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Jun 02, 2023Check 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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May 24, 2023Upcoming Empire Plan changes don’t apply to PEF members
You may have heard discussion of Empire Plan benefit changes effective July 1, 2023, and an associated special option transfer period in June 2023. These changes and option transfer period do NOT impact active PEF members since we are still in negotiations with the state. The changes are a result of collectively bargained modifications to...
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May 14, 2023PEF joins WNYALF marking solemn anniversary of Buffalo massacre
On the first anniversary of the May 14, 2022, massacre in Buffalo, PEF joins in solidarity with the Western New York Area Labor Federation, whose president shared this message with members: Brothers, Sisters, and Siblings, On the anniversary of the racist, white supremacist massacre that occurred at Tops on Buffalo’s East Side, I wanted to...
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May 12, 2023Town Hall provides updates on budget wins, contract negotiations, and anti-union attacks
President Wayne Spence hosted a telephone town hall May 4 to update members on legislative victories in this year’s New York state budget, the underhanded tactics of anti-union groups, and the ongoing contract negotiations. But first, he shared PEF’s mission statement, something he said should be looked at more frequently. “If we don’t know what...
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May 09, 2023Tell your lawmakers to address PEF’s priorities!
Thanks to the late budget negotiations, State senators and Assemblymembers have just days to debate additional bills addressing the needs of New Yorkers. PEF’s legislative team is hard at work pushing the union’s priorities, but as always, lawmakers tend to listen to the people who actually elect them! So please take a moment today to...
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May 08, 2023PEF strongly supports parole officer, demands changes to Less is More
PEF President Wayne Spence and more than a dozen PEF parole officers gathered outside the city court in Cohoes, N.Y., on May 4, 2023. Spence delivered remarks regarding the case of parolee Taquan Hassell, who was charged with Unlawful Imprisonment and Assault in the third degree of a parole officer. The officer is a member...
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