Danielle Bridger, Region 8 Coordinator
Danielle Bridger is a Region 8 native, born in Troy, N.Y., and a resident of the Capital District her entire life. As a graduate of Lansingburgh High School, Bridger went...
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PEF tells lawmakers services for mentally ill falling seriously behind growing need
November 15, 2021 — The state must hire more mental health nurses and other professionals to meet the mounting demands of New Yorkers throughout the state. But the state can’t...
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PEF to Legislature: Don’t privatize critical public mental health services; reconsider staffing cuts, facility closures
In written testimony submitted to the Mental Health Joint Legislative Budget Hearing Committee February 5, President Wayne Spence urged the state to reconsider privatizing public mental health services, facility closures...
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PEP enrollment starts today!
Members who wish to take advantage of the 2022 Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP), which allows members to exchange previously accrued annual leave (vacation) and/or personal leave in return for credit...
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Justice Center honors PEF member Evelyn Wilson
The New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs honored PEF member Evelyn Wilson, a social work assistant at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, N.Y.,,...
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Retirees in Action: Dems battling drug makers over high prices
November 4, 2021 — The fight over allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, and use the savings to expand guaranteed dental, hearing and vision benefits, is continuing on Capitol...
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Ready to retire? Join PEF Retirees; It’s looking out for you
We’ve just turned the page on summer, celebrated Labor Day and now we’re heading into fall. The Delta variant is extending the never ending Covid-19 pandemic, causing many workers to...
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Happy Thanksgiving from PEF!
November 18, 2021 — This update to November’s Communicator arrives shortly before Thanksgiving. I hope those of you who can safely do so enjoy some well-deserved time with friends and...
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2021 Trustee Report
PEF Trustees’ Report to the 2021 Convention Delegates. Presented at the 43rd Annual Convention in Niagara Falls, NY. October 24th – 27st, 2021 Submitted by Christopher Buman, Bruce Giddings,...
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The fight for the public good needs all hands on deck
What do you do for the people of New York? The answers given during the “In the Public Interest” workshop at the 2021 PEF Convention ranged widely, from archaeology to...
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