Southern Region 3

Whether it’s negotiating a new contract, enforcing the terms and conditions of your current contract, fighting unfair disciplinary actions or violations of your contract rights, your CSEA officers turn to CSEA’s professional Labor Relations staff for assistance.

Headed up by Region Director Kate Fitzpatrick, the CSEA Long Island Region has a full staff of Labor Relations Specialists (LRS), working out of our region, who work one-on-one with your officers to help mentor, guide and assist them in any and all labor relations needs. They can also act as your point person to accessing all the rest of CSEA’s available benefits and services.

If you have a problem and need the union’s help, call your nearest CSEA officer. Chances are they’ll soon be in touch with your LRS. If you need to speak with your LRS directly, call the Region Office at (800) 757-CSEA.

CSEA Labor Relations Specialists

Pamela Alexander, Howard Baul, Rebecca Blum, Alisa Cagle, Christopher Decker, Maria Diaz, Neil Heard, Michael Lombardi, Kimberly Morales, Jordan Rider, Patricia Russell, Kirk Shocker, Larry Sparber, Reuben Traite, Vanessa Van Alstyne.

When CSEA needs to better communicate with the media, the public, or even our own members, assistance is available from Communications Specialist Jessica Ladlee.

Whether it’s speaking to the media, utilizing social media and websites to get our messages out, photographs union events, putting together Letters to the Editor, fliers, demonstrations, information days, newsletters, contract campaigns, press releases, or articles for CSEA’s statewide newspaper, The Work Force, Jessica is available to help.

If you have a communications need, contact Jessica at the region office at (800) 757-CSEA.

As a group of workers organized and working together to better ourselves, we wield some of our greatest power at the ballot box.

Because we are mainly workers who serve the public, our ultimate bosses are are almost always elected officials. By participating as full in the political process as we can, we strengthen the voice we have at work. It only makes sense.

That’s why CSEA has a Legislative and Political Action Department.

In our region, all political activities are conducted under the advisement and with the assistance of Political Action Coordinator Chris Ludlow.

As Coordinator, Chris can help CSEA leaders and activists get involved in the political process in many different ways. From CSEA endorsements, running voter registration drives, advising the Region Political Action Committee, or getting involved in political fights to save jobs or services, or to fight against contracting out our jobs, Chris is the person to get things done.

If you have questions about CSEA Political Action, you can call Chris at the region office at (800) 757-CSEA.

Our dedicated clerical support staff work hard to run our region office.

Headed up by Region 3 Office Manager Rhonda Cafarelli, we have a staff of unionized support staff professionals who keep things running smoothly. From answering phones to typing forms, making copies, faxing, mailing and filing legal papers, our clerical support staff are the backbone of the whole operation providing service to our members.

Support Staff:

Joyce Walker – Senior Secretarial Office Assistant

Donna Gardner – Secretarial Office Assistant

Demetria Schmidt – Secretarial Office Assistant

Geraldine Buccieri – Receptionist

If you have a safety and health issues your workplace, or want help deciphering the numerous safety laws and regulations that are designed to protect you against harm, then you needn’t look any further than Occupational Safety & Health Specialist Jane Meunier-Gorman. Jane is available to assist safety & health committees, local/unit officers and activists across the region in making sure your worksites are safe.

Whether it’s conducting a work site walk-through to assess existing or potential hazards, filing a safety and health complaint with the state Department of Labor, advising the region Safety & Health Committee, or conducting training for workers on safety issues, Jane is available to help.

If you have a safety and health issue, question or concern, contact Jane at (845) 831-1000.

If you have an urgent statue hazard or workplace injury to report, you can also contact CSEA’s Occupational Safety & Health Department at (800) 342-4146.