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Apr 19, 2024PEF celebrates New York State budget wins, vows to keep advocating
Exclude Tier 6 Overtime Compensation (Approved) PEF is very appreciative of budget legislation that extends the exclusion of overtime earnings when calculating Tier 6 members’ contributions to the pension plan until March 31, 2026. As we work to increase staffing and address inequities in Tier 6, the continuation of this provision protects PEF members from increased contribution costs...
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Apr 15, 2024Want to become a PEF Convention Delegate?
April 15, 2025 — The 46th annual PEF Convention is just five months away (Sept. 15-18, 2024) and now is the time for members to think about petitioning to become a delegate! It’s really quite simple and requires only a willingness to conduct the business of the union. To be eligible, members must be dues-paying...
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Apr 11, 2024Joint Telephone Town Hall updates members on SUNY Downstate fightback
April 11, 2024 — Since learning earlier this year about a plan to close SUNY Downstate, PEF and UUP have orchestrated a fightback campaign to make sure it does not happen. The two unions, along with concerned clergy in New York City, legislators in Albany, and Brooklyn community leaders have held rallies, meetings and marches...
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Apr 10, 2024Help for PEF member stabbed at Buffalo Psychiatric Center
On April 3, PEF member Edward Gordon was one of three staff members brutally attacked by a patient at Buffalo Psychiatric Center (BPC). Gordon works as a Residential Program Manager 2 at BPC. He suffered stab wounds to his abdomen and back and a laceration to his neck; one of his coworkers, a CSEA member,...
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Apr 10, 2024PEF Telephone Town Hall: April 9, 2024
Thank you to the thousands who listened in on the PEF Telephone Town Hall on April 9. If you missed it, a full audio recording is now available below. Here are some general time codes indicating what was discussed and when: 01:30 to 8:40: Higher Education Differential submission of proof deadline extended from March 29...
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Apr 10, 2024Check out the latest public service workshops!
PEF members in applicable titles who need continuing education hours can take advantage of the Public Service Workshops program. Visit this page to register for the latest offerings and registration instructions.
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