• PEF Special Election

    PEF Special Election

    March 20, 2023 — Three contested Executive Board seats were filled following the January 2023 special elections. William Ferguson was elected to Seat 55, representing certain members at Economic Development; Tamara Martin...

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  • Former CDPC council leader Mary Haltermann passes away 

    Former CDPC council leader Mary Haltermann passes away 

    March 20, 2023 – Former Executive Board member and Division 231 council leader Mary L. Haltermann passed away March 12, after a long illness.   A staff pharmacist at Capital...

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  • Performance awards coming in April pay checks 

    Performance awards coming in April pay checks 

    March 20, 2023 – Members eligible for the April 2023 performance awards, also known as lump sum longevity payments, can expect to see them in their April 20 (Institution) or...

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  • Hopeful Signs as State Budget Begins to Bloom in Albany

    Hopeful Signs as State Budget Begins to Bloom in Albany

    March 10, 2023 — Spring is right around the corner and it’s always one of my favorite times of year – the white and grey of winter turns green, flowers...

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  • PEF to legislators: Bolster state workforce by improving Civil Service, adjusting pay grades, and fixing Tier 6

    PEF to legislators: Bolster state workforce by improving Civil Service, adjusting pay grades, and fixing Tier 6

      March 10, 2023 – Ahead of a joint budget hearing on workforce development, PEF President Wayne Spence and Vice President Randi DiAntonio called for changes that would address pay...

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  • PEF and PSI mark International Women’s Day in New York City 

    PEF and PSI mark International Women’s Day in New York City 

        March 10, 2023 — For a few hours on International Women’s Day, March 8, the PEF Region 10/11 office in New York City was filled with the sound...

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  • PEF Regions 1-5 leaders hone their skills

    PEF Regions 1-5 leaders hone their skills

      March 10, 2023 – It was a full house at the Statler Hotel at Cornell University as nearly 100 PEF leaders from Region 1 through 5 gathered February 24...

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  • PEF working to immediately secure fully paid parental leave for members 

    PEF working to immediately secure fully paid parental leave for members 

    March 10, 2023 – PEF has requested the state enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to immediately offer PEF members Paid Parental Leave (PPL), which grants 12 weeks of...

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  • Governor signs law to hold health care facilities accountable for mandating overtime for nurses 

    Governor signs law to hold health care facilities accountable for mandating overtime for nurses 

    March 10, 2023 – PEF scored another win for nurses with the signing of an amended “no mandatory overtime” law with language that would help hold health care facilities accountable...

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  • PEF member achieves loan forgiveness, erasing $154k in debt; don’t wait, see if you’re eligible now! 

    PEF member achieves loan forgiveness, erasing $154k in debt; don’t wait, see if you’re eligible now! 

    March 10, 2023 – Region 8 Coordinator Danielle Bridger successfully navigated the PSLF program and recently received confirmation that her loans, totaling more than $154,000, had been forgiven.  Bridger applied...

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