• SUNY Stony Brook nurse Amy Lee Pacholk is a stalwart advocate for nurses 

    SUNY Stony Brook nurse Amy Lee Pacholk is a stalwart advocate for nurses 

    A mother, a Surgical Trauma Neurosurgical ICU nurse, a college professor in adult health, the PEF Statewide Nurses Committee chair, an Executive Board Member, Council Leader, and Steward, as well...

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  • CLRFR pilot program extended to December 

    CLRFR pilot program extended to December 

    May 18, 2023 — PEF has negotiated an extension until December 31, 2023, of the Certification and License Renewal Fee Reimbursement (CLRFR) Pilot Program, originally set to lapse with the...

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  • Unions in the News 

    Unions in the News 

    Writers Guild of America on Strike  The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike for about three weeks. As the strike continues there is an expectation that TV...

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  • PEF Membership Benefits Program Family Days Tickets are Available for Sale!

    PEF Membership Benefits Program Family Days Tickets are Available for Sale!

    May 18, 2023 — Don’t miss out on the opportunity to take your family to a Six Flags theme park this summer at tremendous savings!  The popular, and very well...

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  • SUNY Downstate members honor nurses 

    SUNY Downstate members honor nurses 

    May 16, 2023 — At their Nurse Appreciation Lunch on May 10, PEF members at SUNY Downstate hospital recognized two nurses, Dornalee Walker and Maxine Trowers, for their commitment to...

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  • Civil Service exams waived for some State jobs under HELP program 

    Civil Service exams waived for some State jobs under HELP program 

    May 15, 2023 — Governor Kathy Hochul announced on May 10, 2023, that thousands of state jobs are open and available for immediate hiring. Some of the agencies in need...

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  • Town Hall provides updates on budget wins, contract negotiations, and anti-union attacks 

    Town Hall provides updates on budget wins, contract negotiations, and anti-union attacks 

      May 12, 2023 — President Wayne Spence hosted a telephone town hall May 4 to update members on legislative victories in this year’s New York state budget, the underhanded...

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  • Random Acts of Kindness in Region 7 

    Random Acts of Kindness in Region 7 

    May 12, 2023 — PEF Region 7 Coordinator Barbara Stransky was born and raised in DeKalb Junction. She knows the people and the values of the North Country and believes...

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  • PEF member receives Red Cross award for providing much-needed mental health support after Buffalo mass shooting

    PEF member receives Red Cross award for providing much-needed mental health support after Buffalo mass shooting

    May 11, 2023 — In the minutes, hours, days, and weeks following the mass shooting at the Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo, American Red Cross volunteers provided mental health, spiritual,...

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  • Two Executive Board seats filled; more still vacant 

    Two Executive Board seats filled; more still vacant 

    June 14, 2023 — Two Executive Board seats were filled in the April 2023 Special Election. Balloting is required for an additional contested seat, and a new election for the...

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