• Executive Board tables no-confidence vote; discusses federal cuts, union finances, and membership counts

    Executive Board tables no-confidence vote; discusses federal cuts, union finances, and membership counts

    June 20, 2025 — The PEF Executive Board held its quarterly meeting June 12 and 13 in Albany, where members heard from Office of Mental Health Commissioner Ann Sullivan and...

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  • President Spence joins Governor to celebrate $1.1 billion investment in SUNY Downstate

    President Spence joins Governor to celebrate $1.1 billion investment in SUNY Downstate

    June 18, 2025 — Recognizing the importance of quality health care in the Brooklyn community, and after nearly 18 months of advocacy by unions, clergy, and stakeholders, Gov. Kathy Hochul...

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  • Board tables no-confidence vote against OMH Commissioner; engages in Q&A

    Board tables no-confidence vote against OMH Commissioner; engages in Q&A

    June 20, 2025 — The Executive Board tabled its proposed no-confidence vote in Office of Mental Health Commissioner Ann Sullivan at the June meeting in Albany after the commissioner and...

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  • Region 1 elects new coordinator; 2 seated on Eboard, 1 race ends in tie 

    Region 1 elects new coordinator; 2 seated on Eboard, 1 race ends in tie 

    June 20, 2025 — Two vacant seats on the PEF Executive Board have been filled, one seat resulted in a tie, and Region 1 has a new coordinator following the...

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  • A thank you to staff at SUNY hospital

    A thank you to staff at SUNY hospital

    To the editor: I would like to commend all the nurses and staff at Upstate SUNY Hospital in Syracuse. My husband had major back surgery at this hospital, and being...

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  • PEF in the News

    PEF in the News

    Nurse says he was nearly killed by patient on Staten Island: ‘I don’t remember the day that changed my life’  Staten Island Live interviewed PEF nurse administrator Peter Shiffman,...

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  • Do you want to be a union leader? Executive Board special election coming in July  

    Do you want to be a union leader? Executive Board special election coming in July  

    June 19, 2025 — 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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  • Retirees in Action: Unions took the fight against the ‘Big Ugly Betrayal Bill’ to elected representatives

    Retirees in Action: Unions took the fight against the ‘Big Ugly Betrayal Bill’ to elected representatives

    July 18, 2025 — Despite our legislative advocacy efforts, we didn’t have the votes to defeat President Donald Trump’s massive spending bill, which he dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill”,...

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  • Your Union: Discovering, Advocating and Educating

    Your Union: Discovering, Advocating and Educating

    The first day of summer is only a few weeks away and with the warm weather, we hope you’ll take advantage of all the outdoors has to offer – and...

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  • From field to lab: PEF members play an integral part in studying unique mastodon fossil

    From field to lab: PEF members play an integral part in studying unique mastodon fossil

    June 5, 2025 — For a couple in Orange County, a trip to the back reaches of their property in October 2024 turned into a significant paleontological and archaeological...

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