• Unions in the News

    Unions in the News

    Second Amazon facility eyes unionizing  After the successful union organizing campaign at the JFK8 warehouse on Staten Island, the warehouse across the street, LDJ5, is following in their coworkers’ footsteps....

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  • PEF shares Fund Our Future info with other SEIU locals

    PEF shares Fund Our Future info with other SEIU locals

    The leaders of other SEIU local public employee unions throughout the country learned about PEF’s Fund Our Future campaign in a virtual meeting April 14, where PEF President Wayne Spence...

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  • Cultural resource preservation takes PEF member on a journey through New York’s history

    Cultural resource preservation takes PEF member on a journey through New York’s history

    To help ensure its preservation, the state Department of Education created the Cultural Resource Survey Program (CRSP) in 1958 to help other state agencies meet historic preservation mandates. Staff dig...

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  • New York State answers PEF’s call to Fund Our Future

    New York State answers PEF’s call to Fund Our Future

    Happy Spring PEF brothers and sisters!  This time of year always brings optimism, but the New York State Legislature and Governor have given us extra reasons to be hopeful this...

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  • State budget delivers big wins for PEF

    State budget delivers big wins for PEF

    State budgets are usually a mixed bag, at best, for PEF members, but this year the 2022-23 state budget is mainly good news. The last of the state budget bills...

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  • How do you keep public safe, but avoid over-policing?

    How do you keep public safe, but avoid over-policing?

    April 12, 2022 — Criminal justice and public safety weighed heavily on the minds of New Yorkers attending the 2022 New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic &...

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  • PEF lends a hand to SEIU Local 721 in Los Angeles

    PEF lends a hand to SEIU Local 721 in Los Angeles

    April 12, 2022 — Solidarity. It’s a word you hear often in the organized labor movement. And for good reason. The fight for a fair contract, good benefits and safe...

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  • Everyday PEF Heroines Recognized

    Everyday PEF Heroines Recognized

    For the second year in a row, during Women’s History month in March, PEF recognized and celebrated female members who have demonstrated significant accomplishments or leadership. Members were asked to...

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  • Letters to the Editor

    Letters to the Editor

    Wants PEF parole lobby day To the Editor:  Why is PEF not having a lobby day for parole officers?  This is outrageous that nothing has been done to stop Less...

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  • Retirees in Action: Watch out for scams, identity theft

    Retirees in Action: Watch out for scams, identity theft

    Chances are, you or someone you know have received an ominous call or message from someone pretending to be from the government, alleging that your information has been compromised or...

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