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DMV members: Our goal is ‘No Empty Chair’ at graduation

May 17, 2022 — Graduation season is underway, and students are donning caps and gowns to join their fellow graduates on bleachers, stages, and in seating areas inside and out,...

Shelby Wisneski – Region 2 Coordinator

May 17, 2022 — Shelby Wisneski, a social work assistant 3 for OPWDD Finger Lakes DDSO Regional Office, was elected Region 2 Coordinator in April 2022.   Wisneski has been a...

Photo Gallery – “Women for Tish” Event

Membership ‘blitz’ brings PEF organizers to doors and worksites across the Capital Region

Dozens of volunteers from PEF and local American Federation of Teachers (AFT) unions throughout the country converged on Albany at the end of April to take part in a week-long...

United Way honors PEF members at Upstate

The United Way of Central New York recently recognized PEF members at SUNY Upstate University Medical Center for their hard work and service to the community.  “It’s more than just...

New regional coordinator, Executive Board members elected

The results of PEF’s April 2022 Special Elections are in.  Shelby Wisneski was elected Region 2 coordinator, taking over for Andrew Puleo, who joined the PEF staff as an organizer...

Unions in the News – May 2022

President Biden praises union organizers Six union organizers from Starbucks to Amazon visited the White House this month and sat down with Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty...

Engaging with members, celebrating PEF’s nurses

This update of the May issue of The Communicator comes after the first leg of our Statewide Officers Tour, which covered PEF regions 10-12 the week of May 16-20.  We have lots...

Legislators support PEF nurses’ call to boost pay, staffing

The state Legislature was in session Tuesday, May 10, but at least 16 lawmakers ducked out of meetings at lunchtime to join PEF nurses at a press conference outside the...

PEF organizer receives Diversity in Labor scholarship

The CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies awarded downstate PEF organizer Lisa Pinkard-Adams a scholarship for Diversity in Labor, allowing her a full ride to study at the university. ...