June 26, 2024 — Respect Us, Protect Us, Pay Us! That was the demand of PEF Social Workers as they advocated for better pay, increased staffing, and improved working conditions...
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June 26, 2024 — An 18-year-old Albany man was arrested June 21 after he brought a loaded handgun into the Albany County Probation office. Shascott Ham entered the office around...
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June 26, 2024 — PEF Region 2 is hosting two upcoming American Red Cross blood drives, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 1 and August 9, in conjunction with...
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June 26, 2024 — As active shooter incidents and other forms of violence in the workplace continue to become commonplace across the nation, training to defend against such attacks has...
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June 26, 2024 — The PEF Membership Benefits Program now offers Supplemental Health Plans, made available through Sun Life, that you can purchase in addition to your regular health insurance....
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August 7, 2024 — PEF president on historic fourth term: ‘It’s a bit surreal’ The president of New York’s state workers’ union made history over the weekend — becoming the...
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June 26, 2024 — Editor’s note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the June and July/August Retiree columns are here combined. In my May column, I wrote about issues-based support and doing...
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August 7, 2024 — The 46th annual PEF Convention will take place Sept. 15-18, 2024, in Syracuse. The Convention is the highest decision-making body in the union. 586 delegates are...
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