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CSEA Monroe County activists showed community pride by marching in the 2018 Rochester St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17.
— Ove Overmyer
CSEA Erie County members, from left, Valerie Feind, Rachel Bartolotta and Michele Weaver, join other activists to celebrate community spirit at the Old Neighborhood Parade in Buffalo. Photo provided by Rachel Bartolotta.
Joseph Leggett attaches a CSEA sign to the parade float. Photo provided by Amy Owczarczak.
CSEA Erie County members get ready to line up for the annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Buffalo. Photo provided by Amy Owczarczak.
Western Region celebrates
community pride at
St. Patrick’s Day events
CSEA Western Region members took the opportunity to show community pride by marching in St. Patrick’s Day Parades in Livingston County on March 10, and in the cities of Rochester and Buffalo on March 17.
Here are a few images from these events. Photo credits: Rachel Bartolatta, Amy Owczarczak and Joe Cox.
CSEA New York State Canal Corp. members ratify agreement
ALBANY — CSEA members decisively ratified a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement for more than 350 CSEA-represented employees of the New York State Canal Corp.
The agreement, which runs retroactively from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2022, covers workers who maintain and operate the New York State Canal System.
This agreement includes:
• raises during the last
seven years;
• a lump sum bonus;
• added service award
payment for 20 years of
service;
• a new leave exchange
program to be applied
towards health insurance
premiums;
• a new provision for
prescription safety glasses; • an increased safety boot
allowance;
• improvements for seasonal
employees; and
• the same dental, vision, and
health insurance benefits with incremental increases in employee premium contributions over the last five years of the agreement.
“This agreement is fair to
the state and canal workers,
and I commend all of the CSEA negotiating team members for their hard work,” said CSEA President Danny Donohue.
April 2018
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CSEA Western Region members traveled to Livingston County on March 10 for the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Geneseo. Photo provided by Joe Cox.