Photo of the Month CSEA Western Region activist Paul Blujus, a certified nursing assistant at the Batavia Veterans Home, places his hand on the name of a childhood neighbor, Donald Sadler, at the Vietnam War Memorial Monument, Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park. Blujus attended the 15th annual CSEA Western Region Veterans Ceremony on Nov. 14, honoring and remembering those who served past and present. The event drew more than 100 people. Photo by Ove Overmyer. State contract negotiations: stay in the loop! One of the ways you can communicate with CSEA about the upcoming 2016 state negotiations is to fill out a contract survey online. The survey is available by going to https://cseany.org/state-contract-update. You will need to know your CSEA ID to complete the survey. You can access it instantly at cseany.org, including via your smart phone. Don’t forget to join the contract communication network to help spread the word about what is happening in negotiations. Go to https://cseany.org/state-contract-update. ALERT NEW YORK’S LEADING UNION CSEA President Danny Donohue to meet with Metropolitan Region members on Dec. 9 President Danny Donohue will visit the CSEA Metropolitan Region on Wednesday, Dec. 9, to meet with members. The meetings will be held at the Metropolitan Region Office, 125 Maiden Lane, 5th floor, Manhattan. Donohue will meet with union members from 1 to 7 p.m. Please call the region office at: 1-212-406-2156 for an appointment and directions. CSEA supports Clinton for U.S. president ALBANY — Hillary Clinton is committed to fighting for working people to help get our economy back into balance. For this and other reasons, CSEA is supporting Clinton for election as U.S. president. “There is no question that Hillary Clinton is the most qualified candidate in the race for president and has demonstrated her ability to lead over and over again,” CSEA President Danny Donohue said. “Just as important, she has earned the respect of CSEA members and other working people, and the majority of our members strongly support her candidacy.” “I am honored to have earned the support of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 1000, and to stand with them in the fight to help working families get ahead and stay ahead,” Clinton said. “AFSCME and CSEA have spent decades working to strengthen America’s middle class and to give workers a voice. “American workers built the middle class by fighting for higher wages, safer working conditions, retirement security, and the right to collectively bargain. Now, working families are under attack by Republicans who want to silence workers, strip them of their hard-won rights, and keep stacking the deck for those at the top. As president, I will stand up for workers and fight attacks on collective bargaining. I will fight to protect retirement security, including defined benefit plans and Social Security — because when unions are strong, families are strong, and when families are strong, America is strong. I am proud to stand with public sector workers at the federal, state, county and municipal levels of government. They make this country work. Together with the men and women of AFSCME and CSEA, I know that we can continue making progress and build a better future for working families across America.” At a time when too many Americans are feeling the consequences of an economy out of balance, Donohue expressed confidence that Clinton will pursue policies that help working people earn better wages to support their families while protecting benefits and retirement security. He noted that on a range of issues from foreign policy to women’s equality, Clinton is without peer in the presidential field. CSEA was the first union to support Clinton in her successful runs for the United States Senate from New York and her bid for the White House in 2008. The endorsement follows extensive canvassing of the membership and discussion with leaders at every level of CSEA. Clinton The 2016 CSEA calendar is now available! This year’s calendar shows the strength of CSEA members building union power member by member! Order your free calendar today at cseany.org. Right, Mary Woods, a probation officer at Monroe County, is among the CSEA members who are featured in the 2016 CSEA Calendar. Photo by Ove Overmyer. 2 The Work Force December 2015
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