• Political allies address Convention delegates

    Political allies address Convention delegates

    September 25, 2024 — The union’s legislative successes would not be possible without the strong political alliances PEF has built with elected officials across the state. Several officials addressed Convention...

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  • Delegates raise $3,000 for In My Father’s Kitchen

    Delegates raise $3,000 for In My Father’s Kitchen

    September 24, 2024 — Delegates gave generously to this year’s Community Outreach recipient, In My Father’s Kitchen, a faith-based organization offering assistance to homeless people through direct street outreach.  Charities...

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  • Solidarity Forever is still a union classic over 110 years later 

    Solidarity Forever is still a union classic over 110 years later 

    September 25, 2024 — As part of a resolution passed by the Convention body in 2022, the popular union anthem “Solidarity Forever” is sung at the end of each Convention...

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  • Profiles of this year’s PEF Joseph Scacalossi Scholarship winners

    Profiles of this year’s PEF Joseph Scacalossi Scholarship winners

    September 25, 2024 — Winners of this year’s Joseph Scacalossi Scholarships were recognized by President Spence at a ceremony in early August.   Jake Baker is a full-time student attending LeMoyne...

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  • Division 234 announces scholarship winners

    Division 234 announces scholarship winners

    September 25, 2024 — This year, PEF Division 234, which represents members who work at social service agencies in the Capital District, awarded seven scholarships to students pursuing higher education. ...

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  • Division 357 announces scholarship winners, new round application

    Division 357 announces scholarship winners, new round application

    September 25, 2024 — Since 2023, PEF Division 357 (Statewide Office of Information Technology Services) has awarded 29 scholarships to help offset the incidental costs associated with college, such as...

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  • PEF leaders, staff remember those lost on 9/11

    PEF leaders, staff remember those lost on 9/11

    September 28, 2024 — PEF leaders and staff gathered at the memorial outside the union’s headquarters in Latham to remember the more than 3,000 people who died in the terrorist...

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  • PEF advocacy pays off as Governor signs union priorities into law

    PEF advocacy pays off as Governor signs union priorities into law

    September 10, 2024 — At a ceremony in New York City on September 4, Governor Kathy Hochul signed several bills written or supported by PEF.  The legislation improves due process...

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  • PEF members hit the streets for Labor Day

    PEF members hit the streets for Labor Day

    September 10, 2024 — Across the state, PEF members and their families came out by the hundreds to celebrate Labor Day with parades and picnics.  In Region 3, hundreds of...

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