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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Domestic workers organized some of the earliest labor unions, and Black women who knew the importance of workers’ rights stepped up to lead them. With Black History Month recognized in...
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Safety, fun, learning. That’s the unofficial motto of the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) summer environmental education camps — Camp Colby, Camp DeBruce, Camp Rushford and Camp Pack...
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PEF members who joined the union’s telephone town hall on Feb. 2 received updates on a broad range of issues from retroactive longevity pay to telecommuting and the state budget. ...
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Last month, Gov. Kathy Hochul presented her first Executive Budget proposal. It was a first in many ways – the first time a woman governor had delivered one, of course,...
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Vaccinations and boosters: How effective are they against preventing serious illness or death? What about reinfections? New variants? Two years into the pandemic, there are still so many questions that...
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Thanks to federal aid and increased revenues, the state’s Executive Budget proposal avoids massive cuts to services and even contains resources to address many issues. For PEF members, the most...
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PEF gave members a chance to ask questions about Workers Compensation in an evening Zoom meeting on January 19 hosted by Aronova & Associates,...
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PEF Vice President Randi DiAntonio made the case for funding our future to state Assembly and Senate leaders January 31, advocating for increased staffing and salaries; an end to facility...
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February 7, 2022 — PEF members will receive retroactive payment of earned performance awards in separate checks or direct deposit dated February 10 (institution payroll) and February 16 (administration payroll)....
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