• MLK fought for workers’ rights, bridging the labor movement with the civil rights movement

    MLK fought for workers’ rights, bridging the labor movement with the civil rights movement

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as a leader in the fight for civil rights – but when he was killed in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968, King...

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  • PEF statement on COVID surge, telecommuting, booster mandates

    PEF statement on COVID surge, telecommuting, booster mandates

    PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement on Jan. 11 in response to to New York’s COVID surge, booster mandates, and the lack of sufficient telecommuting: “New York State...

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  • Fund Our Future Petition – Sign Now!

    Fund Our Future Petition – Sign Now!

    With the NYS Legislative session underway, we have launched a petition demanding that lawmakers and the governor save and bolster the vital public services PEF members provide. It’s time to...

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  • PEF ready to work with Gov. Hochul to reward, protect healthcare heroes

    PEF ready to work with Gov. Hochul to reward, protect healthcare heroes

    Albany, N.Y. – The Public Employees Federation, the Communications Workers of America, and the New York State Nurses Association issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2022, in response to...

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  • 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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