A cancer diagnosis changes a person’s life in an instant. “In the United States in 2021, there will be an estimated 281,550 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in women; 2,650 cases diagnosed in men; and an additional 49,290 cases of ductal carcinoma in situ diagnosed in women,” according to the American Cancer...
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May 28, 2021 — Recognizing its devastating impact on parole officers and their ability to do their job, as well as the risk to public safety, PEF worked hard behind the scenes to oppose the “Less is More” parole reform bill. Since the bill’s introduction, PEF engaged in news media campaigns, submitted comments to major...
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A retired PEF Region 8 member needs y our help finding a kidney donor for his son. Ron Lammerts was a principle capital program analyst for the state Department of Transportation when he retired from state service in 2016. His son, Justin, is 36 and is a former New York State employee and member of...
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Labor leaders from across the country came together September 30 for a webinar on threats to the public service sector, discussing the devastating impact of privatization on the services public employees provide. PEF Vice President Randi DiAntonio served as a panelist and shared the situation in New York. “We are the backbone of New York...
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October 8, 2021 — QUEENS, N.Y. — New York State parole officers rallied outside Rikers Island on Oct. 7, 2021, to denounce the recently signed “Less is More” parole reform law and call out the serious repercussions for community safety, parole supervision and crime victims. “Bottom line – the “Less” in this law is public...
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September 22, 2021 — The fight for fair wages for PEF nurses continues with the union scoring two wins in the last few weeks. On Sept. 22, PEF signed a Memorandum of Agreement with SUNY that could provide an increase in the overtime rate for many members at the three SUNY hospitals as well as...
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September 23, 2021 — Submitted by PEF Civil Service Enforcement/Research Department It is our pleasure to share the following updates regarding the Department of Civil Service’s ongoing Pay Equity Study, and Nurse Title Restructure. While the Nurse Title Restructure is an occupation-specific review, both initiatives are timely and effective efforts to address pay equity and salary...
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Sometimes just smelling a rat may be enough to get your attention. You don’t even have to actually see it. That is in part what prompted the state Labor Department to agree to sit down with PEF to discuss the union’s longstanding gripe about its members who have been stuck for years in supposedly temporary...
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The fight for fair wages for PEF nurses continues with the union scoring two wins in the last few weeks. On Sept. 22, PEF signed a Memorandum of Agreement with SUNY that could provide an increase in the overtime rate for many members at the three SUNY hospitals as well as the Long Island State...
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Praises PEF’s efforts to protect members Amen (to unfair state treatment of PEF members during the pandemic). (President) Wayne (Spence), you and the PEF staff have done a great job! JOHN TIERNAN Staten Island —– Looking for retroactive pay How long will it be until we receive our retro wages? JETTA INTELISANO Waterford —– When...
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