December 21, 2023 — Thanks to PEF’s persistence, the State will begin paying more than 1,700 current and former members of the Professional, Scientific and Technical bargaining unit for overtime...
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December 21, 2023 — PEF responded quickly in late October to an exploding situation at the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Industry Residential Center outside Rochester, following several...
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December 21, 2023 — When COVID shut down much of the world, it also had a devastating impact on PEF’s health and safety committees at worksites and agencies across the...
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December 21, 2023 — The 2023 Health & Safety Conference offered a variety of workshops for PEF members and state managers to hone their skills and learn new ones. From...
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December 21, 2023 — PEF members were honored for their contributions to health and safety in the workplace at the 2023 PEF/State Health & Safety Conference December 11 to 13...
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December 21, 2023 — On the second day of the 2023 Health and Safety Conference, keynote speaker Clarissa M. Rodriguez, Esq., shared her lifelong respect for the labor movement, the...
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December 21, 2023 — New York State’s health care sector is experiencing a staffing crisis. The Department of Health projects a shortage of 40,000 nurses by 2030. The state is...
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December 21, 2023 — It’s going to be a big year for the New York state parks and historic sites system in 2024. Across New York, from Niagara Falls to...
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Region 1: Niagara Falls State Park The mighty crash of Niagara Falls is indisputably the focal point of America’s first state park. Millions of visitors flock to the attractions,...
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Happy Holidays to the proud public employees of PEF! I cannot believe it has been a year already, but what a year it has been! This is our annual double-issue...
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