• Stay informed during the budget season; be ready to take action! 

    Stay informed during the budget season; be ready to take action! 

    February 12, 2025 —  Dear Retirees and PEF Members,  As we enter a new year with budget negotiations happening from now until April, I believe it’s important to keep ourselves...

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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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  • OTDA Labor-Management team and PEF join forces to nix outsourcing of backlogged medical consultant cases to Florida

    OTDA Labor-Management team and PEF join forces to nix outsourcing of backlogged medical consultant cases to Florida

    January 9, 2025 — It was teamwork on every level – from the agency labor-management committee to the PEF Field Services and Legislative departments to PEF’s top elected leaders –...

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  • Report on privatization, austerity sheds light on problems in the mental healthcare sector

    Report on privatization, austerity sheds light on problems in the mental healthcare sector

    January 9, 2025 — One of the cornerstones of PEF’s Fund Our Future campaign is privatization and how it is detrimental to the public interest.  New York closed more than...

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  • Women’s Committee ready to hit the ground running in 2025

    Women’s Committee ready to hit the ground running in 2025

    January 9, 2025 — Greetings and salutations from the chair of the Statewide Women’s Committee! I would first like to wish all my union siblings a healthy, happy, and prosperous...

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  • President’s Message: Union Strong in 2025!

    President’s Message: Union Strong in 2025!

    Happy New Year, PEF members! I hope you all enjoyed quality time with loved ones over the holidays and have returned to your jobs with renewed spirts and the same...

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