• Celebrating a summer of wins this Labor Day 

    Celebrating a summer of wins this Labor Day 

    The Los Angeles Times, in reporting on recent organized labor wins, recently coined the phrase “Hot Labor Summer.” Here at PEF, we certainly agree!  PEF’s big win this summer,...

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  • PEF members educate NYS Fair patrons about state services

    PEF members educate NYS Fair patrons about state services

    On opening day of the New York State Fair August 23, PEF members were ready and waiting at state agency booths with giveaways and, more importantly, information for fairgoers.  From...

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  • Read The Communicator summer issue

    Read The Communicator summer issue

    The July/August issue of The Communicator features the results of the PS&T contract vote and photos from the Statewide Officers Tour, along with all the latest union news. Click...

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  • Letters sent to PEF members about potential COVID overtime earnings adjustment

    Letters sent to PEF members about potential COVID overtime earnings adjustment

    Please keep an eye on your home mailboxes for an urgent letter from PEF!  Approximately two thousand current and former New York State employees in PEF’s PS&T Unit will receive...

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  • Listen: June 28 Telephone Town Hall about Tentative Agreement

    Listen: June 28 Telephone Town Hall about Tentative Agreement

    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. ...

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  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth

    PEF recognizes Juneteenth as a day of celebration as well as a day of reflection. We celebrate this day while  remaining committed to the pursuit of racial justice and equity.

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  • The latest issue of The Communicator is now available!

    The latest issue of The Communicator is now available!

    Highlights of the June issue of The Communicator include the PS&T contract passing for member ratification, legislative wins in the Senate and Assembly, updates on anti-union attacks, vaccine mandate...

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  • PEF, Hochul and other unions celebrate Paid Parental Leave 

    PEF, Hochul and other unions celebrate Paid Parental Leave 

     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...

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  • PEF joins WNYALF marking solemn anniversary of Buffalo massacre

    PEF joins WNYALF marking solemn anniversary of Buffalo massacre

    On the first anniversary of the May 14, 2022, massacre in Buffalo, PEF joins in solidarity with the Western New York Area Labor Federation, whose president shared this message with...

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