At its quarterly board meeting on Sept. 18, 2026, the elected members of the PEF Executive Board, representing 62,000 professional employees across New York State,voted to endorse Governor Kathy Hochul....
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PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement on May 12, 2026. The attack on a PEF member and NYS Parole Officer on April 29, 2026, in Queens is the...
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At its March 26, 2026, quarterly meeting in Albany, the PEF Executive Board voted to endorse Thomas P. DiNapoli and Letitia James in their reelection campaigns for New York State...
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PEF President Wayne Spence released the following statement after attending Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address on Jan. 13, 2026, in Albany. “The 55,000 professional, technical and scientific...
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The following statement was issued by PEF President Wayne Spence on Nov. 7, 2025: “Our deepest condolences go out to the family, friends, and colleagues of the PEF member who...
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ALBANY, N.Y., Oct. 1, 2025 — The 55,000 members of the NYS Public Employees Federation stand with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries...
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PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed their version of the federal budget bill on May 22, 2025: “PEF is profoundly disappointed...
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ALBANY, N.Y. — The 120 members of the PEF Executive Board, representing more than 54,000 New York State employees, voted unanimously at their quarterly meeting on March 27 to consider...
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ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 22, 2025 — The Public Employees Federation (PEF) extends its deepest gratitude to Governor Kathy Hochul for her unwavering commitment to the Institute for Basic Research (IBR)...
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