• 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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  • New Empire Plan ID cards coming in December!

    New Empire Plan ID cards coming in December!

    The Consolidated Appropriations Act requires insurers to provide new ID cards to enrollees for use as of Jan. 1, 2022.  The new ID cards will show co-pays for all services. ...

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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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  • Victims, parole officers matter: Rally denounces Less is More

    Victims, parole officers matter: Rally denounces Less is More

    QUEENS, N.Y. — New York State parole officers rallied outside Rikers Island on Oct. 7, 2021, to denounce the recently signed “Less is More” parole reform law and call out...

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  • Getting retro pay?  Sign up for a deferred comp webinar

    Getting retro pay? Sign up for a deferred comp webinar

    If you participate in the state’s deferred compensation plan or want to  and you will receive retroactive pay under the new PS&T contract in early November, this is for you....

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  • Public Service Workshops available to PEF members

    Public Service Workshops available to PEF members

    PEF members can take advantage of a series of upcoming Public Service Workshop trainings, including defense documentation for nurses, preparing written communication for executives, managing the team report writing process,...

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  • PEF Actions Leading up to the Sept. 27 Vaccine Mandate

    PEF Actions Leading up to the Sept. 27 Vaccine Mandate

    On Sept. 17, PEF filed a declaration of impasse with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) requesting a mediator be assigned to facilitate impact bargaining with the Governor’s Office of...

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  • 2021 PEP Enrollment

    2021 PEP Enrollment

    Enrollment for the 2021 Productivity Enhancement Program is now open.  PEP is pro-rated for this year from July 1, 2021, to the end of the year. October 1 is the...

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  • Crisis at OPWDD: PEF rallies for increased wages, staffing

    Crisis at OPWDD: PEF rallies for increased wages, staffing

    PEF members, retirees and other disabilities services organizations joined State Sen. John Mannion (D-50th District) on September 14 outside the State Capitol for a rally to spotlight the lack of adequate...

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