Canal Corp. members ratify five-year contract
July 28, 2023 — Nearly 60% of PEF members at Canal Corporation (Division 504) ratified their 2022–2027 contract, with a 76% approval rating. “We are pleased that more than...
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PEF pushes ACCES-VR to put overtime rules in writing
July 28, 2023 — For about two years, PEF members at Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) offices in the State Education Department (SED) have been compelled to...
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PEF power on display as contract is ratified
This is an update to the July/August Communicator before the summer gives way to fall and our September issue is published after Labor Day. PEF will have a presence across New York...
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Honoring the past: OPWDD members spearhead cemetery cleanup with day hab participants
July 28, 2023 — A quiet cemetery in western New York is a little less disheveled after some hard work by volunteers from Dogwood Day Services staff and clients. Jackie...
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PEF Emerging Leaders Institute kicks off
July 28. 2023 — PEF is always working to build leadership within the union, and a new program aims to do just that while also nurturing a multigenerational team to...
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Former PEF President James Sheedy honored after passing
July 28, 2023 — On July 10, PEF President Wayne Spence, PEF Staff and PEF Retirees gathered with Molly Sheedy to honor her late husband, James (Jim) Sheedy at...
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Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2023
The following proposed amendment to Article IX, B, 1 of the PEF Constitution will be presented for ratification to delegates at the 2023 Convention. The amendment was approved by the...
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PEF Region 3 members show solidarity at Rochester Pride Parade
July 28, 2023 — The Rochester Pride Parade may not have happened during Pride Month in June, but that didn’t stop PEF and hundreds of others from taking to the...
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PEF member, 3 others killed in house fire
July 28, 2023 — A house fire in Voorheesville, Albany County, on July 8, 2023, took the life of Division 232 member Rebecca Jean “Becky” Monterosso, a vulnerable persons...
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PEF Retiree writes new book based on founding member of Blue Magic R&B group
July 28, 2023 — Former New York State Parole Officer and PEF Retiree Anthony Johnson has authored a new book based on the life of Wendell Sawyer, the lead singer...
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