• Region 9 members rank wages, workplace safety as top concerns during contract tour stops

    Region 9 members rank wages, workplace safety as top concerns during contract tour stops

      April 2, 2026 — Members across Region 9 turned out for Contract Tour meetings at Rockland, Rockland Children’s, and Mid-Hudson psychiatric centers; Helen Hayes Hospital; Montrose Veteran’s Home; the...

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  • Lobby Day focuses on Tier 6, nursing issues, safety in the workplace, and staffing

    Lobby Day focuses on Tier 6, nursing issues, safety in the workplace, and staffing

    April 2, 2026 — Getting legislative support for pension reform, body scanners at facilities, and expansion of nurse committees is crucial as the April 1 deadline nears for the New...

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  • PEF Legislative Reception highlights working with legislators

    PEF Legislative Reception highlights working with legislators

    March 24, 2026 — Following a long, successful Lobby Day at the State Capitol on March 17 in Albany, PEF members and members of the legislature attended PEF’s annual...

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  • PEF wins back pay for nurses at Batavia Veteran’s Home

    PEF wins back pay for nurses at Batavia Veteran’s Home

    April 2, 2026 — PEF secured a major victory and an award of back pay in an out-of-title grievance brought by three registered nurse 1 members (RN1s) at the Batavia...

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  • PEF secures third Higher Education Differential, other items outside of contract

    PEF secures third Higher Education Differential, other items outside of contract

    April 2, 2026 — As Contract negotiations continue, PEF President Wayne Spence and members of the Contract Team succeeded in extending three items from PEF’s last contract that were set...

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  • PEF member pens open letter following assault at Lakeview

    PEF member pens open letter following assault at Lakeview

    The following open letter was written by a PEF member who works at the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility in Brocton, N.Y., who was violently assaulted by an incarcerated individual...

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  • PEF in the News: Drone delivering contraband seized at Marcy CF

    PEF in the News: Drone delivering contraband seized at Marcy CF

    Drone with contraband seized at Marcy Correctional Facility  “Drone-delivered contraband is a dangerous and rapidly evolving threat inside our correctional facilities,” PEF President Wayne Spence was quoted as saying in...

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  • Momentum this Spring

    Momentum this Spring

    As communities across New York State emerge from one of the harshest winters in recent memory, March 20 – the first day of Spring – reminds us that renewal and...

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  • Unions rally for pension reform with historic rally 

    Unions rally for pension reform with historic rally 

    March 9, 2026 — The ongoing effort to reform the New York State pension plan brought more than 15,000 members from PEF, NYSUT, AFT, UFT, IAF and dozens of other...

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