The Office of Employee Relations has extended the deadline for PEF members to submit proof of education degree or license to May 3, 2024. The payment date of the $600 for anyone who has already submitted proof has not changed. Anyone who met the previous March 29 deadline will see payment on April 24 (Administration...
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The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has released Payroll Bulletin 2211 providing for payment of the April 2024 Performance Awards (also known as Lump Sum Longevity Payments) for PEF members who are eligible. Per the 2023-2026 PEF/State Agreement, the five-year performance award payment is $1,500, the 10-year payment is $3,000, and the 15-year...
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The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has released Payroll Bulletin 2204 providing information about the payment of the 2023 $400 dental stipend secured by the 2023-2026 PEF/State Agreement. A side letter in the contract provides for a $400 payment each fiscal year to eligible PS&T members until the State enters into a new...
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The Office of the State Comptroller is out with news that PEF members have been waiting for: The $600 Higher Education Differential that PEF negotiated in your current contract with the State is set to be paid soon! Members will see the money added to their paychecks on April 24, May 2 or May 8,...
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February 20, 2024 — Through Article 14 of the PS&T contract, PEF divisions can apply for a grant of up to $1,250 per year for certain kitchen appliances to improve breakroom/lunch areas at facilities that do not have them or where they aren’t in good working order. The Quality of Work Life (QWL) Grants...
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PEF members who carried over vacation accruals during the COVID state of emergency must use them before Dec. 31 or they will be forefeited. This applies only to hours carried over beyond the 40-day contractual cap each April from 2020 through 2023. PEF Contract Administration has put together a memo with guidance on how to...
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PEF President Wayne Spence hosted a Telephone Town Hall for all members on June 28 about the 2023-2026 PEF/State Tentative Agreement that is being sent to the membership for ratification. If you missed the Town Hall, you can listen to it below. Physical copies of the agreement have been mailed to all members for review....
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June 13, 2023 — Governor Kathy Hochul invited members of PEF, UUP and CSEA to an event at the Albany Labor Temple to celebrate the expansion of Paid Parental Leave to public sector workers. The 2023-2026 PS&T Tentative Agreement with New York State contains 12 weeks of leave for new parents who have a...
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The PEF Executive Board voted overwhelmingly on June 8, 2023, to pass a tentative 2023-2026 contract on to the full membership for a ratification vote. The following press release was issued following that vote. ALBANY, N.Y. — The Public Employees Federation (PEF) has reached a tentative agreement with New York State that, if ratified by...
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