• MLK fought for workers’ rights, bridging the labor movement with the civil rights movement
    Jan 17, 2022

    MLK fought for workers’ rights, bridging the labor movement with the civil rights movement

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as a leader in the fight for civil rights – but when he was killed in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968, King was actually in the city to support a union strike. King was in Memphis to support African American garbage workers, who, carrying signs blazoned with...

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  • At home COVID tests covered by The Empire Plan or HMO
    Jan 15, 2022

    At home COVID tests covered by The Empire Plan or HMO

    Effective today — Jan. 15, 2022 — members who are enrolled in The Empire Plan or HMO may obtain FDA-authorized COVID-19 at-home, over-the-counter diagnostic tests. Please click Read More for the memo from Contract Administration outlining the benefit.

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  • Extraordinary circumstances FAQ
    Jan 14, 2022

    Extraordinary circumstances FAQ

    With a snowstorm forecast to impact much of New York State starting Sun., Jan. 16, and throughout Mon., Jan. 17, PEF Contract Administration has issued a memo answering Frequently Asked Questions about your rights during a declared State of Emergency.

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  • PEF statement on COVID surge, telecommuting, booster mandates
    Jan 11, 2022

    PEF statement on COVID surge, telecommuting, booster mandates

    PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement on Jan. 11 in response to to New York’s COVID surge, booster mandates, and the lack of sufficient telecommuting: “New York State is inexplicably insisting on a mad dash to force workers into the workplace during the worst winter surge of the COVID pandemic.  By the State’s...

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  • PEF member in need after Bronx apartment fire
    Jan 11, 2022

    PEF member in need after Bronx apartment fire

    Lynn Johnson, a Senior Parole Officer who works in Region 9, was injured over the weekend in the tragic apartment fire that killed at least 17 people in the Bronx.  (Read the latest coverage from WABC in New York, here.)  Lynn was taken to the hospital with injuries, but her prognosis is good.

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  • Fund Our Future Petition – Sign Now!
    Jan 10, 2022

    Fund Our Future Petition – Sign Now!

    With the NYS Legislative session underway, we have launched a petition demanding that lawmakers and the governor save and bolster the vital public services PEF members provide. It’s time to Fund Our Future so all New Yorkers can thrive! Read and sign our petition here: www.PEF.org/FundOurFuture

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