• VALUE OF THE UNION: Pay increases a big win for special ed assistants at School for the Deaf, School for the Blind

    VALUE OF THE UNION: Pay increases a big win for special ed assistants at School for the Deaf, School for the Blind

    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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  • Members at State Museum make mushrooms exhibit accessible 

    Members at State Museum make mushrooms exhibit accessible 

    Tactile panels on display through April 6  March 13, 2026 — For most museum visitors, experiencing an exhibit means looking at it. But what if you are visually impaired, blind,...

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  • PEF members travel to D.C. for Museum Advocacy Day 

    PEF members travel to D.C. for Museum Advocacy Day 

    March 14, 2026 — Each year, workers and advocates from museums across the nation travel to Washington, D.C., for Museum Advocacy Day. It is an annual opportunity to meet with...

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  • Convention delegate deadline is April 5, apply now!

    Convention delegate deadline is April 5, apply now!

    March 13, 2026 — The 48th annual PEF Convention will be held Oct. 18-21, 2026, in Niagara Falls. Delegates must be dues-paying members as of March 5, 2026, and obtain...

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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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  • Blast from the Past: Forecast for Tier 6 is now a reality 

    Blast from the Past: Forecast for Tier 6 is now a reality 

    March 13, 2026 — It was almost a year into the first term of Governor Andrew Cuomo, and two years after the institution of Tier 5 in 2010, that the...

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  • PEF, AFT continue to distribute books at youth residential facilities

    PEF, AFT continue to distribute books at youth residential facilities

    March 13, 2026 — PEF visited Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center in Utica on March 6, with books in hand to give to youth, ranging in age from 5 to 17,...

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  • 2 new Executive Board members seated; next round of Special Elections begin April 6

    2 new Executive Board members seated; next round of Special Elections begin April 6

    April 2, 2026 — Two vacant seats on the PEF Executive Board have been filled following the union’s January 2026 Special Elections.   Reissa Alderman will fill Seat 173, representing certain members...

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  • Lobbying in Albany in support of retiree, nursing priorities

    Lobbying in Albany in support of retiree, nursing priorities

    April 2, 2026 — April is New York State budget time! I want to thank PEF President Wayne Spence and the PEF Legislative Office for their hard work organizing this...

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