• Contract vote extended; members continuing to make their voices heard 

    Contract vote extended; members continuing to make their voices heard 

    August 6, 2026 — The PEF Contract Team negotiated a five-year tentative agreement with New York State in June, and the PEF Executive Board voted to approve the text and...

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  • PEF members help bring Revolutionary New York exhibit to life 

    PEF members help bring Revolutionary New York exhibit to life 

    July 20, 2026 — The New York State Museum recently opened Revolutionary New York, a new exhibition commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and highlighting New...

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  • Women’s Committee ramps up in Region 5

    Women’s Committee ramps up in Region 5

    July 20, 2026 — Region 5 is working to energize its Women’s Committee, kicking things off with a meet-and-greet meeting this spring.  “We had a decent turnout,” said Committee Chair Leslie Apacible, who works as a Disability Analyst at...

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  • Elected leaders, contract team travel statewide to discuss tentative agreement 

    Elected leaders, contract team travel statewide to discuss tentative agreement 

    July 8, 2026 — At a special meeting June 11, the Executive Board voted to approve the full text of the 2026-2031 PEF/State Tentative Agreement and send it to the...

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  • Telephone Town Hall provides information on tentative contract

    Telephone Town Hall provides information on tentative contract

    July 8, 2026 — PEF President Wayne Spence held a Telephone Town Hall on June 23 to discuss the latest PEF tentative agreement with New York State that covers most members of...

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  • Dues-paying PEF members in the PS&T unit to vote on new contract

    Dues-paying PEF members in the PS&T unit to vote on new contract

    July 8, 2026 — The PEF Contract Team negotiated a five-year tentative agreement with New York State last month, and the PEF Executive Board voted to approve the text and send it to members for ratification consideration.  Those members...

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  • PEF demands answers on oppressive heat at Sunmount secure center

    PEF demands answers on oppressive heat at Sunmount secure center

    July 8, 2026 — While Gov. Kathy Hochul was warning the public about extreme heat last week, PEF members and their developmentally disabled clients working and living in secure housing...

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  • PEF secures millions in unlawfully calculated OT during Covid

    PEF secures millions in unlawfully calculated OT during Covid

    July 8, 2026 — Nearly 2,000 members and former members who answered New York State Department of Health COVID-19 Hotline calls and helped the Department of Labor manage increased unemployment...

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  • Understanding sick leave credit at retirement

    Understanding sick leave credit at retirement

    July 8, 2026 — Sick leave credit changes proposed in the tentative 2026-2031 PS&T agreement would be based on a 2015 life expectancy table, rather than the current 1999 tables,...

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