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The pitfalls of privatization: A discussion with Donald Cohen

After going remote during the height of the pandemic, colleges began bringing students back to dormitories for the fall 2021 session. The plan was to keep dorm capacity down to...

Nurses For Our Future Scholarships will fund the education of 1,000 new nurses in New York

January 7, 2022 — Faced with a growing nursing shortage as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced new Nurses For Our Future Scholarships in December to cover tuition...

2.5 overtime agreement extended for certain PEF titles

February 7, 2022 — As the pandemic and short staffing continue to take its toll on the state workforce, PEF has negotiated agreements with various agencies and the Governor’s Office of...

PEF retiree pens book about the cost of education

January 14, 2022 — Do you have teenage children or grandchildren?  Robert Fisher has written a book he thinks you should read.  A professional sociologist, Fisher is a former PEF...

PEF negotiates GEO raises for SUNY Downstate; works to close salary gap between private, public-sector nurses

January 6, 2022 BROOKLYN – PEF nurses at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Center will receive geographic pay raises (GEOs). The agreement negotiated last month between SUNY and PEF will...

Nurse uniform maintenance allowance in effect

PEF negotiated a win for nurses in the 2019-2023 PS&T contract, securing a $500 lump sum payment to be put toward uniform maintenance. The amount was prorated for eligible employees...

PEF negotiates HSCA, DCAA 2021 balance carryovers

Through PEF’s work with the state, the Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAA) and the Health Care Spending Account (HSCA) plans have adopted carryovers for plan year 2021. Flexible Spending Account...

Remembering the Pemberton Mill collapse: Substandard materials and company greed

January 10, 1860: More than 500 people went to work at the Pemberton Mill in Massachusetts, entering the five-story high, 84-foot wide, 280-foot long building. Work was underway to reorganize...

2022 PEF Holiday & Payroll Calendar

PEF appoints new contract team for next PS&T contract

  December 14, 2021 — The PEF Executive Board endorsed New York’s senior U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for re-election in 2022 at the board’s quarterly...