June 7, 2016
PEF, the New York State Public Employees Federation, announced on Tuesday afternoon that their members have voted in favor of a tentative one year agreement with the state. “The tally was 30,882 in favor of the pact, out of the total of 31,903 ballots counted. The contract received a stunning 97 percent YES vote,” PEF officials say. “Now that the one-year agreement has been ratified, PEF members will receive a 2 percent retroactive raise before the end of summer.”
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