LABOR IN THE NEWS
February 17, 2023 — President Spence weighs in on workforce crisis With a looming shortage of more than 12,500 state workers, the governor’s budget calls for investing more than $18...
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PEF working to shape the Executive Budget in the best interests of members, the people they serve
February 17, 2023 — PEF submitted written testimony on Feb. 7 to a committee focused on the public protection components of the governor’s executive budget proposal. The written testimony...
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Executive Board seats filled in first-quarter special election
February 17, 2023 — Two vacant seats on the PEF Executive Board were filled during the first-quarter special election, and balloting will be held to determine who will fill three...
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Letters to the Editor – March 2023
Why aren’t members masking? To the Editor: I am deeply disappointed every time I see photos from a PEF event where almost no one is masked. COVID-19 is still causing...
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Working toward budget solutions
Your union has combed through the 162-page budget book the governor unveiled on Feb. 1. The good news? It’s a second consecutive budget with no...
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Hochul releases Executive Budget; PEF begins analysis and proposals
Gov. Kathy Hochul released her FY 2024 Executive Budget on February 1, following on the heels of her State of the State address that outlined an ambitious course for the...
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PEF, State continue contract talks
The PEF Contract Team, led by Contract Chair Darlene Williams with Chief Negotiator Mark Richard and Contract Administration staff, met again with representatives from the state’s Office of Employee Relations...
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Labor History: From caulker to labor leader
The name Frederick Douglass is well known. But what about Isaac Myers? Douglass and Myers have several things in common. Both were caulkers in the Baltimore shipyards. Both were leaders...
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PEF scientist honored for work in the field of TB molecular diagnostic testing
A PEF research scientist at the Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center received a prestigious honor for her work and research on tuberculosis (TB). Tanya Halse was the 2022 recipient...
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Spence honored for leadership, accomplishments
President Wayne Spence made City & State’s 50 Over 50 list, which honors leaders over the age of 50 who have achieved numerous and lasting accomplishments over decades of...
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