PEF Organizing is on the ground every day supporting and advocating for you
September 15, 2022 — Did you visit the PEF booth at the New York State Fair? You weren’t alone. More than 1,100 active members and retirees stopped by the booth...
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PEF tells state to include its professional employees in planning future services
September 15, 2022 — PEF testified September 13 in Albany when the Assembly Committee on People with Disabilities held a public hearing on a draft strategic 5-year plan developed by...
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Congratulations to this year’s Joseph Scacalossi Scholarship recipients
September 15, 2022 — Paying for college amid record-high inflation got even harder as of July 1, 2022, when interest rates for federal student loans rose from 3.73 percent to...
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PEF special elections filling mid-term vacancies on Executive Board, Reg. 12
September 15, 2022 — Four vacant seats on the PEF Executive Board have been filled and a fifth seat will be filled pending the results of a special election. These...
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Congratulations to this year’s Joseph Scacalossi Scholarship recipients
September 15, 2022 — Paying for college amid record-high inflation got even harder as of July 1, 2022, when interest rates for federal student loans rose from 3.73 percent to...
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PEF marine biologist educates the public, first responders on shark interactions and how to respond when bites occur
September 7, 2022 — Sharks already get a bad rap, but with all the recent news of an uptick in shark sightings along Long Island beaches, the East Coast,...
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Letters to the Editor: September 2022
When are 2023 scholarship applications due? To the Editor: Just checking on eligibility for a 2023 graduate, when can he apply for scholarship consideration? DIANE BAKER East Greenbush Editor’s Note: ...
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Retirees in Action: Votes matter and the Inflation Reduction Act will help workers, retirees and their families
The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was just signed into law. This legislation is good for our retirees and for our union! It is very appropriate that it was enacted...
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Amid rising costs, college scholarships are more valuable than ever
August 31, 2022 — Over the last two decades, the cost of tuition and fees at private national universities has jumped 144 percent; out-of-state tuition and fees at public universities...
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