• Sign up now for team building, technical writing workshops 

    Sign up now for team building, technical writing workshops 

    PEF members can take advantage of a pair of Public Service Workshops Program trainings in May.  How to Build a High-Performance Team will be held from 930 a.m. to 12:30...

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  • Parole release of ‘Fat Cat’ Nichols a slap in the face to parole officers 

    Parole release of ‘Fat Cat’ Nichols a slap in the face to parole officers 

    The New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) denounces granting state parole to infamous Queens drug lord Lorenzo “Fat Cat” Nichols, who orchestrated the murder of Parole Officer Brian Rooney...

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  • State Budget Takes Major Steps Towards Funding Our Future 

    State Budget Takes Major Steps Towards Funding Our Future 

    Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York Legislature have agreed on a $220 billion state spending plan for the 2022-23 fiscal year.  This budget clearly provides what Governor Hochul termed...

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  • IT professionals: Register now for a business analysis workshop

    IT professionals: Register now for a business analysis workshop

    Members can register to attend a virtual Public Service Workshop training program April 27 and 28 and May 4 and 5, covering business analysis for IT professionals.  The program, Fundamentals of Business Analysis for IT...

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  • April 2022 contractual raises, advances and awards are coming!

    April 2022 contractual raises, advances and awards are coming!

    Last week, the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) released Payroll Bulletin 2016 providing information about payment of the April 2022 contractual Performance Advances (Increments). Complete details regarding eligibility...

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  • Executive Board approves 2022-23 budget, hears from gubernatorial candidates

    Executive Board approves 2022-23 budget, hears from gubernatorial candidates

    The PEF Executive Board met March 24 and 25 in Troy, N.Y., voting on the 2022-23 budget, hearing from three gubernatorial candidates and conducting other business of the union. 2022-23...

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  • Sign up now for PSWP workshops in May and June

    Sign up now for PSWP workshops in May and June

    Members can take advantage of Public Service Workshops Program trainings on legal and ethical approaches working with high-risk clients, motivational interviewing and structured query language in May and June.  Legal...

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  • PEF Relief Fund

    PEF Relief Fund

    As people across the world condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, we are activating the PEF Relief Fund to help our brothers and sisters forced to flee their...

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  • 3 more Public Service Workshops to earn CEUs

    3 more Public Service Workshops to earn CEUs

    PEF members can register to attend three virtual Public Service Workshop training programs with CEUs in April and May, covering aggression within the therapeutic process, suicide intervention, and counseling for...

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