Proposed Constitutional Amendment The following proposed amendment to Article VII(C)(1) of the PEF Constitution will be presented for ratification to delegates at the 2025 PEF Convention. The amendment was approved...
Read More
July 18, 2025 — PEF started the Joseph Scacalossi Scholarship in 1988 to help children, stepchildren and wards of active, retired or deceased PEF members finance their education. Scacalossi was...
Read More
As the summer heats up (and up and up!), PEF is also keeping the heat on several of our priorities, including holding DOCCS and OMH’s feet to the fire on...
Read More
July 18, 2025 — PEF members who work at DOCCS facilities have faced unsafe working conditions for many years, long before the 22-day wildcat strike by corrections officers in March....
Read More
July 18, 2025 — The state’s outdated compensation plan and its lack of competitiveness with the private sector continue to lead to severe recruitment and retention issues in New York....
Read More
July 18, 2025 — While studying infectious disease as an undergraduate at the University of New Hampshire, Dr. Nicholas Mantis found his calling. “I learned through a combination of coursework...
Read More
July 18, 2025 — In 2020, when I was a sophomore in high school, the country was going through a uniquely challenging time. Covid caused the largest recession since 2009,...
Read More
July 18, 2025 — This summer, SEIU invited members of its locals to participate in a Justice Journey, a mobilization effort that brought union members, community leaders, and people of...
Read More