PEF Deserves a Fair ContractThe PEF Executive Board voted overwhelmingly on June 11, 2026, to approve the text of a 2026-2031 Tentative Agreement for PEF-represented members of the PS&T unit and send it to the membership for a ratification vote. Members will now have the final say. A physical copy of the full agreement, along with highlights, gains and tradeoffs, and a timeline for the vote will be mailed to all members in July.  In the meantime, digital versions of those documents are below.

The tentative agreement provides for raises of 4.5%, 4%, 3.5%, 3% and 3% each year of the agreement. It also establishes a new PEF Employee Benefit Fund to administer a new dental plan, something PEF has fought for since 2015 and that brings us in line with CSEA and UUP.

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The timetable for the ratification vote is as follows:

1. Ballots will be mailed to PEF members in the State’s PS&T unit by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) on July 8, 2026. Only State or Roswell Park employees in the PS&T Unit who were dues-paying PEF members as of June 17, 2026, are eligible to vote.
2. Ballots must be received by AAA on or before 5 p.m. on July 30, 2026. Received means in hand, not just mailed or postmarked by July 30, 2026.
3. A double-envelope system will be used for balloting as required by AAA to ensure secrecy. PEF will follow all procedures required or recommended by AAA for balloting.
4. Any PEF member in the PS&T unit who has not received a ballot by July 15, 2026, should call the AAA hotline at (800) 529-5218 or email Sacha Ulerio (AAA) at ulerios@adr.org to request a ballot or replacement ballot.
5. Ballots will be counted by AAA on July 31, 2026.
**NOTE: If you know you will not be at your home address to receive a ballot in the mail during the voting period, please contact PEF Director of Divisions Kristie Furman at (518) 785-1900, ext. 231, or Kristie.Furman@pef.org and accommodations will be made.

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Click the + sign below to read the Articles, Side Letters, Salary Schedules and other documents contained in the 2023-2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

2023-2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement

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