• PEF Executive Board sets Convention location, votes on policy proposals and discusses key issues facing members

    PEF Executive Board sets Convention location, votes on policy proposals and discusses key issues facing members

    July 13, 2021 — The PEF Executive Board had a full agenda June 30 and July 1, selecting a 2021 Convention location, voting on policy proposals and member items and hearing from...

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  • Your contract vote matters, big time!

    Your contract vote matters, big time!

    July 13, 2021 — Have you received your orange contract ballot in the mail?  When it arrives, please open it, vote and return it to the American Arbitration Association (AAA) quickly to...

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  • Now is the time to be PEF strong!

    Now is the time to be PEF strong!

    July 13, 2021 — This summer double issue of The Communicator arrives in the middle of your contract ratification vote.  Ballots are out and must be received by our election...

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  • Triennial Election

    Triennial Election

    The Triennial Election Committee has certified a list of candidates. You can view the list here of candidates seated automatically as the only certified nominees, along with vacant Executive...

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  • Exposed to COVID at work? File a WC claim

    Exposed to COVID at work? File a WC claim

    July 13, 2021 — If you were exposed to COVID-19 at work, file a workers’ compensation claim, even if you think the deadline for filing such a claim has passed. ...

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  • State issues guidance to agencies about returning to work, telecommuting

    State issues guidance to agencies about returning to work, telecommuting

    On June 18, the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) released two documents. The first, “Revised Guidance for State Agencies/Authorities on Return to Work,” provides instructions on what...

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  • Tentative agreement heading to membership for ratification

    Tentative agreement heading to membership for ratification

    The PEF Executive Board approved the Tentative 2019-2023 PS&T Agreement at an emergency meeting June 8, 2021, voting to send the contract out to more than 50,000 PEF members in...

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  • Don’t miss the PEF MBP Family Day at Six Flags Great Adventure, July 10

    Don’t miss the PEF MBP Family Day at Six Flags Great Adventure, July 10

    The sun is shining, flowers are blooming and this summer PEF members are once again able to enjoy family events and other great outdoor activities! The PEF Membership Benefits Program...

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  • PEF Contract Team Delivers

    PEF Contract Team Delivers

    After almost three years of hard work by a tremendous number of people, PEF has reached a tentative contract agreement with New York State.  The Executive Board met in emergency...

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  • President’s Message

    President’s Message

    ‘We have to reopen with a cautious eye’ Look around you.  Do you see signs of change?  Maybe your grocery store now lets fully vaccinated shoppers roam the aisles without...

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