May 15, 2026 — The 48th Annual PEF Convention is set for October 18-21, 2026, in Niagara Falls. Delegate elections are underway for contested seats, but the union expects another large turnout this year. The final delegate list will be published on the PEF website by May 29.
At Convention, delegates will debate, possibly amend, and eventually approve the union’s State and Federal Legislative Agendas that help guide PEF’s advocacy. Before then, all members are invited to contribute to the agendas.
“This is the start of a critical process,” said PEF Vice President and Statewide Political Action Committee Chair Randi DiAntonio. “PEF is a member-driven union, and this is a chance for any member to suggest new agenda items or make changes to items already in the agenda. These agendas really do govern a lot of what the union will seek to accomplish in the year ahead.”
Each year, VP DiAntonio presents the agendas to the Convention body and chairs the debate. Members may read through the current state and federal agendas and submit recommended changes for consideration to Danielle Blue in the PEF Legislative Office at Danielle.Blue@pef.org.