Summary of July CSEA Board of Directors meeting Editor’s Note: The Work Force publishes a summary of actions taken by CSEA’s Board of Directors. The summary is prepared by Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley for union members. ALBANY— CSEA’s statewide Board of Directors met on July 10. In official business, the board: • Approved office space leases for Local 010 (16 Court Street, Brooklyn) and Local 835 (30 Elm Street, Suite 102, Geneva); • Approved changes to the Financial Standards Code; • Confirmed appointment of Sam Koroma as the Mental Hygiene Metropolitan Region Representative on the State Executive Committee; • Confirmed appointment of Robert Ellis as the Livingston County Representative on the Local Government Executive Committee; • Created staff position of Early Learning and Care Associate (Spanish Speaking), FSA; • Amended the 2013 Capital Additions Budget to include cost of roof repairs at CSEA Headquarters; • Amended Article V of the Local/Unit/Private Sector constitutions to make language consistent with respect to the appointment of grievance representatives, discipline/ interrogation representatives and shop stewards and clarified applicable training; • Approved schedule for election chair and vice-chair of the Private Sector Executive Committee; and • Approved Special Election Schedule for Retiree Locals 915 and 922. Questions concerning the summary should be directed to Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley, CSEA Headquarters, 143 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210 (800) 342-4146 ext. 1253 or (518) 257-1253 or denise.berkley@cseainc.org. FamilyAssistNet may be for you For some CSEA members, long-term care insurance is the right solution. However, many of our members cannot purchase long-term care insurance due to its cost, or due to pre-existing health conditions, or due to age. Those are exactly the members that FamilyAssistNet is for. Statistics indicate that if you live past age 75, you’ll have an 80 percent chance of a long term care incident that will require either nursing home or home health care. FamilyAssistNet is a program that will offer assistance in identifying your options for home health care and nursing home needs at the best possible rates. FamilyAssistNet has a network of pre-screened providers essential to home care services. As a CSEA member, the annual enrollment fee is $99 (it is $249 for non-members). This fee covers both you and your spouse and the fee will never increase. For more information, call 1-888-376-6020 or email lori@ncbainc.com. Prepare for future civil service exams Now’s the best time to prepare for any anticipated upcoming civil service exams you may have in the future! In addition to CSEA’s “Ready, Set, Succeed” Workbook, participants will also leave with a copy of “Making the Mark: Tips and Strategies for Civil Service Test Takers” as well as the Companion DVD for future practice! You will receive a full day of training, both workbooks and the DVD for the same price as our regular one-day workshop — ONLY $15.75 for members! Check out the schedule below and sign up today! Sept. 21 CSEA Region Long Island Region Office, Commack Sept. 28 CSEA Binghamton Satellite Office Oct. 5 CSEA Central Region Office, East Syracuse Oct. 19 CSEA Western Region Office, Amherst Nov. 2 NYS Nurses Association, Latham Nov. 16 Consortium for Worker Education, NYC Nov. 23 CSEA Southern Region Office, Beacon Seating is limited, so sign up now by visiting www.csealearningcenter.org/learncenter/wregistertest.cfm For more information, contact CSEA WORK Institute at (866) 478-5548. 16 The Work Force September 2013
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