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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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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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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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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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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March 13, 2026 — Members of PEF’s Contract Team, led by Vice President and Contract Chair Darlene Williams, traveled throughout Regions 10, 11, and 12 from February 23 to March...
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March 13, 2026 — New York City. 1911. A devastating fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory on the top floors of the Asch Building in Manhattan claimed the lives of 146...
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March 13, 2026 — President Wayne Spence gave the keynote address at the 55th Annual New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislators (NYSABPRHAL) Conference in...
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Big salary win for special ed assistants at School for the Deaf, School for the Blind / Salary upgrades fought for by PEF worth thousands of dollars for some members...
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