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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.

Open Enrollment period for Flexible Spending Accounts now open

November 3, 2026 — PEF members who have not yet enrolled or wish to re-enroll in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) have from now until December 8 to do so...

PEF members celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Civil Service event

The Department of Civil Service hosted a celebration Sept. 26 in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month. President Lyndon B. Johnson established Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968, and President Ronald...

Dolores Huerta, 1930-2026

PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement on Oct. 28, 2026, following the death of labor leader Dolores Huerta: “PEF joins the entire Labor Movement in mourning the...

PEF opposes Albany ‘non-resident worker’ tax

PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement on Oct. 19, 2026: The more than 65,000 members of the New York State Public Employees Federation join with other elected officials...

PEF Executive Board votes to endorse Governor Kathy Hochul

At its quarterly board meeting on Sept. 18, 2026, the elected members of the PEF Executive Board, representing 62,000 professional employees across New York State,voted to endorse Governor Kathy Hochul....

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 members overwhelmingly ratify contract

August 18, 2026 — New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) members turned out in force to ratify the union’s 2026-2031 collective bargaining agreement, with 88 percent of voters in...

R7 awards three scholarships this year

June 22, 2026 — Region 7 offered three scholarships this year to dependents of Region 7 members. Traditionally, the Region only offers two scholarships, honoring Paul Normandeau and Ellen Mainville, who both lost their lives to...