• PEF leaders, staff remember those lost on 9/11

    PEF leaders, staff remember those lost on 9/11

    September 28, 2024 — PEF leaders and staff gathered at the memorial outside the union’s headquarters in Latham to remember the more than 3,000 people who died in the terrorist...

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  • PEF advocacy pays off as Governor signs union priorities into law

    PEF advocacy pays off as Governor signs union priorities into law

    September 10, 2024 — At a ceremony in New York City on September 4, Governor Kathy Hochul signed several bills written or supported by PEF.  The legislation improves due process...

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  • PEF members hit the streets for Labor Day

    PEF members hit the streets for Labor Day

    September 10, 2024 — Across the state, PEF members and their families came out by the hundreds to celebrate Labor Day with parades and picnics.  In Region 3, hundreds of...

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  • Do you want to be a union leader? Executive Board special elections resume in October

    Do you want to be a union leader? Executive Board special elections resume in October

    September 10, 2024 — The PEF Executive Board meets quarterly and is the highest-ranking deliberative body of the union other than the annual Convention. A full Executive Board ensures that...

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  • PEF engages members and members engage fairgoers at New York State Fair

    PEF engages members and members engage fairgoers at New York State Fair

    August 30, 2024 — The New York State Fair is an annual chance to celebrate all the things that make New York a great place to live and work. Games,...

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  • Meet your newly elected VP, Trustees, and RCs

    Meet your newly elected VP, Trustees, and RCs

    August 20, 2024 — Following the 2024 PEF Triennial Election, several top leadership roles have changed hands.  Bruce Giddings joins vice presidents Randi DiAntonio and Darlene Williams; Radhakrishna Mohan and...

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  • Fun for PEF Families and Friends at Six Flags

    Fun for PEF Families and Friends at Six Flags

    August 20, 2024 — Hundreds of members and their families came out on a beautiful Saturday, Aug. 10, for the PEF Membership Benefits Program’s Family and Friends Day at Six...

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  • Michele Rosello named new chair of PEF Statewide Women’s Committee

    Michele Rosello named new chair of PEF Statewide Women’s Committee

    August 20, 2024 — An ever-proud social worker from Region 11, Michele Rosello is the Council Leader at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens and served as the chairperson of the...

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  • Region 3 shows off its PEF Pride in Rochester

    Region 3 shows off its PEF Pride in Rochester

    August 20, 2024 — Although Pride Month is considered across the world to be in June, Rochester was one of the first communities to celebrate their LGBTQ+ community in July....

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  • Division 357 announces scholarship winners, new round application

    Division 357 announces scholarship winners, new round application

    August 20, 2024 — Since 2023, PEF Division 357 (Statewide Office of Information Technology Services) has awarded 29 scholarships to help offset the incidental costs associated with college, such as...

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