• Executive Board approves 2023-24 budget, gets PS&T contract update, and votes to send out Albany County Probation agreement for ratification vote

    Executive Board approves 2023-24 budget, gets PS&T contract update, and votes to send out Albany County Probation agreement for ratification vote

      April 3, 2023 – The Executive Board approved the 2023-24 budget, voted to send the Albany County Probation tentative agreement to the agency’s membership for ratification, and discussed legislative...

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  • PEF leaders unfurl 42-foot-long petition at the Capitol, urging leaders to Fund Our Future 

    PEF leaders unfurl 42-foot-long petition at the Capitol, urging leaders to Fund Our Future 

      April 3, 2023 – Four-feet wide and 42 feet long, the petition PEF rolled down the steps of the Legislative Office Building March 29 was a striking visual...

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  • Full-language PS&T contract proposals are on the table; some contract programs set to sunset

    Full-language PS&T contract proposals are on the table; some contract programs set to sunset

    April 3, 2023 — The state finally passed most of their full-language proposals across the bargaining table at negotiations March 21 and 22, allowing the two sides to move into...

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  • April performance advances hit paychecks April 26, May 4 

    April performance advances hit paychecks April 26, May 4 

    April 3, 2023 — If you are on the administrative payroll, your April 2023 performance advance (increments) base salary change is effective March 30 and will be reflected in your...

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  • Nurses meet to discuss staffing crisis, health and safety, workplace violence  

    Nurses meet to discuss staffing crisis, health and safety, workplace violence  

      April 3, 2023 — More than 30 nurses attended the PEF Statewide Nurses Committee (SWNC) Conference March 25 in Syracuse, covering everything from legislative and budget bill updates, to...

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  • Still waiting on the budget, and progressing at the contract table 

    Still waiting on the budget, and progressing at the contract table 

    This Communicator update comes to you during what I hope is the final week of State budget negotiations. Your PEF team has been in close contact with the governor’s office...

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  • PEF Heroines excel in leadership, service, and support of union values 

    PEF Heroines excel in leadership, service, and support of union values 

    April 3, 2023 — For the third year in a row, during Women’s History month in March, PEF recognized and celebrated female members who have demonstrated significant accomplishments or leadership....

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  • UNION LEADER SPOTLIGHT: Elizabeth Murray

    UNION LEADER SPOTLIGHT: Elizabeth Murray

        April 3, 2023 — This is part of a series of Q&As with Union leaders across the state. If you have a suggestion for a profile, please email...

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  • President Biden goes to bat for retirees with his 2024 budget 

    President Biden goes to bat for retirees with his 2024 budget 

    April 3, 2023 — President Biden wrote an op-ed in the New York Times March 7 to showcase his plans to protect and preserve Medicare, and he released the administration’s...

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  • Respect us, protect us, pay us: Social workers call for much needed change to recruit and retain staff 

    Respect us, protect us, pay us: Social workers call for much needed change to recruit and retain staff 

    March 20, 2023 – “We are inundated with so much paperwork, it’s not leaving us enough time to actually meet with our patients.”  “The workload has increased tremendously. A lot...

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