📣 LAST CALL! Today is the last day to send a letter to the Governor to let her know what we want for New Yorkers!! Please take a moment to write a letter, or two: www.pef.org/departments/...

Highlights of PEF Division 357 (ITS Statewide) Council Leader Chris Ford’s testimony before a joint Assembly hearing looking into the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the State workforce.

The results in four contested Executive Board seats are in! Congratulations to David Downing, Margaret Dobbins, Scott Avidon, and Marie Denis, and thanks for stepping up to represent your fellow members! Read more: www.pef.org/articles/new...

👀 @ 2:09 for Senior Parole Officer Cheryl Wallace at a Hands Off Our Social Security rally and 3:28 for President Spence and others speaking out to Save SUNY Downstate in @AFTUnion’s Year in Review video! youtu.be/4gONRpnScRE?...

Don't forget to write to Governor Hochul and let her know what New Yorkers need! Starting writing now: www.pef.org/departments/...

Last night R10 Coordinator Tamara Martin had a great time attending Division 292’s holiday party alongside Field Rep Robert Wright at Brickyard Craft Kitchen & Bar in Manhattan. Thank you to Council Leader Clara Henry for the invitation and warm welcome. A wonderful evening celebrating the season!

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When we fight, we win! A huge Thank You to the members of the U.S. House who stood up to support federal workers’ right to organize. The bill, which overturns an Executive Order that ended collective bargaining rights for some federal employees, now heads to the Senate.

Last night was a dazzling evening in Region 3 as the Rochester Labor Council held its annual dinner, with UAW President Shawn Fain as the keynote speaker. Congratulations to PEF Region 3 Field Rep Colin Phillips, who took home the Jon Garlock Educator of the Year Award!

Happy holidays to PEF members at Division 278, the Department of Labor in Rochester, where VP Randi DiAntonio joined EBoard Member Bill Clingersmith and Council Leader Ryan Trevas to welcome members at today’s holiday lunch.

Brooklyn Needs Downstate! Thanks to the advocacy of PEF leaders, members, and a coalition of other unions, clergy and the community, New York State is starting to spend the $1.1 billion allocated to modernize and improve SUNY Downstate. www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...

The final Communicator of 2025 is now available! Read on for a recap of the last EBoard meeting of the year, a tentative agreement for members at the Albany Housing Authority, a major victory in a discrimination case for a former PEF member, and details about our open Nurse Coordinator position!

Have you written to the Governor yet? It only takes a few minutes and will help make a difference! Write your letter(s) today: www.pef.org/departments/...

Region 10 Coordinator Tamara Martin led a team at a tabling event at the DMV office in Harlem on Wed. Members talked to PEF staff from Organizing, Field and Health & Safety about their concerns, and picked up info about what to do in the event of workplace violence.

Safety is important - including when it comes to training A.I. models. Let the Governor know!! Write your email today: actionnetwork.org/letters/ensu...

On December 6, PEF members in Region 5 enjoyed a Binghamton Bear Cats hockey game, including a trip down to the ice to pose in front of the PEF ad the region purchased along the boards. PEF’s support was obviously essential in helping Binghamton beat Port Huron, 3-1. 😊

Tonight! 🔔 AFT is hosting a webinar on Student Debt To sign up or see other dates that are available: web.cvent.com/event/44eafa...

Looking for a new position? Visit our Careers page for current openings. Just added: Office Assistant, Long Island www.pef.org/careers-at-p...

Happy Holidays to PEF Region 4, where dozens of members got together on Saturday at Barbagallo's in East Syracuse to celebrate their solidarity, listen to some live music, and enjoy some good food and great company.

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli addressed the leaders of the 97 unions composing the NYS Public Employee Conference today about the state of the economy and New York's pension plan. He gave a special shout-out to the hard-working PEF members at his agency and with NYSLERS.

On the final day of the last PEF Executive Board meeting in 2025, board members and officers presented PEF Executive Director Todd Kerner and PEF Health & Safety Director Geraldine Stella with retirement awards. Thank you for your decades of service!

Yesterday Region 10 Coordinator Tamara Martin, along with PEF organizer Darryl Stevenson, Health & Safety Specialist Michael Marquez, and Field Rep Rosa Arenas, spent time at the Bronx DMV. They were able to engage with Administrative Law Judges and PEF members from the area.

The final PEF Executive Board meeting of 2025 is underway in Albany, with the newest board member, Nick McAndrew, Seat No. 460 at the Department of State, sworn-in to conduct the business of the union.

PEF got in the holiday spirit over the weekend and this week by handing out books to kids at the Little North Pole celebration in Rockaway, N.Y.

