• Hard work doesn’t scare this nurse 

    Hard work doesn’t scare this nurse 

    Among the tens of thousands of PEF members, nurses represent the largest title group. They work in very diverse settings across the state, like Hutchings Psychiatric Center.  That’s where Margaret...

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  • Letters to the Editor: November 2022

    Letters to the Editor: November 2022

    Questions timing of negotiations  To the Editor:  Contract negotiations in November, right after an election, is worthless.  I’ve been asking for months to begin in the summer, when CSEA negotiated. ...

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  • Retirees in Action: NYS retirement fund strong, exemplary

    Retirees in Action: NYS retirement fund strong, exemplary

    I recently came across a report from The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS), which finds that state and local government retirement systems on the whole successfully navigated the 2007...

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  • 44th Annual PEF Convention brimming with energy, action 

    44th Annual PEF Convention brimming with energy, action 

      PEF’s 44th Annual Convention was held October 23-26 in Niagara Falls. The weather was sunny and warm, and the delegates sailed through all their work.  PEF President Wayne Spence,...

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  • Outlook for PEF has never been better 

    Outlook for PEF has never been better 

    PEF President Wayne Spence told delegates at the union’s 44th Annual Convention that the state of the union is strong.  “Let me tell you, I have never felt better about...

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  • PEF in good spot financially despite loss of state workers during hiring freeze

    PEF in good spot financially despite loss of state workers during hiring freeze

    PEF Secretary-Treasurer Joe Donahue told delegates to PEF’S 44th Annual Convention in October that he has kept a sharp eye out to ensure transparency and compliance with laws and PEF policies...

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  • Delegates amend PEF Constitution, pass resolutions

    Delegates amend PEF Constitution, pass resolutions

    Delegates to PEF’s convention in Niagara Falls approved two amendments to the PEF Constitution and dealt with a dozen proposed resolutions submitted by officers and members. The first of the...

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  • Keynote speaker: PEF making strides to reclaim the future 

    Keynote speaker: PEF making strides to reclaim the future 

    Rev. Terrence L. Melvin, secretary-treasurer of the New York State AFL-CIO, fired up the delegates on the floor during his keynote address at the 44th Annual Convention in Niagara Falls. ...

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  • Peoples-Stokes: We are public servants, not servants of ourselves 

    Peoples-Stokes: We are public servants, not servants of ourselves 

    New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes praised PEF members for the work they do and the hope they bring to the future.  “I believe in public service,”...

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  • Convention 2022 was a resounding success 

    Convention 2022 was a resounding success 

    PEF did it again! Our union’s Constitution mandates we hold a Convention every autumn and for the last eight years, I’ve been honored to bang the gavel as your president. ...

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