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PEF officers engage members at locations across the state

June 17, 2022 — PEF’s statewide officers are hard at work attending open houses and visiting state office buildings and worksites to engage PEF members. At each of the meetings,...

Statewide Tour – Photo Gallery

Pensions support us and our communities

Working people face difficulties and dangers in the workplace all the time. Unfortunately with labor laws and OSHA regulations as they stand, workers are often put in dangerous situations just...

DMV members: Our goal is ‘No Empty Chair’ at graduation

May 17, 2022 — Graduation season is underway, and students are donning caps and gowns to join their fellow graduates on bleachers, stages, and in seating areas inside and out,...

Shelby Wisneski – Region 2 Coordinator

May 17, 2022 — Shelby Wisneski, a social work assistant 3 for OPWDD Finger Lakes DDSO Regional Office, was elected Region 2 Coordinator in April 2022.   Wisneski has been a...

Photo Gallery – “Women for Tish” Event

Membership ‘blitz’ brings PEF organizers to doors and worksites across the Capital Region

Dozens of volunteers from PEF and local American Federation of Teachers (AFT) unions throughout the country converged on Albany at the end of April to take part in a week-long...

United Way honors PEF members at Upstate

The United Way of Central New York recently recognized PEF members at SUNY Upstate University Medical Center for their hard work and service to the community.  “It’s more than just...

New regional coordinator, Executive Board members elected

The results of PEF’s April 2022 Special Elections are in.  Shelby Wisneski was elected Region 2 coordinator, taking over for Andrew Puleo, who joined the PEF staff as an organizer...

Unions in the News – May 2022

President Biden praises union organizers Six union organizers from Starbucks to Amazon visited the White House this month and sat down with Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty...