CSEA Executive Statewide Officers President Danny Donohue in touch with Work Force ISSN 1522-1091 Official publication of CSEA Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO 143 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12210-2303 Danny Donohue, President STEPHEN A. MADARASZ The Communications Director & Publisher LOU HMIELESKI Executive Editor JANICE GAVIN Associate Editor JANICE M. KUCSKAR Graphic Production Specialist JASON D. HOSIER Graphic Production Specialist BETH MCINTYRE Communications Assistant Vice President Mary E. Sullivan Secretary Denise Berkley Treasurer Joe McMullen CSEA Region Officers Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte 3 Garet Place Commack, N.Y. 11725 Metropolitan Region President Lester Crockett 125 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor New York, N.Y. 10038 Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo 569 State Route 52 Beacon, N.Y. 12508 Capital Region President Kathy Garrison 1 Lear Jet Lane, Suite #2 Latham, N.Y. 12110 Central Region President Colleen Wheaton 6595 Kirkville Road East Syracuse, N.Y. 13057 Western Region President Flo Tripi 120 Pineview Drive Amherst, N.Y. 14228 Communications Specialists Long Island Region: vacant (631) 462-0030 Metropolitan Region: David Galarza (212) 406-2156 Southern Region: Jessica Ladlee (845) 831-1000 Capital Region: Therese Assalian (518) 785-4400 Central Region: Mark M. Kotzin (315) 433-0050 Western Region: vacant (716) 691-6555 Headquarters: Ed Molitor (518) 257-1272 Jill Asencio (518) 257-1276 The Publications Committee Jerry Laricchiuta Robert Pyjas Theresa Reagan Lee Reynolds The Work Force (USPS 0445-010) is published monthly by The CSEA Publication Office: 143 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210. Periodical Mail Postage paid at Post Office, Albany, New York 12288, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to: CSEA, Attn: Membership Department, 143 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210 Readers: Send any comments, complaints, suggestions or ideas to: Publisher, The Work Force 143 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12210-2303 CSEA online: cseany.org or follow us on facebook and twitter: facebook.com/csealocal1000 twitter.com/csealocal1000 The Work Force The strength of CSEA is in you! Smart. Dynamic. Caring. Dedicated. These are just a few of the ways to describe CSEA members. We often say that members are the strength of CSEA because it’s true but CSEA members are also the strength of public services, and the strength of the communities where you live. Take a look at the pages of this edition and it’s very clear. From Long Island to Jamestown, from the Southern Tier to Ogdensburg, from Suffern to Rochester, you and your brothers and sisters in CSEA are part of something bigger than all of us. You also help to define just exactly what CSEA is. We work hard every day to make New York a better place. We find new ways to get the job done and deliver value. We are involved in our school associations, little league teams, church and social activities, all seeking to improve the quality of life where we live and help our family, friends and neighbors. And we care about what we do. I don’t have to tell you that these are difficult times for working people and that there is a lot of injustice in this world. You already know it and you believe in fairness and respect. That’s what we’re all after and there’s a good chance that we’ll achieve it when we all work together. That’s because the strength of CSEA is in you. 4 The Work Force June 2015
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