• Retirees in Action: Votes matter and the Inflation Reduction Act will help workers, retirees and their families

    Retirees in Action: Votes matter and the Inflation Reduction Act will help workers, retirees and their families

    The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was just signed into law.  This legislation is good for our retirees and for our union!  It is very appropriate that it was enacted...

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  • Amid rising costs, college scholarships are more valuable than ever

    Amid rising costs, college scholarships are more valuable than ever

    August 31, 2022 — Over the last two decades, the cost of tuition and fees at private national universities has jumped 144 percent; out-of-state tuition and fees at public universities...

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  • Labor in the News 

    Labor in the News 

    Support for labor unions highest since 1965: Gallup  American support of labor unions rose 3 percent over the last year, from 69 percent to 71.  Increased support is attributed to...

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  • Members work to ensure high-quality K-12 education by helping schools with programs, policies, and oversight 

    Members work to ensure high-quality K-12 education by helping schools with programs, policies, and oversight 

    August 31, 2022 — Every student in New York deserves a quality education and PEF members at the State Education Department (SED) work daily to make sure educators across the...

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  • Statewide officers visit Western New York regions

    Statewide officers visit Western New York regions

    August 19, 2022 — From Long Island to Rochester, PEF’s top officers continued their tour of the state with visits to Regions 1, 2, and 3 in August – stopping...

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  • Celebrating the American worker on Labor Day

    Celebrating the American worker on Labor Day

    On Sept. 5, 1882, the first Labor Day celebration was held in New York City, with a picnic, concert, speeches, and a 10,000-strong worker parade from City Hall to Union...

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  • As Labor Day approaches, we can’t say ‘thank you’ enough

    As Labor Day approaches, we can’t say ‘thank you’ enough

    We are officially in the “dog days” of August! (Fun fact: They don’t call them the dog days just because it’s too hot to...

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  • Training to assist members injured on the job

    Training to assist members injured on the job

    August 17, 2022 — PEF health and safety committee chairs from across the state took part in a two-day training conference on worker’s compensation August 8 and 9 at the...

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  • Years of advocacy for WNYCPC paying off as $55M reno begins

    Years of advocacy for WNYCPC paying off as $55M reno begins

    August 16, 2022 — Sometimes real, meaningful progress takes a long time.  You may even need to fight just for basic survival, but in the end, when all of your...

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  • Members say MBP family days were great fun 

    Members say MBP family days were great fun 

    August 12, 2022 — Summer is a time for families to get together and enjoy fun-filled adventures.  Members of PEF and PEF Retirees are no exception and they responded enthusiastically...

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