• PEF members step up to become certified OSHA trainers

    PEF members step up to become certified OSHA trainers

    April 3, 2025 — Since the end of the Covid pandemic, PEF has invested considerable time and resources to build up its Health & Safety committees, from local workplaces to...

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  • STEM Incentive Program Now Open for New York High School Seniors

    STEM Incentive Program Now Open for New York High School Seniors

    April 3, 2025 — College can be expensive, but the NYS STEM Incentive Program offers students pursuing science, technology, engineering, or math degrees an incredible opportunity to attend a...

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  • Further your education at school of labor, urban studies

    Further your education at school of labor, urban studies

    April 3, 2025 — The CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies is offering a series of events designed to help you prepare for the Fall 2025 semester, whether you...

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  • PEF in the NEWS

    PEF in the NEWS

    April 3, 2025 — Executive Board to consider vote of no confidence in OMH commissioner News outlets picked up the union’s press release announcing the Executive Board’s unanimous vote...

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  • Deadline extended for SUNY Downstate Advisory Board recommendations

    Deadline extended for SUNY Downstate Advisory Board recommendations

    April 3, 2025 — It has been one year since staff, doctors, nurses and students at SUNY Downstate joined with the Brooklyn community, PEF, UUP, and clergy leaders to strike...

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  • PEF leaders talk State Museum, staffing needs with local publication

    PEF leaders talk State Museum, staffing needs with local publication

    April 3, 2025 — PEF Division 194 Assistant Council Leader Aaron Noble and Executive Board member Mickey Dobbin recently sat down for an-depth chat with Timber, a public interest group...

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  • March comes in like a lion

    March comes in like a lion

    Last month I began this message with a remark about the accelerated pace of our work in 2025 and as March roars in, I hope for all of us that...

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  • PEF protecting members during correctional facility work stoppages across the state

    PEF protecting members during correctional facility work stoppages across the state

    March 5, 2025 — On Feb. 17, President’s Day, media outlets began reporting corrections officers (COs) at several statewide facilities were engaging in work stoppages in protest of working conditions...

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  • PEF to legislators: Act now to bolster the State workforce

    PEF to legislators: Act now to bolster the State workforce

    March 5, 2025 — At a joint State budget hearing on Workforce Development Feb. 26 in Albany, PEF Vice President Randi DiAntonio testified how the proposed Executive Budget can do...

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  • PEF members visit State Capitol for annual Lobby Day

    PEF members visit State Capitol for annual Lobby Day

    March 5, 2025 — PEF nurses and members from across the State visited the Capitol in Albany on March 4 to meet with legislators and discuss PEF’s budget priorities. At...

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