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Mar 09, 2026Unions rally for pension reform with historic rally
March 9, 2026 — The ongoing effort to reform the New York State pension plan brought more than 15,000 members from PEF, NYSUT, AFT, UFT, IAF and dozens of other unions...
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Mar 06, 2026PEF member pens open letter following assault at Lakeview
The following open letter was written by a PEF member who works at the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility in Brocton, N.Y., who was violently assaulted by an incarcerated individual...
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Mar 04, 2026Ailing members need your leave donations
PEF members may request leave donations from other members due to the need for medical treatment or recuperation from illness or injury. Donations are made from annual leave and donors...
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Jan 21, 2026PEF Telephone Town Hall recording is in the app
The PEF Telephone Town Hall held by President Wayne Spence is now available for viewing in the PEF app. Only members can download the app, so this ensures that we...
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Jan 20, 2026PEF opposes Civil Service plan to make 40 more titles eligible for NY HELPS
On January 14, the Civil Service Commission approved a request from the Department of Civil Service to move 40 additional titles to the non-competitive jurisdictional class, including 28 within the...
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Jan 13, 2026PEF Statement on 2026 State of the State
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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