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
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
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!
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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Berenice Abbott documented a changing New York; PEF members at the New York State Museum help showcase her work
March 10, 2023 – In 1929, photographer Berenice Abbott returned from abroad to find New York City dramatically different than when she left nearly a decade earlier. Hundreds of 19th-century...
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Jewish Committee to host Purim Celebration
The PEF Jewish Committee invites members to a Purim Celebration from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. March 16. There will be an in-person event at the New York City PEF Office...
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‘Bread and Roses’ strike: Highlighting child labor, workplace safety, unequal distribution of wealth
March 10, 2023 — In 1912, textile workers worked long hours for dismal wages. At the American Woolen Company mill in Lawrence, Mass., more than half the workers were women...
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Giving shelter dogs a better chance for adoption
March 10, 2023 — Incarcerated individuals at Groveland Correctional Facility in Sonyea, N.Y., have become an integral partner when it comes to helping dogs find forever homes. Through the...
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RETIREES IN ACTION: What impact could the Governor’s proposed budget have on seniors?
March 9, 2023 – March is the month that we transition from winter to spring. It’s also when the New York state budget is negotiated. Retirees have a stake in...
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Court strikes down DOH regulation mandating vaccine for health care workers; PEF files lawsuits
February 17, 2023 — The Supreme Court, Onondaga County, issued a decision January 13, finding unlawful a Department of Health (DOH) regulation mandating certain health care workers be vaccinated. ...
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