tocallforbudgetfairness
INTHESPIRIT—PEFVPPatBaker,Reg.
10CoordinatorVernettaChesimardand
Reg.12CoordinatorDorisDodsonjoin
thechants.
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Share the burden fairly
officersFlorenceHorne,MarilynRollins
GeorgeVarghese,councilleaderofPEF
andBernardBrowninbackandMercedes
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Rosasinfrontspeakout.
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memberswhoclimbedonboardtheirbus
LOUDANDCLEAR—Upfront,Olubiyi
at7a.m.inBrooklyn.
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SehindemiandMaddieShannon-Roberts
Themessagethey
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addtheirprotests.
broughttoPaterson:“As
fromRegion9.
stateemployeesweare
OfficerMercedesRosasofNewRochelle unemployed.”
doingourbesttoensure
said,“Iwantthegovernortoknowwe’ve That’showparolerevocationspecialist
ourworkisdone,inspite
earnedourpay.” JohnBensonsawittoo.Drivingthemiddle
ofthebudgetcuts.But
“We’regettingtherawendofthedeal,” classandstateworkerstotheirknees
don’tputalltheburdenon
saidofficerFlorenceHorne.“Iworkhardin financially,whilerewardingthe
us.Lettheburdenbe
adangerousjob.” millionaireswhocreated
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shared.Befair.”
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PEFRegion9members
MarilynRollins.“Wework nosensetohim.
whocameupfromthe
hardtokeepour “Whatthegovernor’s
lowerHudsonValleyfoughtsomeofthe
communitiessafe.We doingtouswouldtakeat
worstweatherconditionstogettotherally.
deserveourraises.” leasthalfabilliondollars
BarbaraWebber,a
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Callahan,aparoleofficer saidBenson,aRegion2
ValleyDevelopmental
whoworksatWillard memberwhoworks
DisabilitiesServicesOffice,
CorrectionalFacility,had throughoutNewYork’s
madethetripwithmanyof
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herformerco-workers.
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ourmoneybackintoour
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shouldpayitback.”
governor Region1memberGeorgeDavisclimbed
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view.
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lot,”said callsfortheDepartmentof
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shedmoreemployeesthan
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anyotheragency.
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shouldfocusontheneeds
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