Two Executive Board seats filled; more still vacant
June 14, 2023 — Two Executive Board seats were filled in the April 2023 Special Election. Balloting is required for an additional contested seat, and a new election for the...
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PEF strongly supports parole officer, demands changes to Less is More
May 8, 2023 — PEF President Wayne Spence and more than a dozen PEF parole officers gathered outside the city court in Cohoes, N.Y., on May 4, 2023. Spence delivered...
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What you need to know about service credits to be prepared for your retirement
June 13, 2023 — I have received the following information from Patrick McLaughlin, our Region 9 Retirees President, who approached me recently about this subject and we decided he would...
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State budget reflects PEF priorities
May 3, 2023 — PEF’s lobbying efforts this session paid off, with many of the union’s Fund Our Future initiatives and budget asks reflected in the final budget bills. ...
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Fund Our Future for a Thriving New York
You’ve heard me talk a lot about “Fund Our Future.” But I probably don’t talk often enough about the second part of our multi-year campaign tag line. It’s “Fund Our...
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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
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
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
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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