PEF President Wayne Spence and Legislative Director Patrick Lyons updated members in a telephone town hall April 20 on how the union’s preparations for contract negotiations are progressing, and how...
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Second Amazon facility eyes unionizing After the successful union organizing campaign at the JFK8 warehouse on Staten Island, the warehouse across the street, LDJ5, is following in their coworkers’ footsteps....
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The leaders of other SEIU local public employee unions throughout the country learned about PEF’s Fund Our Future campaign in a virtual meeting April 14, where PEF President Wayne Spence...
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To help ensure its preservation, the state Department of Education created the Cultural Resource Survey Program (CRSP) in 1958 to help other state agencies meet historic preservation mandates. Staff dig...
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Happy Spring PEF brothers and sisters! This time of year always brings optimism, but the New York State Legislature and Governor have given us extra reasons to be hopeful this...
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State budgets are usually a mixed bag, at best, for PEF members, but this year the 2022-23 state budget is mainly good news. The last of the state budget bills...
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April 12, 2022 — Criminal justice and public safety weighed heavily on the minds of New Yorkers attending the 2022 New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic &...
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April 12, 2022 — Solidarity. It’s a word you hear often in the organized labor movement. And for good reason. The fight for a fair contract, good benefits and safe...
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For the second year in a row, during Women’s History month in March, PEF recognized and celebrated female members who have demonstrated significant accomplishments or leadership. Members were asked to...
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Wants PEF parole lobby day To the Editor: Why is PEF not having a lobby day for parole officers? This is outrageous that nothing has been done to stop Less...
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