• Do you want to be a union leader? Executive Board special election coming in July  

    Do you want to be a union leader? Executive Board special election coming in July  

    June 19, 2025 — The PEF Executive Board meets quarterly and is the highest-ranking deliberative body of the union other than the annual Convention. A full Executive Board ensures that...

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  • 47th Annual Convention Delegate Information

    47th Annual Convention Delegate Information

    A projected 762 delegates are certified for the 47th annual PEF Convention from October 19 to 22, 2025, in Lake Placid, a marked increase in participation in the highest...

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  • Retirees in Action: Unions took the fight against the ‘Big Ugly Betrayal Bill’ to elected representatives

    Retirees in Action: Unions took the fight against the ‘Big Ugly Betrayal Bill’ to elected representatives

    July 18, 2025 — Despite our legislative advocacy efforts, we didn’t have the votes to defeat President Donald Trump’s massive spending bill, which he dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill”,...

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  • Your Union: Discovering, Advocating and Educating

    Your Union: Discovering, Advocating and Educating

    The first day of summer is only a few weeks away and with the warm weather, we hope you’ll take advantage of all the outdoors has to offer – and...

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  • From field to lab: PEF members play an integral part in studying unique mastodon fossil

    From field to lab: PEF members play an integral part in studying unique mastodon fossil

    June 5, 2025 — For a couple in Orange County, a trip to the back reaches of their property in October 2024 turned into a significant paleontological and archaeological...

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  • Reflections from Israel: A Union Journey of Solidarity, Struggle, and Hope 

    Reflections from Israel: A Union Journey of Solidarity, Struggle, and Hope 

    June 5, 2025 — In early May, Region 11 Coordinator Bernadette O’Connor and I had the honor of traveling to Israel and Jerusalem to engage in a powerful exchange on...

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  • Changes to Flex Spending Account for members may cause disruption in service

    Changes to Flex Spending Account for members may cause disruption in service

    June 5, 2025 — The company that administers the Flex Spending Account (FSA) for PEF members, Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC), is sending new FSA debit cards to participating members....

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  • Taft-Hartley Act marked first major union-busting legislation at the federal level

    Taft-Hartley Act marked first major union-busting legislation at the federal level

    June 5, 2025 — While the United States has some of the most progressive labor laws in the world, there have been numerous attempts by the federal government to weaken...

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  • Long fight for salary upgrades at Division of Labor Standards ends with a victory

    Long fight for salary upgrades at Division of Labor Standards ends with a victory

    June 5, 2025 — More than 70 investigators and trainees in the Department of Labor (DOL) Division of Labor Standards are finally being properly compensated for the complex and vital...

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  • New officers and a busy Women’s History Month

    New officers and a busy Women’s History Month

    June 5, 2025 — The Statewide Women’s Committee is proud to announce its newly elected officers. The election was held on April 30. Eighty (80) PEF members registered to attend...

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