The Office of the State Comptroller is out with news that PEF members have been waiting for: The $600 Higher Education Differential that PEF negotiated in your current contract with the State is set to be paid soon! Members will see the money added to their paychecks on April 24, May 2 or May 8,...
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PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2024: “It has now been more than four months since the horrific acts of terror committed by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, which killed more than 1,200 Israelis and others. In that time, tens of thousands more Israelis and Palestinians have died, been injured,...
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Albany, Feb. 6, 2024 — PEF President Wayne Spence joined hundreds of UUP and PEF members, along with leaders from AFT, the New York State AFL-CIO, NYSUT and several legislators at the New York State Capitol on Feb. 6 to call on the state to stop the closure of SUNY Downstate Hospital. The rally is...
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February 20, 2024 — Through Article 14 of the PS&T contract, PEF divisions can apply for a grant of up to $1,250 per year for certain kitchen appliances to improve breakroom/lunch areas at facilities that do not have them or where they aren’t in good working order. The Quality of Work Life (QWL) Grants...
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The following statement was released by PEF President Wayne Spence on Jan. 19, 2024: “After serving the residents of Brooklyn for more than 100 years with distinction, SUNY Downstate is once again facing a financial crisis. I heard the news from SUNY Chancellor John King on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. He advised me that...
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Thank you to the thousands who listened in on the Telephone Town Hall Jan. 17. If you missed it, a full audio recording is now available.
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Following Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address on Jan. 9, 2024, PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement: “After a decade of neglect, Governor Kathy Hochul has made rebuilding the state workforce a priority. She embraced the tenets of PEF’s “Fund Our Future” initiative by negotiating union contracts that support the workforce,...
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The U.S. Department of Education extended the deadline to consolidate federal student loans to receive the full benefit of the current Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) adjustment from to April 30, 2024. If you have older loans issued through the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) you now have until April to consolidate those loans to receive...
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