Gov. Hochul has until the end of the year to consider hundreds of bills signed by the State Legislature. We are creating letter writing campaigns for the top PEF priorities. 1st-- a commonsense approach to Civil Service appointment letters! Join us and tell her to sign it into law! bit.ly/48iCBDw

Thanks to all the PEF leaders and members who advocated for this in the union's "Fund Our Future" campaign! From saving SUNY Downstate to revitalizing SUNY Upstate, PEF Does It! Read more: www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo... pc: governor.ny.gov

Recap: Telephone Town Hall Dec 1 To read the recap and listen to the Town Hall please visit: communicator.pef.org/issue/volume...

Region 1 Members! There is a Jet Dental Clinic Jan 20 and 21, 2026. For more info please visit: www.pef.org/benefits/

Congratulations to President Spence and SUNY Downstate Nurse Cynthia Walker, recognized last night by Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman for their contributions to Assembly District 58!

Giving thanks to every PEF member and wishing you and your families blessings today and every day!

PEF Telephone Town Hall about NYSHIP rate increases and how the Productivity Enhancement Program can help members offset them will be held Monday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. If you can't listen in, we will post a recording here on Tuesday. www.pef.org/articles/new...

Regional Coordinator Barbara Stransky presented the St. Nicholas Christmas Truck with PEF Region 7's annual donation on Friday. The St. Nicholas Christmas Truck has been collecting donations for 5 years now, after the Roberts family started the charity in memory of their son Nicholas.

Friday evening PEF VP Randi DiAntonio, Region 3 Coordinator Leisa Abraham, members and PEF staff enjoyed a night at the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) Awards in Rochester. We are proud to support and stand with you in the fight for workers' rights and justice, CBTU!

It's a full house at PEF HQ for Region 8 Stewards training, with 50+ member leaders from 19 agencies learning the many roles of the steward, health and safety practices, the grievance process, discipline and discharge, organizing, and other important aspects of the PS&T contract.

The PEF Labor-Management Advisory Council met today at union HQ to discuss health and safety issues, educational benefits under Article 15, and the impact of federal budget cuts. PEF VP Bruce Giddings chaired the meeting, which included LM chairs and PEF Field Services staff from across the state.

A great PEF turnout today at the Watertown State Office Building in Region 4, where members from multiple agencies heard the latest from their union and asked questions of local leadership.

Thanks to all the new and returning Stewards who attended training today in Region 12 with VP Darlene Williams, Region 12 Coordinator Corinne Testa, Interim Downstate Field Director Deb Egel and Field Rep Bradley Kolb!

Please tell Congress to fund the Institute of Museum & Library Services. Our PEF siblings need your support to keep their positions funded by IMLS, they provide critical resources and support for public libraries across NYS. Contact Congress here: www.congressweb.com/aam/84/

PEF Division 194 members at the State Education Dept. showed up today for a lunchtime meeting at the Cultural Education Center to hear from their union and voice their concerns.

Labor unions are stepping up to make sure no family goes hungry in NY. PEF VP Bruce Giddings joined a coalition of other union leaders on 11/13 to help the Regional Food Bank deliver food for thousands of NYers. Members in NENY can visit regionalfoodbank.net to find volunteer and donation locations.

The Dental Limited Access Program is a contract benefit for PEF members that allows access to out-of-network providers as though they were in-network. Learn more about the Dental LAP from our new Know your Contract series!

Empire Plan participants: 👀 this $0 co-pay benefit! livehealthonline.com

PEF VP Bruce Giddings joined NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento and other labor leaders to celebrate efforts by unions and the NE Regional Food Bank to help make sure no family goes hungry this holiday season.

Congratulations to PEF Interim Director of Downstate FS Deb Egel for being named to the #CityandState Unsung Heroes list! She’s not unsung around here! We thank her for helping organize PEF members in Manhattan & LI & playing a pivotal role in the campaign that saved SUNY Downstate from closure!

PEF member Michelle Campbell is leading an effort to help feed communities in Jamaica by collecting donations at her home and sending them to the island nation recovering from Hurricane Melissa. Please visit PEF.org/JDR to read Michelle’s story and learn how you can donate.

Thanks to the PEF stewards who spent their Saturday at the Region 4 office in Syracuse learning how to best advocate for their co-workers!

PEF statement on today's tragedy at Marcy Correctional Facility: www.pef.org/articles/new...

Did you know November is Public Service Recognition Month? Thank you, PEF members, for everything you do for your fellow New Yorkers! PEF placed this ad in The Chief newspaper, the State’s only printed publication dedicated to covering organized labor in the Empire State.

The November issue of the Communicator is now available! This issue covers important new deadlines for PEP and FSA enrollment, details the challenges faced by OCFS teachers, gives context to PEF's push for a better Civil Service and recaps PEF's 2025 Convention in Lake Placid! communicator.pef.org