Ailing members need your leave donations
PEF members may request leave donations from other members due to the need for medical treatment or recuperation from illness or injury. Donations are made from annual leave and donors...
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PEF Telephone Town Hall recording is in the app
The PEF Telephone Town Hall held by President Wayne Spence on April 9, 2026, about negotiations regarding the State Budget and the PEF Contract is now available for viewing in...
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Payroll dates for longevity, increments, and Higher Ed Differential
April 8, 2026 — Good news, PEF members! Some of the economic benefits negotiated by your Contract Team will be paid this spring. The Office of the State Comptroller released...
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Former PEF President Roger Benson, 1945-2026
April 3, 2026 — Former PEF President Roger Benson passed away peacefully with his family by his side on April 1, 2026. He was 81 years old. Benson served nine...
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PEF board endorses DiNapoli, James in statewide races
At its March 26, 2026, quarterly meeting in Albany, the PEF Executive Board voted to endorse Thomas P. DiNapoli and Letitia James in their reelection campaigns for New York State...
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Unions rally for pension reform with historic rally
March 9, 2026 — The ongoing effort to reform the New York State pension plan brought more than 15,000 members from PEF, NYSUT, AFT, UFT, IAF and dozens of other unions...
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PEF member pens open letter following assault at Lakeview
The following open letter was written by a PEF member who works at the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility in Brocton, N.Y., who was violently assaulted by an incarcerated individual...
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PEF opposes Civil Service plan to make 40 more titles eligible for NY HELPS
On January 14, the Civil Service Commission approved a request from the Department of Civil Service to move 40 additional titles to the non-competitive jurisdictional class, including 28 within the...
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