• Years of advocacy for WNYCPC paying off as $55M reno begins

    Years of advocacy for WNYCPC paying off as $55M reno begins

    August 16, 2022 — Sometimes real, meaningful progress takes a long time.  You may even need to fight just for basic survival, but in the end, when all of your...

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  • Members say MBP family days were great fun 

    Members say MBP family days were great fun 

    August 12, 2022 — Summer is a time for families to get together and enjoy fun-filled adventures.  Members of PEF and PEF Retirees are no exception and they responded enthusiastically...

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  • Shop union-made for back-to-school

    Shop union-made for back-to-school

    The lists are out, and the race is on to buy school supplies for the 2022-23 school year.  Despite inflation, families of K-12 students plan to spend an average of...

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  • PEF member’s daughter tapped for Union Plus scholarship

    PEF member’s daughter tapped for Union Plus scholarship

    August 19, 2022 — Emily Wenke, the daughter of PEF member Joanne Wenke, received a $550 Union Plus scholarship for 2022.   Emily is going into her second year of...

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  • New handbooks for PEF stewards 

    New handbooks for PEF stewards 

    July 28, 2022 — Union stewards are labor’s first responders — advising members, welcoming new ones and enforcing the contract and state labor law.  Without its cadre of stewards, PEF...

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  • 2022 Audited Financial Statements

    2022 Audited Financial Statements

    Bonadio & Co., the certified public accountants of the NYS Public Employees Federation, completed its audit of PEF’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ending March 31, 2021, and...

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  • Statewide officers continue to visit members across the state

    Statewide officers continue to visit members across the state

    July 14, 2022 — PEF’s statewide officers are ramping up efforts to reach rank-and-file members, visiting numerous worksites to update members on the state of the union, field questions, and...

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  • 2022 Proposed Constitutional Amendments

    2022 Proposed Constitutional Amendments

    Proposed Constitutional Amendment – Article VI(G)(1) Proposed Constitutional Amendment – Article XII RECALL

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  • From A – Z (Asbestos to Zero Injuries), PEF Health & Safety staff fight for you

    From A – Z (Asbestos to Zero Injuries), PEF Health & Safety staff fight for you

    July 15, 2022 — The PEF Health and Safety Department hit the ground running in 2020 when COVID-19 began its sweep across the world – fighting for on-the-job protections, securing...

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  • PEF research scientist spearheads efforts to improve mental health treatment by addressing racism in the field

    PEF research scientist spearheads efforts to improve mental health treatment by addressing racism in the field

    July 14, 2022 — PEF research scientists at the forefront of the mental health field are studying and implementing community-based programs to reach underserved New Yorkers.  A PEF member since...

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