Volume 41. No. 5

Table of Contents

• Educating the public on the Niagara Escarpment: PEF member participates in PBS “Nature” episode 
• Division 234 accepting applications for $500 scholarships, must be postmarked by July 28
• Division 179 now accepting applications for annual scholarships 
• Writers Guild of America is no stranger to strikes 
• SUNY Stony Brook nurse Amy Lee Pacholk is a stalwart advocate for nurses 
• CLRFR pilot program extended to December 
• Unions in the News 
• PEF Membership Benefits Program Family Days Tickets are Available for Sale!
• SUNY Downstate members honor nurses 
• Civil Service exams waived for some State jobs under HELP program 
• Town Hall provides updates on budget wins, contract negotiations, and anti-union attacks 
• Random Acts of Kindness in Region 7 
• PEF member receives Red Cross award for providing much-needed mental health support after Buffalo mass shooting
• Two Executive Board seats filled; more still vacant 
• PEF strongly supports parole officer, demands changes to Less is More
• Ailing members need your leave donations