Wayne Spence

The employees of @NYSPEF work tirelessly to keep New York running, and I couldn’t be more grateful for their support!

PEF Region 1 Coordinator Vinny Cicatello and Div. 180 Council Leader Dr. Alex Donascimento attended the sentencing hearing today for Calvin Haskins, the man who stabbed three employees, one of them PEF member Edward Gordon, inside Buffalo Psychiatric Center in April 2024. PEF Communications Reporter Najee Walker was on hand to cover the story.

Elise Stefanik is full of shit.

Scan the QR code or click to donate! Enter Jamaican Disaster Relief in the Notes field so we can make sure it gets to people in Jamaica who need it most! donate.billhighway.com/AFTDisasterRel…

It’s the annual Day of Service at Somos 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico! PEF officers, leaders, and staff are helping beautify and improve the facilities at Escuela Elemental Dr. Julio J. Henna, a local elementary school. Thanks to AFT’s Reading Opens the World program, they’re distributing thousands of bilingual books, planting flowers and trees around the property, building a swings, cleaning, painting, and donating backpacks filled with school supplies, hygiene items, and LEGOs!

Congratulations to PEF Retiree MargaretAnn Paczkowski, honored by the Guilderland Democratic Party tonight with a Dedicated Service Award.

BREAKING: Letitia James moments after being arraigned: “There is no fear today. No fear! No fear! No fear! No fear! Because I believe justice will rain down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream… I will not be deterred. I will not be distracted! I will do my job each and every day, and that’s why I’m heading back to New York.”

No Kings Then. No Kings Now ✊ @nysut

In solidarity with our union siblings, PEF stands firmly opposed to the unilateral layoff of more than 300,000 federal employees, the elimination of collective bargaining rights for more than 1 million federal workers, and the $2 trillion in federal budget cuts contained in the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” These actions will devastate working families, slash Medicaid and SNAP benefits, defund programs for our most vulnerable students, and threaten New York State’s budget and public services. Regardless of political affiliation, these cuts will affect all of us—our families, our health care, and our future. If you feel moved to make your voice heard, you can register for a “No Kings” event near you at nokings.org.

Gavin Newsom turns 58 Today!!! @GavinNewsom @GovPressOffice 🎂 Can we get a Happy Birthday from all 50 states for our favorite Governor?

Governor Kathy Hochul and labor leaders today announced the maximum weekly unemployment insurance (UI) benefit increase for unemployed workers across the state. PEF President Wayne Spence said, “Governor Hochul is showing the nation what it looks like to fight for working people so that families can pay their rent and put food on the table. When you’re out-of-work, added paycheck protection goes a long way. PEF members at the Department of Labor help administer the unemployment insurance program and will be grateful to deliver the good news to New Yorkers.” To read more: governor.ny.gov/news/governor-…

Thanks to @DC37nyc and Exec. Dir. Henry Garrido for hosting today's PEF IT Summit on AI, where dozens of IT pros who work for the State and NYC discussed with panelists from Google and Amazon how AI is changing work in the public sector | @AlexBores @SenGonzalezNY

PEF hits the streets of NYC for the Central Labor Council's annual Labor Day Parade on Sat, Sept. 6! Meet starting at 10am at East 45th St., between 5th & Vanderbilt. We'll have a float, DJ, food, drink and plenty of PEF Pride! Here's a look back at the last time we marched, in 2023. vimeo.com/nyspef/nyclabo…

@MLKLabor Proud to be out there!💯💪🏿👍🏿✊🏿 @wfsec28 @WFSElocal843 @CBTUPugetSound @CBTU72 @MLKLabor @WAAFLCIO

LIVE LOOK: The brainworm is panicking inside RFK Jr.’s head after California, Oregon & Washington launched the West Coast Health Alliance to actually follow science.

NEW MERCH COMING SOON! YOU’RE WELCOME, PATRIOTS! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Governor Gavin Newsom is the King of Memes! 👑💙💪👍🔥

ONLY HOURS LEFT TO BE HEARD! PEF jobs at the State Education Dept. may be on the line if the NYS Senate doesn’t pass a bill to increase the county clerk fee used to fund programs at the NYS Museum, State Library, and Archives. The fee hasn’t been increased in 23 years!! Call the NYS Senate at 518-455-2800 or click to send a letter today! actionnetwork.org/letters/fundin…

The America I believe in is a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants — abandoning either threatens the very foundation on which our great country was built. Watch my full remarks to the House Oversight Committee:

🚨 IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED! 🚨 PEF jobs at the State Education Dept. may be on the line if the NYS Senate doesn’t act by Midnight on Thursday to increase the county clerk fee used to fund programs at the NYS Museum, State Library, and Archives. The fee hasn’t been increased in 23 years, forcing the Office of Cultural Education to run at a deficit. Email or call your lawmaker TODAY and urge them to pass the bill to make sure New York history is preserved and public libraries receive critical funding to keep serving New Yorkers! Call the NYS Senate Switchboard at 518-455-2800 or click to send a letter today! actionnetwork.org/letters/fundin…