We Are PEF Staff
Members of Local 9265 are the backbone of the New York State Public Employees Federation! We are field representatives, communications staff, health and safety specialists, organizers - the people you call when you face layoff or firing, have problems with benefits; face charges or interrogations; have questions about your rights; or want to know about PEF events, actions or programs.
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Take advantage of USW Teaching Tuesdays
The Education Department is proud to present “Teaching Tuesdays” as a series of classes that USW members can attend from the comfort of their homes. All classes are held at either 11 a.m. or 8 p.m. Eastern, so if you are interested in attending one of the classes please click on the time that you can attend. Sessions run for 90 minutes.
USW National News
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Rapid Response Info Alert: Power to the Polls! Show Up. Pitch In. Serve Your Communities.
Steelworkers know what it means to step up when our communities need us. This Election Day, you can put that same spirit of service to work by becoming a poll worker! What Does a Poll Worker Do? Poll... —
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1,400 Corning Workers in Michigan Join USW
Glen Dowdy understood the union difference long before he came to work at the Corning facility in Hemlock, Mich., a year ago. Dowdy worked in a USW-represented facility at his previous job, but he dec... —
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Rapid Response Feedback Report: Senate Farm Bill Stalled in Committee!
Click here to download this Feedback Report as a PDF. In the days leading up to the Senate Agriculture Committee’s vote on the Farm Bill 2.0, USW members across the country contacted their Senators an... —
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Health Care Workers at Edgewood Sierra Hills Ratify First Contract
After a hard-fought two-year battle with a relentless anti-union employer that resulted in a strike over Christmas and a laundry list of egregious unfair labor practice charges, roughly 40 health care... —
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SOAR Volunteers Needed for the USW’s 2026 Member-to-Member Campaign!
As in recent election cycles, one tactic our union will use during this year’s election work is personalized postcards written by USW members and our retirees. Whether the message urges someone to reg... —