• Spence to Hochul: With masks mandated, why not more telecommuting?

    Spence to Hochul: With masks mandated, why not more telecommuting?

    PEF President Wayne Spence sent a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 14 asking that she expand telecommuting for state workers, given the Omicron variant and the...

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  • PEF Endorses Schumer and DiNapoli

    PEF Endorses Schumer and DiNapoli

    Albany, N.Y. – The New York State Public Employees Federation endorsed the reelection campaigns of Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli on Dec. 10...

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  • PEF’s advocacy against OMH, OPWDD, OCFS closures

    PEF’s advocacy against OMH, OPWDD, OCFS closures

    It’s no secret that New York’s safety net for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as well as those living with additional mental health issues, is in crisis.  Stories...

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  • ‘Less is More’: Less resources, less services, less funding

    ‘Less is More’: Less resources, less services, less funding

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. — PEF parole officers and victims’ advocates rallied outside the Hall of Justice in Rochester November 22 to denounce the “Less is More” parole reform law and call out its serious repercussions for community safety, parole supervision and crime victims. “Less is...

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  • PEF tells lawmakers state staffing services for mentally ill falling seriously behind growing need

    PEF tells lawmakers state staffing services for mentally ill falling seriously behind growing need

    New York state must hire more mental health nurses and other professionals to meet the mounting demands of New Yorkers throughout the state.  But the state can’t recruit and retain...

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  • PEF Convention 2021: “Fund Our Future for a Thriving New York”

    PEF Convention 2021: “Fund Our Future for a Thriving New York”

    PEF Convention 2021: “Fund Our Future for a Thriving New York This video was played at the first plenary session of the 43rd Annual PEF Convention in Niagara Falls, N.Y.,...

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  • October Communicator

    October Communicator

    The October edition of the Communicator is now available online @ https://communicator.pef.org/

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  • Telephone Town Hall about Vaccine/Test Mandate

    Telephone Town Hall about Vaccine/Test Mandate

    For members who could not attend on Oct. 14, a recording of the PEF Telephone Town Hall about the vaccine or test mandate is now available.

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  • Vaccine and/or testing mandates

    Vaccine and/or testing mandates

    As of Oct. 12, thousands more PEF members are subject to a vaccine or test mandate imposed by New York State. We’ve heard from many of you that your agency...

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