• PEF commemorates Workers Memorial Day

    PEF commemorates Workers Memorial Day

    April 28, 2023 — PEF staff and union members gathered at PEF headquarters on Workers Memorial Day to remember workers who were killed or injured on the job, and to...

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  • Open enrollment for dependent care, health care spending, and adoption accounts

    Open enrollment for dependent care, health care spending, and adoption accounts

    The 2023 open enrollment period for Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAA), Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) and the Adoption Advantage Account runs from Nov. 1 to Dec. 12. These Flexible...

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  • Temporary overtime rate increase for certain PEF titles at OMH hospitals

    Temporary overtime rate increase for certain PEF titles at OMH hospitals

    PEF has negotiated a temporary agreement to raise the overtime rate paid to certain titles at OMH hospitals.  The following PEF titles at OMH hospitals, excluding the Nathan Kline Institute, are...

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  • Telephone Town Hall about Vaccine/Test Mandate

    Telephone Town Hall about Vaccine/Test Mandate

    For members who could not attend on Oct. 14, a recording of the PEF Telephone Town Hall about the vaccine or test mandate is now available.

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  • Vaccine and/or testing mandates

    Vaccine and/or testing mandates

    As of Oct. 12, thousands more PEF members are subject to a vaccine or test mandate imposed by New York State. We’ve heard from many of you that your agency...

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  • PEF Declares Impasse on COVID Mandate

    PEF Declares Impasse on COVID Mandate

    Thousands of our PEF brothers and sisters are subject to a mandate to be vaccinated by September 27, 2021. After weeks of negotiations, the state has been unwilling to approve...

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  • PEF’s Position on Vaccine Mandates and Telecommuting

    PEF’s Position on Vaccine Mandates and Telecommuting

    Sent on behalf of President Spence: PEF’s primary mission is improving the members’ terms and conditions of employment, including protecting members’ health and safety.  In this case we must balance...

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  • Report workplace discrimination to PEF

    Report workplace discrimination to PEF

    Are you facing discrimination in the workplace? Have you been singled out due to disability, race, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity? If so, PEF wants to know. A new...

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  • COVID-19: Information for PEF Members & Staff

    COVID-19: Information for PEF Members & Staff

    COVID-19 has impacted our lives in ways that until recently seemed unimaginable. PEF is working every day to hold New York State accountable as the pandemic continues. PEF members across...

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