November 21, 2023 — Do you ever wonder why there are so many ads, mailings, and solicitations for Medicare Advantage Plans? The for-profit private insurance industry spends a lot of...
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October 25, 2023 — Over the past few years, between a pandemic and inflation, the number of people in need across the country — and New York State — continues...
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Artificial intelligence in the workforce PEF testified on Oct. 19 before the Assembly Standing Committees on Labor and Science and Technology on the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce....
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October 12, 2023 — Vice President Randi DiAntonio testified before the Senate’s Civil Service and Pension Committee on October 11, urging the state to reform pension plans; fix compensation and...
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September 27, 2023 — Toxic workplaces and bullying by New York State agency managers took center stage at the quarterly PEF Executive Board meeting, held September 21 and 22...
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Emerging leaders’ initiative long overdue To the Editor: It seems that it took a while – over a decade, at least – but the idea for an “Emerging Leaders Institute”...
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September 27, 2023 Jose Medina, a retired PEF member who worked as a wage investigator with the Department of Labor, and Scarlett Ahmed, a council leader and member of the...
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September 27, 2023 — National Roundabouts Week is celebrated across the United States every September. This year, Roundabouts Week was Sept. 18-23, and New York’s Department of Transportation (NYS DOT)...
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September 22, 2023 — During lunch on September 21, the PEF Executive Board, joined by rank-and-file members, marched from the Albany Hilton to Empire State Plaza, loudly and proudly...
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September 27, 2023 — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have both approved and authorized updated COVID-19 booster vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer...
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