Page 13 - Work Force December 2024

14 The Work Force December 2024
‘
MINEOLA — CSEA Long Island
Region President Jarvis Brown was
awarded with the Barbara Jones
Leadership Award at the Coalition
of Black Trade Unionists [CBTU]
Long Island Chapter’s Annual Fall
Scholarship Awards Dinner.
The honor is bestowed on
individuals who have displayed
outstanding service and leadership
in the community.
During his acceptance speech,
Brown thanked CBTU for the honor
and stressed the importance of
having a strong team. He went on
to thank his family, the many CSEA
officers that he has worked with
over the years as well as CSEA
Long Island Region staff for their
dedication.
“I would not be successful
without the support of my family
and a strong team of activists,” said
Brown.
Brown was also recently
honored by CBTU’s New York
City Chapter with its James Webb
Award. Webb served as the New
York City CBTU chapter president
during the 80s and 90s.
Congratulations to Long Island
Region President Brown and all of
this year’s CBTU award recipients.
— Wendi Bowie
Above, CSEA Long Island Region President Jarvis Brown, center,
accepts the Barbara Jones Leadership Award from CBTU Long Island
Chapter President Alan Jennings, right, and CBTU 1st Vice President
and CSEA Labor Relations Specialist Les Eason.
CBTU honors Brown CBTU honors Brown
Cottrell named October PEOPLE Recruiter of
the Month
SYRACUSE — Ali
Cottrell, president
of the SUNY
Upstate Local in
the Central Region,
is the PEOPLE
Recruiter of the
Month for October,
recruiting 33 new
PEOPLE members.
“Having the ability to lobby on
a federal level is critical for our
union. At the end of the day, we
want people at all levels of our
government who are going to
stand up and fight for unions,” said
Cottrell.
CSEA’s PEOPLE program
protects and improves our
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 legislature, in
your community and in the labor
movement.
— Nicholas Newcomb
Cottrell
Wildfires result in
worker fatality in
Southern Region
GREENWOOD LAKE — With
wildfires erupting across the state
as a result of drought conditions,
CSEA members have responded in
professional and volunteer capacities
to contain the fires and render
other aid.
Tragically,
wildfires
impacting an
area near the
Orange County
community of
Greenwood Lake
resulted in the
death of a CSEA-
represented
worker who
was part of a wildland fire crew in
Sterling Forest State Park. Dariel
Vasquez, 18, a parks and recreation
aide 7 working out of the state Office
of Parks, Recreation and Historic
Preservation’s Palisades Region, died
on November 9 after being struck by
a falling tree.
“This is a tragic loss, and our
thoughts are with Dariel’s loved ones
and the colleagues who were working
alongside him,” said Southern
Region President Anthony Adamo.
“The impact these fires have had is
heartbreaking on so many levels.
We are grateful for the tremendous
response from emergency personnel
across the state, including many
members of our union.”
According to news reports, the
wildfires in Greenwood Lake are the
worst our state has experienced
since 2008. Several months of little
to no rain, combined with windy
conditions and dried leaves fallen
from trees, have resulted in fires of
varying size across the state.
Adamo lauded the contributions
from state and county emergency
management workers, dispatchers,
and state parks workers in
responding to the Greenwood Lake
fires. He also noted the strong
presence and mutual aid from local
fire departments and EMS agencies.
Volunteers, including many CSEA
members, have traveled from
neighboring counties and across the
state to help.
— Jessica Ladlee
Vasquez
Firefighters and first responders battle the wildfires. (Photo by Susan Watts/
Office of Governor Kathy Hochul.)