• PEF spotlights state budget concerns at workforce hearing

    PEF spotlights state budget concerns at workforce hearing

    PEF Vice President Randi DiAntonio testified about the union’s state budget concerns relating to staffing and service reductions at a virtual legislative hearing on the workforce February 2.  Although witnesses...

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  • PEF weighs in on state transportation budget

    PEF weighs in on state transportation budget

    New York is facing a massive budget shortfall and a deadly pandemic, facts that PEF Regional Coordinator Andrew Puleo pointed to in written testimony urging state leaders to carefully assess...

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  • EAP Toolkit

    EAP Toolkit

    We are living through trying and uncertain times.  It is no wonder that many of us are feeling added stress balancing the demands of work, home and life in general....

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  • PEF endorses Eric Adams for New York City mayor

    PEF endorses Eric Adams for New York City mayor

    Contact: PEF Communications Director Rob Merrill, rmerrill@pef.org Eric Adams for Mayor, Evan Thies, 917 715 9265 or evan@pythiapublic.com New York, NY — Citing his dedication to working...

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  • Union files lawsuit against state, 3 agencies over quarantine paid leave restrictions

    Union files lawsuit against state, 3 agencies over quarantine paid leave restrictions

    For more information: Communications Director Rob Merrill, rmerrill@pef.org ALBANY, NY – The Public Employees Federation (PEF) filed a lawsuit on Jan. 15 against New York State and three...

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  • PEF Statement on President-elect Biden’s “American Rescue Plan”

    PEF Statement on President-elect Biden’s “American Rescue Plan”

    Tonight, President-elect Joe Biden outlined his bold $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan,” which is designed to defeat the coronavirus, support American families hurt by the economic fallout, and jump start...

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  • COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A

    COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A

    As New York ramps up vaccine distribution, the PEF Health & Safety Department has put together a fact sheet providing answers to questions many of our members have. Please...

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  • Governor delivers State of the State over several days

    Governor delivers State of the State over several days

    Gov. Andrew Cuomo presented the first of several State of the State messages on Monday, January 11, with additional remarks expected throughout the week. PEF President Wayne Spence said, “While...

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  • PEF president: Wrong time for prison closures as COVID surges; all DOCCS staff should be offered vaccine

    PEF president: Wrong time for prison closures as COVID surges; all DOCCS staff should be offered vaccine

    For more information: Communications Director Rob Merrill, rmerrill@pef.org ALBANY, N.Y. – With COVID-19 cases surging in New York State correctional facilities, PEF President Wayne Spence called out the...

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