• PEF leader interviewed at People’s March

    PEF leader interviewed at People’s March

    January 29, 2025 — PEF leader Michele Rosello, chair of the Statewide Women’s Committee (SWC), was the first person at Foley Square in New York City on January 18, preparing...

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  • Excelsior scholarship open for spring term

    Excelsior scholarship open for spring term

    January 29, 2025 — Students beginning college in Spring 2025 from families with annual incomes of $125,000 or less may qualify for free tuition at state-operated SUNY or CUNY colleges...

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  • UNION LEADER SPOTLIGHT: Keith Browne

    UNION LEADER SPOTLIGHT: Keith Browne

    How long have you been a PEF member?  Since 1989, so 36 years. Time flies when you’re having fun!   Briefly, what do you do in your state role?  I work...

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  • Record COPE contributions in 2024 

    Record COPE contributions in 2024 

    January 29, 2025 — PEF members, retirees, and PEF’s M/C staff broke records with their contributions to the Committee on Political Education (COPE) in 2024. Active members gave $203,587, an...

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  • A look back on a busy year for PEF

    A look back on a busy year for PEF

    January 9, 2025 — 2024 was a busy one for PEF – from the fight to save SUNY Downstate, to financial wins for members amounting to thousands of dollars, to...

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  • PEF’s parent unions raising money for California workers, families 

    PEF’s parent unions raising money for California workers, families 

    January 13, 2025 — That’s what unions are all about, and that’s what our siblings in Southern California need right now as firefighters battle to contain active wildfires across the...

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  • PEF statewide leaders update membership on contract, legislative work, dental provider

    PEF statewide leaders update membership on contract, legislative work, dental provider

    December 20, 2024 — Thousands of members tuned in as President Wayne Spence, along with Vice Presidents Randi DiAntonio, Bruce Giddings, and Darlene Williams, and select PEF staff, hosted a...

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  • Performance Award changes coming for eligible PEF members

    Performance Award changes coming for eligible PEF members

    January 9, 2025 — Performance awards, also sometimes called longevity payments, are annual lump sum payments typically given to PEF members who have been at the top of their salary...

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  • PEF parole officers come together to combat fatigue and practice mental health wellness

    PEF parole officers come together to combat fatigue and practice mental health wellness

    January 9, 2025 — PEF parole officers have a stressful and demanding job. That’s why officers Vikky Urena and Faith Cochran created a training program with Desert Waters Correctional...

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