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Taylor is January PEOPLE Recruiter of the Month
ORANGEBURG — While CSEA Rockland County Psychiatric Center Local 1st Vice President Herbert Taylor Jr. has been
a PEOPLE
recruiter since
2009, he said
it is now more important than ever for members of our union to step up and join PEOPLE.
Taylor was our PEOPLE Recruiter of the Month for January, recruiting eight new members.
“When I speak with our new members, I explain that PEOPLE allows our voices to be heard at
a higher level,” said Taylor. “If
our members each donate a few
dollars per pay period to PEOPLE,
we can make a huge impact
together. One thing we have that
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priority.
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big corporations don’t is our
strength in numbers. That’s where
we get our power.”
With new workers replacing
recent retirees, Taylor said
educating our members must be a
“Our longtime members knew
that everything we get — pensions,
contracts, benefits — is because of
our union,” Taylor said. “I explain
to our new members that if we want to protect these things, it’s important we support PEOPLE.”
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Glenn is February PEOPLE Recruiter of the Month
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— Andrea Glenn of our Long Island Developmental Disabilities Services Office and Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center Local
is the PEOPLE
Recruiter
of the Month for February. She recruited 39 new PEOPLE members.
“The PEOPLE program is important because it’s an avenue to address important legislative matters that are specific to CSEA members,” said Glenn. “It’s only a few dollars per month and with
every dollar that we collect, we have a bigger voice.”
“The PEOPLE programAaFlSsoCME M helps us to advocate for things pertaining to your health and pensions,” said Glenn. “PEOPLE
was a part of going to Albany and
lobbying to stop the work-to-rule
Glenn
we’re doomed.”
protects and improves our
order. If we don’t have [a voice],
AFSCME and CSEA’s PEOPLE prCogorlalemge are off
jobs, benefits and pensions in Washington, Albany and in
your community. Your support and participation in PEOPLE
strengthens CSEA’s clout in the workplace, in the legisrleaatuterer, rinespon your community and in the labor movement.
— Wendi Bowie
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ATTENTION: CSEA/VOICE 100A Members
expense. A college degree
Important Election Information
ay to new opportunities, w2019 is an election year for VOICE
to all eligible CSEA/VOICE 100A members. Ballots will be due on June 11, 2019. Each elected Chapter Representative will hold office for three (3) years, beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2022.
If you have any questions, you
may contact the Statewide Election Committee at 1-800-342-4146, ext. 1447 or sec@cseainc.org.
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100A. CSEA/VOICE 100A members
ility, and more earning power.
are eligible to hold CSEA office. VOICE 100A is divided into 25 geographical chapters, in which each chapter shall elect a Chapter Representative.
Candidate applications were due the end of February.
There are races in six Chapters. Election ballots will be mailed from CSEA Headquarters on May 16, 2019,
14 The Work Force
April 2019