• Multiple attacks and ensuing trauma made worse by workplace toxicity and bullying

    Multiple attacks and ensuing trauma made worse by workplace toxicity and bullying

    October 29, 2024 — When Ruth Johnson joined state service in 2005, she couldn’t have imagined the turmoil she would face over the next nearly 20 years – from violent...

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  • President’s Message: Vote labor to keep PEF strong!

    President’s Message: Vote labor to keep PEF strong!

    Election Day, November 5, is right around the corner, and no matter who you choose to vote for, I encourage you to vote for leaders who support our labor movement...

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  • Members at ITS promote cybersecurity awareness, protect New Yorkers from cyberattacks

    Members at ITS promote cybersecurity awareness, protect New Yorkers from cyberattacks

    October 29, 2024 — From phishing to malware/ransomware to widespread coordinated data breaches, the list of ways cyber criminals can access your information and devastate your finances and privacy continues...

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  • Caribbean-American Committee seeking new members

    Caribbean-American Committee seeking new members

    November 25, 2024 — The union is seeking new members to join the PEF Caribbean-American Committee to advocate for issues important to public employees in that community, to share their...

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  • Grateful for Division 240 scholarship

    Grateful for Division 240 scholarship

    To the Editor:  I’m writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for awarding me the “Pete Singapore College Scholarship.” It is an honor to be selected, and I’m deeply appreciative.   This...

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  • The 2024 Election: A Postmortem New York State Perspective

    The 2024 Election: A Postmortem New York State Perspective

    November 25, 2024 — By Barry A. Kaufmann, President, New York State Alliance for Retired Americans  Editor’s note: Reprinted with permission from the New York State Alliance for Retired Americans....

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  • Convention delegates: Retirees have got your back!

    Convention delegates: Retirees have got your back!

    October 29, 2024 — I’ve just returned home from this year’s PEF convention where I addressed the delegates at the invitation of President Wayne Spence. The focus of my speech...

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  • New York State Historic Preservation Office creates opportunities for communities

    New York State Historic Preservation Office creates opportunities for communities

    October 29, 2024 — A new grocery store is doing business in a critically underserved area of Troy, N.Y. The store, simply named Bargain Grocery, sells fruit, vegetables, meat and...

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  • PEF mobilizes to support South Beach PC members after assault on nurse 

    PEF mobilizes to support South Beach PC members after assault on nurse 

    October 29, 2024 — In the wake of a brutal assault that left a PEF member from South Beach Psychiatric Center on a ventilator in a Staten Island hospital, PEF...

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  • Verdict is still out on New York’s new dental provider

    Verdict is still out on New York’s new dental provider

    Didn’t get your Anthem ID card yet? Call them at (833) 821-1949 or contact your agency’s HR Department, Health Benefits Administrator, or Business Service Center! October 29, 2024 — New York...

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