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Check 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. We maintain a list of the most recent workshops here.

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...

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...

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...

PEF Telephone Town Hall recording is in the app

The PEF Telephone Town Hall held by President Wayne Spence is now available for viewing in the PEF app. Only members can download the app, so this ensures that we...

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...

PEF Statement on 2026 State of the State

PEF President Wayne Spence released the following statement after attending Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address on Jan. 13, 2026, in Albany. “The 55,000 professional, technical and scientific...

Division 187 donates $2k to food programs

January 2, 2025 — Members and leaders of Division 187 presented a total of $2,000 to food banks around the state for the holiday season. In Buffalo, the Division donated...

Executive Board welcomes four new members

December 18, 2025 — Special Elections balloting is complete, and four new leaders have joined the PEF Executive Board. David Downing secured Seat 30, representing certain members at the Department...