‘You think this could never happen in my town’
PEF Administrator of Membership Benefits Stephanie McLean-Beathley grew up three minutes away from the Tops store on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo. So when news broke on May 14 that multiple...
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PEF statement on the Buffalo tragedy
PEF President Wayne Spence sent the following message to members of the union on May 18. PEF was devastated to learn about the tragic events that occurred in Buffalo last...
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The Communicator: Celebrating PEF nurses and engaging all members
May 2022 Issue of the PEF Communicator is now available!! Find out about our Nurses-week press conference, PEF membership blitz, quarterly election results, end of session advocacy and other latest...
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Legislators support PEF nurses’ call to boost pay, staffing
The state Legislature was in session Tuesday, May 10, but at least 16 lawmakers ducked out of meetings at lunchtime to join PEF nurses at a press conference outside the...
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PEF reflects on, mourns lives of members killed on the job
In observance of Workers Memorial Day, PEF staff and union members gathered at the memorial outside PEF Headquarters in Latham to mourn those who have lost their lives at work. ...
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Capital Region members: That might be PEF knocking on your door!
Dozens of volunteers from PEF and local American Federation of Teachers (AFT) unions throughout the country converged on Albany this week to take part in a week-long membership blitz to...
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PEF Telephone Town Hall Recording
For members who could not participate on April 20, click here to listen to a 32-minute recording of the phone call. PEF President Spence and Legislative Director Patrick Lyons...
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PEF statement on SUNY Upstate’s bid to acquire Crouse Hospital
PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement in reaction to the proposal by SUNY Upstate Medical University to buy Crouse Hospital, a non-profit facility in Syracuse. “SUNY Upstate Medical...
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Parole release of ‘Fat Cat’ Nichols a slap in the face to parole officers
The New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) denounces granting state parole to infamous Queens drug lord Lorenzo “Fat Cat” Nichols, who orchestrated the murder of Parole Officer Brian Rooney...
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