February 14, 2025 — In 2024, more than 4,900 PEF members took advantage of 283 workshops through the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP), a statewide professional development program that...
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February 12, 2025 — Preventive care can help you avoid potentially serious health conditions, obtain early diagnosis and treatment, and is covered by the Empire Plan. Preventive care includes annual...
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January 30, 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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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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January 30, 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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January 30, 2025 — “Before I could hold him, before I could touch him, I read to him …” When Cameron Jace Quartiers was born in February 2009, he weighed...
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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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February 15, 2025 — For PEF member Keith Browne, leading the Caribbean-American Committee means more than just business as usual. It is a chance to show members of the union...
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February 18, 2025 — You are currently celebrating 25 years of NYS state service. 24 years which have been at BPC. Are there any words of advice you’d like to...
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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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