, Onondaga County, issued a decision January 13, finding unlawful a Department of Health (DOH) regulation mandating certain health care workers be vaccinated.   ...

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  • New York grants paid parental leave to employees not represented by unions; PEF asks, why not us?

    New York grants paid parental leave to employees not represented by unions; PEF asks, why not us?

    February 17, 2023 — This week, acting at the request of Gov. Kathy Hochul, the New York Department of Civil Service published Policy Bulletin 2023-01, “Paid Parental Leave.”   The...

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  • SUNY Upstate drops bid to acquire Crouse Hospital 

    SUNY Upstate drops bid to acquire Crouse Hospital 

    February 17, 2023 — SUNY Upstate Medical University halted its efforts to acquire Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, instead deciding to enter into a strategic affiliation agreement between the two hospitals. ...

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