• If state lawmakers can telecommute, why not the rest of the state workforce?

    If state lawmakers can telecommute, why not the rest of the state workforce?

    PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement regarding Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent executive order allowing the NYS Legislature to meet virtually until Jan. 15: “The strong and decisive action...

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  • Happy Holidays

    Happy Holidays

    A message from PEF President Wayne Spence: As 2021 draws to a close, I just want to take a moment and say, “Thank You.” The work you do every day...

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  • The Communicator: HoPEFul for the year ahead

    The Communicator: HoPEFul for the year ahead

    View the complete list of stories now at https://communicator.pef.org/

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  • Spence to Hochul: With masks mandated, why not more telecommuting?

    Spence to Hochul: With masks mandated, why not more telecommuting?

    PEF President Wayne Spence sent a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 14 asking that she expand telecommuting for state workers, given the Omicron variant and the...

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  • PEF Endorses Schumer and DiNapoli

    PEF Endorses Schumer and DiNapoli

    Albany, N.Y. – The New York State Public Employees Federation endorsed the reelection campaigns of Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli on Dec. 10...

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  • PEF’s advocacy against OMH, OPWDD, OCFS closures

    PEF’s advocacy against OMH, OPWDD, OCFS closures

    It’s no secret that New York’s safety net for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as well as those living with additional mental health issues, is in crisis.  Stories...

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  • ‘Less is More’: Less resources, less services, less funding

    ‘Less is More’: Less resources, less services, less funding

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. — PEF parole officers and victims’ advocates rallied outside the Hall of Justice in Rochester November 22 to denounce the “Less is More” parole reform law and call out its serious repercussions for community safety, parole supervision and crime victims. “Less is...

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  • PEF tells lawmakers state staffing services for mentally ill falling seriously behind growing need

    PEF tells lawmakers state staffing services for mentally ill falling seriously behind growing need

    New York state must hire more mental health nurses and other professionals to meet the mounting demands of New Yorkers throughout the state.  But the state can’t recruit and retain...

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  • PEF Convention 2021: “Fund Our Future for a Thriving New York”

    PEF Convention 2021: “Fund Our Future for a Thriving New York”

    PEF Convention 2021: “Fund Our Future for a Thriving New York This video was played at the first plenary session of the 43rd Annual PEF Convention in Niagara Falls, N.Y.,...

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