About Us
The Public Employees Federation (PEF) is a union representing 52,000 professional, scientific, and technical state employees. Our dedicated and talented members keep our state government operating efficiently and provide quality services for all New Yorkers. PEF provides the leadership necessary for PEF members to achieve employment security, higher wages, better working conditions, and improved retirement benefits.
Education is the key to our success. The PEF Education Department is charged with providing PEF's elected leaders, members and staff with the training and resources to enhance their knowledge, skills and abilities needed to:
- represent our PEF members' contractual and legal rights,
- lead and implement the initiatives, policies and procedures adopted by the Union,
- advocate to protect and enhance members’ rights and benefits, and
- provide educational opportunities that enhance their job skills and career mobility.
We accomplish these objectives by working with elected leaders to design successful educational conferences, developing and delivering technical training modules, and working with other departments, such as Field Services, Civil Service Enforcement and Contract Administration.
Providing training and educational services to the PEF membership, elected leaders, and staff is critical to the development of an informed, active membership and to building PEF’s power and influence.
