• President Spence holds Town Hall to update members on Contract, Civil Service

    President Spence holds Town Hall to update members on Contract, Civil Service

    PEF President Wayne Spence was joined by Vice President and Contract Chair Darlene Williams, as well as PEF Civil Service Enforcement/Research Director and Contract Administration Director Deborah Greenberg for about...

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  • Leaders, staff honor memory of members killed on 9-11

    Leaders, staff honor memory of members killed on 9-11

    September 11, 2025 — PEF leaders, members, and staff honored the memories of the 34 union members who were killed in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in New...

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  • PEF mobilizes in the face of Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak in Harlem

    PEF mobilizes in the face of Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak in Harlem

    August 22, 2025 — An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease was first detected on July 25 in the Central Harlem area of New York City. The New York City Health Department...

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  • The PEF Protest of Assignment (POA) form is now digital!

    The PEF Protest of Assignment (POA) form is now digital!

    PEF has created a digital-only version of the Protest of Assignment (POA) form. This important tool, previously used primarily by nurses, is now available to all healthcare professionals working in...

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  • PEF Statement on Republican Budget Bill

    PEF Statement on Republican Budget Bill

    PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed their version of the federal budget bill on May 22, 2025: “PEF is profoundly disappointed...

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  • PEF Telephone Town Hall for DOCCS members 

    PEF Telephone Town Hall for DOCCS members 

    PEF members who work at DOCCS facilities across the state, including nurses and mental health care workers who work for OMH in Corrections Based Operations, listened to a Telephone Town...

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  • Comptroller reviewing some longevity payments

    Comptroller reviewing some longevity payments

    April 24, 2025 — The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) advises PEF that there were challenges in calculating years of qualifying service for the 2025 performance awards (longevities) for...

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  • PEF Telephone Town Hall: Recording

    PEF Telephone Town Hall: Recording

    Thousands of members listened to a Telephone Town Hall on April 16, 2025, led by PEF President Wayne Spence. He was joined by PEF directors from the following departments: Civil...

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  • PEF Executive Board to consider no-confidence vote against OMH Commissioner Sullivan

    PEF Executive Board to consider no-confidence vote against OMH Commissioner Sullivan

    ALBANY, N.Y. — The 120 members of the PEF Executive Board, representing more than 54,000 New York State employees, voted unanimously at their quarterly meeting on March 27 to consider...

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