• PEF updates members at Telephone Town Hall

    PEF updates members at Telephone Town Hall

    PEF members who joined the union’s telephone town hall on Feb. 2 received updates on a broad range of issues from retroactive longevity pay to telecommuting and the state budget. ...

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  • This year’s budget fightback theme? Fund Our Future!

    This year’s budget fightback theme? Fund Our Future!

    Last month, Gov. Kathy Hochul presented her first Executive Budget proposal.  It was a first in many ways – the first time a woman governor had delivered one, of course,...

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  • PEF scientists study COVID vaccine effectiveness, inform public health response

    PEF scientists study COVID vaccine effectiveness, inform public health response

    Vaccinations and boosters: How effective are they against preventing serious illness or death? What about reinfections? New variants? Two years into the pandemic, there are still so many questions that...

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  • Proposed state budget has potential, but will it work?

    Proposed state budget has potential, but will it work?

    Thanks to federal aid and increased revenues, the state’s Executive Budget proposal avoids massive cuts to services and even contains resources to address many issues. For PEF members, the most...

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  • Members’ Workers’ Comp questions answered

    Members’ Workers’ Comp questions answered

    PEF gave members a chance to ask questions about Workers Compensation in an evening Zoom meeting on January 19 hosted by Aronova & Associates,...

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  • VP DiAntonio testifies on workforce development at joint legislative hearing; urges state to Fund Our Future

    VP DiAntonio testifies on workforce development at joint legislative hearing; urges state to Fund Our Future

    PEF Vice President Randi DiAntonio made the case for funding our future to state Assembly and Senate leaders January 31, advocating for increased staffing and salaries; an end to facility...

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  • Retro longevity payments coming this month

    Retro longevity payments coming this month

    February 7, 2022 — PEF members will receive retroactive payment of earned performance awards in separate checks or direct deposit dated February 10 (institution payroll) and February 16 (administration payroll)....

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  • What you need to know about state weather emergencies

    What you need to know about state weather emergencies

    With winter in full swing and weather emergency declarations always possible, PEF Contract Administration has issued a memo answering Frequently Asked Questions about your rights during a declared State of...

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  • 2022 PEF Convention Delegate Rules

    2022 PEF Convention Delegate Rules

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  • Letters to the Editor – February 2022

    Letters to the Editor – February 2022

    How do you apply for license reimbursement? To the Editor: I paid for my nursing license in 2021 and I understand we can get reimbursed. How can I make this...

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