Loves MBP, but site’s tough
To the Editor:
I have always enjoyed the discounts and services the PEF Membership Benefits Program (MBP) has brought to the membership.

However, the change in the MBP Web site has been the worst change PEF has made. This site is now so frustrating, I have not been able to get into it after having my password set several times.

I have not been able to purchase even the most simple thing, such as movie tickets. I urge PEF to go back to the old Web site model.
EBONY TYLER
Brooklyn

Editor’s Note: The new, higher security allows MBP to offer some new benefits that require password protection.

Some members’ access to the new, password-protected e-store from their worksites is restricted.

Instructions for accessing the e-store from other locations are provided on the home page at www.buymbp.com and are downloadable. The instructions also are sent out in every MBP mailing and are published in The Communicator. Click here to view pdf directions, or see page 23 of this issue.

Still hankering for severance
To the Editor:
Bravo to Alan Hoxie, who had the courage to speak up in the February Communicator about severance pay for people who want to retire.

I was willing to retire and submitted the paperwork twice. However, the state Department of Correctional Services denied it to me and several other people at Gowanda Correctional Facility because of not being able (under the rules for severance) to replace us.

The governor should wake up and see just why people are not retiring from state service.
PATRICIA L HARTINGER
Silver Creek



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