March 7, 2022 — The COVID pandemic shone a light on the state’s nursing and healthcare heroes, but it also highlighted the consequences of decades of austerity budgets and reduced...
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March 8, 2022 — The observation of Black History Month dates back to 1915, when Carter G. Woodson, now known as the “Father of Black History,” created an organization called...
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Put in to use your carried over vacation accruals Eligible members impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and unable to use vacation accruals have until December 31, 2022, to use carried...
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Should she get 10-year longevity award? To the Editor: I have a general question regarding the longevity retro payouts. I’m an R.N. who worked 45 years at and retired from...
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No part of supervising state parolees has ever been easy, but the combination of a highly contagious pandemic and political crosswinds focused on changing criminal justice statutes are making the...
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PEF’s first quarterly special elections of 2022 filled 11 vacant seats on the union’s Executive Board. The candidates for these seats are automatically seated as the only certified candidates. They...
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Members working at the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities provide a host of services to New York’s most vulnerable population. During the October 2021 PEF Convention in Niagara...
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Women’s History Month was established by Congress in 1987. In his March 1987 proclamation, President Ronald Reagan stated: “I call upon all Americans to mark this month with appropriate observances...
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The deadline for applying for retroactive reimbursement through PEF’s Article 15 Educational Benefit programs is quickly approaching. Members applying for retroactive reimbursement for the CTR, NECTR, WSR, NEWSR, and CLEFR...
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