• R8 Leadership Conference features NYS AFL-CIO guest speaker, array of educational workshops 

    R8 Leadership Conference features NYS AFL-CIO guest speaker, array of educational workshops 

    May 19, 2025 — PEF leaders from across Region 8 gathered in Cooperstown May 2 to 4 for a series of important workshops, ranging from the roles of stewards, organizing,...

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  • R8 leaders discuss parking lot safety in workshop

    R8 leaders discuss parking lot safety in workshop

    May 13, 2025 — A new workshop at the Region 8 Leadership Conference in Cooperstown this month focused on parking lot safety and how members can best protect themselves when...

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  • AFT webinar emphasizes the need to address mental health crisis

    AFT webinar emphasizes the need to address mental health crisis

    May 30, 2025 — In another installment of the American Federation of Teacher (AFT) series, Vital Lessons: Health Chats with Dr. Vin Gupta, discussion revolved around mental health in the...

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  • Scholarship opportunity for registered nurses

    Scholarship opportunity for registered nurses

    May 9, 2025 — If you are a registered nurse pursuing a graduate degree that leads to a career in nursing or adjunct clinical faculty, you can receive up to...

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  • PEF member helps New Yorkers prepare for potential fires

    PEF member helps New Yorkers prepare for potential fires

    May 19, 2025 — Wildfire season, nationally, typically begins in May. Here in New York, it begins a little earlier – from when the snow melts in March through October....

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  • SUNY Downstate Must Stay: PEF’s Relentless Fight for Brooklyn’s Public Hospital 

    SUNY Downstate Must Stay: PEF’s Relentless Fight for Brooklyn’s Public Hospital 

    May 19, 2025 — For the past 18 months, PEF has led a bold and unwavering campaign to protect SUNY Downstate from closure and privatization. This critical hospital—serving some of...

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  • Waiting on budget details while preparing for the fight ahead

    Waiting on budget details while preparing for the fight ahead

    As of this writing (May 7, 2025), Gov. Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature have reportedly reached a deal on the “conceptual framework” of the State’s next budget, but the...

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  • PEF Telephone Town Hall focuses on Civil Service, Federal Cuts, Contracts and the new PEF App

    PEF Telephone Town Hall focuses on Civil Service, Federal Cuts, Contracts and the new PEF App

    May 6, 2025 — At a Telephone Town Hall held on April 16, PEF President Wayne Spence invited staff directors from the Departments of Civil Service Enforcement/Research, Membership Information Systems,...

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  • PEF stands strong after assault at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center

    PEF stands strong after assault at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center

    May 6, 2025 — PEF’s Stop Workplace Violence campaign launched last year after three stabbings at Buffalo Psychiatric Center (PC) in April. Since then, additional attacks have made headlines...

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