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  • PEF president: Wrong time for prison closures as COVID surges; all DOCCS staff should be offered vaccine

    PEF president: Wrong time for prison closures as COVID surges; all DOCCS staff should be offered vaccine

    For more information: Communications Director Rob Merrill, rmerrill@pef.org ALBANY, N.Y. – With COVID-19 cases surging in New York State correctional facilities, PEF President Wayne Spence called out the...

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  • PEF demands DOCCS vaccination plan

    PEF demands DOCCS vaccination plan

    PEF President Wayne Spence contacted Acting DOCCS Commissioner Anthony Annucci today demanding answers about the department’s statewide vaccination plan. This as The City...

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  • PEF President Statement on NY Correctional Facility Closures

    PEF President Statement on NY Correctional Facility Closures

    Albany, N.Y. —  PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement on New York’s announcement that they will close the Watertown and Gowanda Correctional Facilities as well as the Clinton Annex,...

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  • PEF pledges to support members impacted by prison closures

    PEF pledges to support members impacted by prison closures

    Albany, N.Y. — The Public Employees Federation (PEF) was notified on Dec. 21 that New York State will close three correctional facilities in 2021. The three facilities — Gowanda Correctional,...

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  • 2020 PEF Convention: Labor Management Roundtable

    2020 PEF Convention: Labor Management Roundtable

    2020 PEF Convention: Labor Management Roundtable from NYS PEF on Vimeo.

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  • 2020 PEF Convention: Race Roundtable

    2020 PEF Convention: Race Roundtable

    2020 PEF Convention: Race Roundtable from NYS PEF on Vimeo.

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  • 2020 PEF Convention: PAC Roundtable – Patrick Lyons

    2020 PEF Convention: PAC Roundtable – Patrick Lyons

    2020 PEF Convention: PAC Roundtable – Patrick Lyons from NYS PEF on Vimeo.

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  • 2020 PEF Convention: PAC Roundtable – Randi DiAntonio

    2020 PEF Convention: PAC Roundtable – Randi DiAntonio

    2020 PEF Convention: PAC Roundtable – Randi DiAntonio FULL from NYS PEF on Vimeo.

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  • 2020 PEF Convention: PAC Roundtable – Leah Gonzalez

    2020 PEF Convention: PAC Roundtable – Leah Gonzalez

    2020 PEF Convention: PAC Roundtable – Leah Gonzalez FULL from NYS PEF on Vimeo.

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  • Telephone Town Hall covers health insurance increases and benefits to help you save money; deadlines are December 8

    December 2, 2025 — Just before Thanksgiving, PEF learned there would be a 9.6% increase in New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) premiums in 2026, and President Wayne Spence hosted a telephone town...

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  • PEF and other labor unions uplift Regional Food Bank in time of need

    November 17, 2025 — Across the nation, Americans are facing rising costs of living, with many struggling to access food. According to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York (NENY),...

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  • PEF member collects donations for Hurricane Melissa relief in Jamaica

    November 10, 2025 — Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica late last month. Current damage estimates show the Category 5 storm caused as much as $7 billion in damages. International aid organizations have descended on the island nation with relief supplies, and...

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