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A step forward for labor – Gov. Cuomo signs bill to strengthen unions

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs a new state law April 12 in Manhattan flanked by PEF President Wayne Spence and state AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento and other labor leaders and activists.
The law gives public employees a strong incentive to continue paying dues, even if the U.S. Supreme Court rules later this spring on the Janus v. AFSCME case that agency-shop fees are illegal.
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PEF Time Machine – Celebrating Our 40th Anniversary September 27, 1978

In honor of PEF’s 40th anniversary of becoming a professional NYS labor union, we will showcase key moments of our members fight for union solidarity and workers’ rights. Enjoy this special look back on PEF history in the making.
THE SWEET SMILE OF VICTORY — A PEF leadership victory meeting reads, with obvious delight, the unanimous decision of the Public Employment Relations board... Read more