• PEF parole officer talks down parolee during tense hostage standoff in western New York

    PEF parole officer talks down parolee during tense hostage standoff in western New York

    July 13, 2021 — New York State Police sought the assistance of PEF Parole Officer Karen Hoth during a tense hostage standoff June 8, 2021, after one of her parolees led them...

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  • Guidance for telecommuting agreements

    Guidance for telecommuting agreements

    July 7, 2021 — To assist PEF leaders developing telecommuting agreements with their agencies by July 31, the Field Services department released a Telecommuting Toolkit and a Template...

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  • PEF tells committees to ‘act fast’ to impact return-to-work, telecommuting

    PEF tells committees to ‘act fast’ to impact return-to-work, telecommuting

    July 2, 2021 — PEF’s statewide labor-management and health and safety committees must move very quickly to influence return-to-work and future telecommuting policies before a July 31 deadline.  That was...

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  • What should you know about health, safety and telecommuting as you return to work?

    What should you know about health, safety and telecommuting as you return to work?

    July 13, 2021 — With the state of emergency lifted, the governor hopes to reach pre-pandemic capacity in state workplaces by Labor Day. With return to work looming or already happening,...

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  • PEF Executive Board sets Convention location, votes on policy proposals and discusses key issues facing members

    PEF Executive Board sets Convention location, votes on policy proposals and discusses key issues facing members

    July 13, 2021 — The PEF Executive Board had a full agenda June 30 and July 1, selecting a 2021 Convention location, voting on policy proposals and member items and hearing from...

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  • Your contract vote matters, big time!

    Your contract vote matters, big time!

    July 13, 2021 — Have you received your orange contract ballot in the mail?  When it arrives, please open it, vote and return it to the American Arbitration Association (AAA) quickly to...

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  • Now is the time to be PEF strong!

    Now is the time to be PEF strong!

    July 13, 2021 — This summer double issue of The Communicator arrives in the middle of your contract ratification vote.  Ballots are out and must be received by our election...

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  • Triennial Election

    Triennial Election

    The Triennial Election Committee has certified a list of candidates. You can view the list here of candidates seated automatically as the only certified nominees, along with vacant Executive...

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  • Exposed to COVID at work? File a WC claim

    Exposed to COVID at work? File a WC claim

    July 13, 2021 — If you were exposed to COVID-19 at work, file a workers’ compensation claim, even if you think the deadline for filing such a claim has passed. ...

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  • State issues guidance to agencies about returning to work, telecommuting

    State issues guidance to agencies about returning to work, telecommuting

    On June 18, the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) released two documents. The first, “Revised Guidance for State Agencies/Authorities on Return to Work,” provides instructions on what...

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