• RAISE Act will protect New Yorkers from unchecked AI

    RAISE Act will protect New Yorkers from unchecked AI

    November, 17, 2025 — The following op-ed ran in The Buffalo News on Nov. 14, 2025, co-authored by PEF President Wayne Spence and Assemblymember Alex Bores:  Keeping the public protected...

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  • PEF and other labor unions uplift Regional Food Bank in time of need

    PEF and other labor unions uplift Regional Food Bank in time of need

    November 17, 2025 — Across the nation, Americans are facing rising costs of living, with many struggling to access food. According to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York...

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  • ITS delegates share value of PEF Convention 

    ITS delegates share value of PEF Convention 

      November 22, 2025 — First-time delegate Dana Blair, a project manager with the Office of Information Technology Services in Albany, and PEF Division 357 Secretary Heather Craven, a manager...

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  • My first SOMOS, 25 years in the making 

    My first SOMOS, 25 years in the making 

    November 22, 2025 — As I start my 25th year at PEF, spanning eight administrations and four presidents, I was invited by President Wayne Spence to attend the SOMOS conference...

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  • PEF member collects donations for Hurricane Melissa relief in Jamaica 

    PEF member collects donations for Hurricane Melissa relief in Jamaica 

    November 22, 2025 — Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica late last month. Current damage estimates show the Category 5 storm caused as much as $7 billion in damages. International aid organizations...

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  • Charting the course for PEF’s bold future, together  

    Charting the course for PEF’s bold future, together  

    PEF members filled the 1932 Olympic ice rink in Lake Placid in October for the 47th annual PEF Convention, setting state and federal legislative agendas, debating resolutions to govern our...

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  • Civil Service roundtables spotlight recruitment and retention and concerns about NY HELPS 

    Civil Service roundtables spotlight recruitment and retention and concerns about NY HELPS 

    November 7, 2025 — A series of roundtables hosted by New York State Senator Robert Jackson were held last month in New York City, Albany and Buffalo. Senator Jackson chairs...

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  • Educating is more than a career: Teachers at OCFS face challenges with passion and drive

    Educating is more than a career: Teachers at OCFS face challenges with passion and drive

    November , 2025 — Teaching can be a challenge in any setting, but for PEF teachers in Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) youth secure centers, the student demographic...

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  • State of the Union reflects PEF’s ‘Stronger Roots, Bolder Future’

    State of the Union reflects PEF’s ‘Stronger Roots, Bolder Future’

    October 29, 2025 — President Wayne Spence delivered his 11th State of the Union address at the 47th annual PEF Convention October 20 in Lake Placid, sharing the union’s victories over the last year and looking to continued...

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