• Ten students earn PEF Joseph Scacalossi Scholarship awards

    Ten students earn PEF Joseph Scacalossi Scholarship awards

    July 18, 2025 — PEF started the Joseph Scacalossi Scholarship in 1988 to help children, stepchildren and wards of active, retired or deceased PEF members finance their education. Scacalossi was...

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  • PEF turns up the heat on a variety of fronts this summer 

    PEF turns up the heat on a variety of fronts this summer 

    As the summer heats up (and up and up!), PEF is also keeping the heat on several of our priorities, including holding DOCCS and OMH’s feet to the fire on...

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  • PEF members at DOCCS and OMH CBOs strategize about path forward at correctional facilities

    PEF members at DOCCS and OMH CBOs strategize about path forward at correctional facilities

    July 18, 2025 — PEF members who work at DOCCS facilities have faced unsafe working conditions for many years, long before the 22-day wildcat strike by corrections officers in March....

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  • Compensation study underway by Civil Service; PEF closely monitoring the process

    Compensation study underway by Civil Service; PEF closely monitoring the process

    July 18, 2025 — The state’s outdated compensation plan and its lack of competitiveness with the private sector continue to lead to severe recruitment and retention issues in New York....

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  • PEF scientist secures $9M grant to study human immune response to Lyme disease bacteria with eye toward treatment

    PEF scientist secures $9M grant to study human immune response to Lyme disease bacteria with eye toward treatment

    July 18, 2025 — While studying infectious disease as an undergraduate at the University of New Hampshire, Dr. Nicholas Mantis found his calling.  “I learned through a combination of coursework...

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  • PEF intern shares passion for the labor movement, gains experience in field work

    PEF intern shares passion for the labor movement, gains experience in field work

    July 18, 2025 — In 2020, when I was a sophomore in high school, the country was going through a uniquely challenging time. Covid caused the largest recession since 2009,...

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  • In their own words: Members share experiences on SEIU’s Justice Journey

    In their own words: Members share experiences on SEIU’s Justice Journey

    July 18, 2025 — This summer, SEIU invited members of its locals to participate in a Justice Journey, a mobilization effort that brought union members, community leaders, and people of...

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  • It’s scholarship season!

    It’s scholarship season!

    July 18, 2025 — Various PEF Regions and Divisions offer college scholarships this time of year. You can find all the opportunities we are aware of on the PEF...

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  • Meet the New Regional Coordinator for Region 1

    Meet the New Regional Coordinator for Region 1

    July 18, 2025 — Following the retirement of longtime Region 1 Coordinator Michele Iorfida, PEF members in Western New York Region have elected a successor. Vincent Cicatello is a Registered...

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