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Public hearing on the impact of COVID-19

11-17-21 Public hearing on the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of healthcare and the the healthcare workforce Pacholk and Diop testify (starting at 2:19:00)  

PEF secures geographic pay raises for SUNY Downstate nurses

The New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) announced today (Dec. 17, 2021) that it reached an agreement with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Center to provide geographic pay raises...

PEF President: ‘Chancellor Malatras has our full faith and confidence’

PEF President Wayne Spence sent the following statement to the SUNY Board of Trustees on Dec. 3, 2021: Throughout the nearly two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of dedicated...

President Spence to Public Employee Conference: Support Hazard Pay for all Essential Workers

New York State – Fund Our Future

More than 130 delegates at the 2021 PEF Convention recorded testimonials about the critical services they provide for their fellow New Yorkers and how difficult the State often makes it...

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

PEF Does It – Fund Our Future

The New York State Public Employees Federation represents 50,000 workers across the state who provide the public services New Yorkers rely on every day.

PEF President Wayne Spence on early retirement incentives for state workers

At a Workers Memorial Day ceremony April 28 at PEF headquarters in Albany, President Wayne Spence answers a reporter’s question about the early retirement incentive (ERI) bills under discussion before...

Gov. Cuomo: Essential Workers are Heroes of COVID

As PEF seeks to collectively bargain a fair and just contract with New York State, we agree with Gov. Andrew Cuomo that essential workers are the heroes of the pandemic.