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Y e a r i n R e v i e w 2022
In 2022,CSEA continued to move We held the Statewide Conference on forward as our union Occupational Safety and Health, followed by
Omicron surge:
CSEA members stay dedicated
recovered from the challenges posed by the pandemic and transitioned to reopening our doors and getting back to meeting in person.
CSEA members stayed dedicated to providing services that every New Yorker needs.
Our union worked with various New York state agencies to address workforce staffing shortages, worker recruitment and retention issues, local government funding, child care needs and many more issues.
Thousands of calls and emails from CSEA members to their state legislators led to the first positive reforms to pension Tiers 5 and 6 in 20 years.
State Executive Branch members reached with New York State the strongest contract our union has seen in over a decade, including wage increases and no givebacks.
CSEA also continued to reach multiple local government contracts.
CSEA/VOICE child care providers reached their fourth contract with the state, and our Judiciary members recently reached a tentative agreement with the Unified Court System.
Our union endorsed Governor Hochul, who made history on Election Day by becoming the first woman to be elected governor in New York State.
Monique Croxton returns to the O.D. Heck Developmental Center recently for a COVID booster shot. She started her career there 31 years ago.
the Retiree Delegates Meeting, 112th Annual Delegates Meeting and region conferences.
CSEA saw our union grow in both the public and private sectors. More than 10 new groups of workers formed a union with CSEA in 2022. And with a continuous focus on education and professional development for all members, 58 members spanning all six regions completed the NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Trainings Applied Skilled Trades Program.
Our union remained committed to standing with communities of workers who face oppression, including women, Black, Latinx, Asian and Pacific Islander and LGBTQ+ to show that labor rights are human rights, and a harm to one is a harm to all.
For Member Appreciation Day in May, CSEA not only thanked union members who provide services to every community in New York every day but highlighted the local businesses that keep our communities strong.
We also mourned the losses of union members, including those who passed away while doing their jobs.
Looking ahead into the new year, we still face challenges, but will continue to grow and strengthen our union.
“The biggest challenge we face right now is the sheer number of patients requiring beds in the hospital.”
— Kristina Landy, CSEA Erie County Local member and senior respiratory therapist at Erie County Medical Center (ECMC).
“Our pensions aren’t as valuable as they once were. The state needs to invest in their workforce if they want to retain quality workers.”
— Michael Roth, highway maintenance supervisor 2, state Department of Transportation, Babylon
Members do!
CSEA Appreciation Day was a true family affair for CSEA Rockland Psychiatric Center Local Executive Vice President Tyjuana Parker, left, who poses with her husband, Chef James Parker, right, owner of Big Daddy’s Home Plate BBQ in Haverstraw. In the middle is the couple’s granddaughter.
It’s time to
FIX TIER SIX!
Direct care staffffing in crisis:
Our community works because
OPWDD worker an example of dedication during COVID
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January 2023