CSEA members Laura Martinez, left, and Susan Hernandez, center, hear from CSEA attorney Jeremy Ginsburg about the implications cases such as Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association could have on union workers such as themselves. “I believe in my union. I will never quit. ” — Aleen Walker- Garcia, recording secretary, state Department of Taxation and Finance Local, Brooklyn CSEA staff call members. Why are we pledging to Never Quit? After 40 years of sustained and escalating attacks on workers by corporate interests, a case has reached the highest court that may severely limit our ability to bargain for higher wages, eliminate or diminish benefits and even put our pensions at risk. We need to redouble our efforts to build a union that will withstand their attacks, engage members in re-imagining our union, defend the wages, benefits and rights we have achieved together, build the strength to raise standards for working families, and elect political leaders who will stand with us in the face of the attacks to come. Now is not the time to rest. Now is the time to own our union and raise your voice for fairness and justice for yourselves, and your families, friends and neighbors. I urge all CSEA members to get involved in the union, join an outreach team in your local or unit, become a steward, become an advocate by talking with your co-workers about the challenges we still face. CSEA will never quit in our fight for fairness in our workplaces and our communities. — CSEA President Danny Donohue Karen Pecora, Westchester County Unit activist, delivers CSEA information. April 2016 The Work Force 11 steward, Local
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