Page 2 - Work Force December 2024

2 The Work Force December 2024
From left, Western New York DDSO Local President Colleen Holtz and her
husband Ed dressed up as ketchup and mustard at a recent trunk-or-treat
event held at the Western Region office in Amherst – the perfect pair!
(Photo by Sydney Thomas).
The term of office for current
Local and Unit officers will
expire on June 30, 2025. Elections
for office must be conducted and
completed before the new term
begins on July 1, 2025.
The Statewide Election
Committee (SEC) sent a letter
in September to each President
(or, where applicable, to the
CSEA Administrators) requesting
each Executive Board to select
(1) a Chairperson and Election
Committee or (2) an Election
Meeting Chair (an option for Locals/
Units with 150 or fewer members),
prior to October 15, 2024. An
Election Data Form (EDF) was also
enclosed to be completed and
returned to CSEA Headquarters.
If this has not been completed,
please do so immediately. Please
refer to the September letter for
procedural requirements. It is not
too late to complete this.
Once Election Committees/
Election Meeting Chairs are in place,
beginning in February 2025, each
Chairperson on record will receive
an election package from CSEA to
assist them in performing their
election duties. This material is
necessary for them to run a proper
election.
CSEA Headquarters cannot send
material to any Chairperson without
first receiving the completed
Election Data Form.
Any questions pertaining to the
September mailing, or the election
process in general, can be answered
by contacting the SEC at 1-800-342-
4146, ext. 1447 or sec@cseainc.org.
ATTENTION: PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR
LOCAL AND UNIT PRESIDENTS
Important Election Information:
Photo of the Month Stephen “Steve” Ebling,
New York State Thruway
Authority Local member
EDEN — Our
union is
mourning
the loss of
CSEA member
Stephen
“Steve” Ebling,
58, who was
fatally struck
by a vehicle
while working
on the Thruway
on November 4.
Steve was a
maintenance
supervisor
at the NYS
Thruway Authority based on the
highway’s Silver Creek section and
a member of CSEA’s NYS Thruway
Authority Local 058.
Our union’s deepest condolences
go out to his family, friends, and
union family.
According to his obituary,
Steve was a loving and caring
person who put others first.
He enjoyed hunting, attending
varsity football games coached
by his son, watching the Buffalo
Bills, snowmobiling, bowling
and traveling. In addition to his
Thruway position, Steve was also
a part-time police officer for the
Village of North Collins.
He is survived by his wife, two
sons, his mother, siblings and
extended family.
CSEA’s Occupational Safety and
Health Department and the state
Public Employees Safety and Health
(PESH) Bureau are investigating.
Ebling (photo
courtesy of
NYS Thruway
Authority)
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