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 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: Rich Impagliazzo (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 UUE UnitedUnion Employees 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: The CSEA website can be accessed at: www.cseany.org The Work Force No one should have to die on the job Every day there is a chance that Safe worksites require constant vigilance some CSEA brother or sister may not go home at the end of the work shift because they died on the job. This past year we mourn for three individuals, George Grumbach, Jarred Newallo and Christopher Polomcean. They were doing their jobs serving the public and didn’t come home from work. You can read about them on page 3 of this edition. More importantly, you can join with CSEA in speaking out for safer worksites and fighting for the living. Some jobs are more dangerous than others, but there are always things that can reduce the risk. Thirty-five years ago CSEA was instrumental in establishing the Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) Act, providing worker protection by law in New York state. It serves as the national model in ensuring that public workers are not treated like second-class citizens when it comes to on-the–job protections. But about half the states in America do not have safety and health protections for public workers, and many are further eroding worker rights. Safety and health protection is no accident. It begins with a law that defines employer responsibility to provide a safe workplace. It also means an ongoing commitment to a safe environment, properly designing the work, and providing appropriate training and equipment. And it requires constant vigilance. CSEA has unwavering commitment to safe worksites and has some of the best safety and health activists, staff and resources you will find anywhere. Read about them throughout this edition of The Work Force. Join with us so that all of our family, friends and co-workers can go home safely at the end of each workday. 4 The Work Force April 2015
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