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Next Wave activists promote
civil service careers to new
Ulster County Local Next Wave Committee member Eric Wiley and local Next Wave Committee Chair Sheri Farrell staff at a recent SUNY Ulster career fair an information table detailing information about our union and careers in civil service.
thinking about pursuing the work our members do, Farrell said her committee hoped their outreach would yield a broader benefit.
“We wanted the students to see that finding a union job right out
of college is an option that will benefit them long term,” Farrell said. “Joining a union isn’t something we think is emphasized as an option to many students. We saw we could change that by stepping up, so we did.”
— Jessica Ladlee
college grads
STONE RIDGE — When colleges
hold career fairs to help graduating seniors join the working world,
it’s common to see recruiters
from local corporations, nonprofit organizations, building trades unions and even some state agencies.
When Ulster County Local Next Wave Committee member Eric
Wiley learned that SUNY Ulster
had a career fair planned for this spring, committee members realized CSEA also had something to offer graduating seniors at career fairs: the chance to speak with young workers about employment in a variety of civil service jobs and determine if that might be a possible career path for them.
The committee staffed a table at the career fair to meet with graduating students.“The students
who approached our table really engaged with us,” said Ulster County Local Next Wave Committee Chair Sheri Farrell. “They ranged from coming from a union family
to not knowing what a labor union was. When we explained the importance of unions, they really seemed to understand and now want to be a member when they have the opportunity.”
Farrell and Wiley, a City of Kingston Unit member, represented our union at the career fair, but the entire committee spent time in the months before the fair deciding on what materials to distribute and talking points to use with the college students. The material included several CSEA fliers that show the many benefits of being union.
The students who stopped by the
table majored in fields that include engineering, biology, marketing and business.
Farrell said a few students even seemed intrigued by the possibility of working in the labor movement, so she urged them to visit our website to learn more about the different types of union staff jobs available. Other students were passionate about the possibility of entering public service.
Not only did the CSEA presence at the career fair get students
CSEA announces 2019 statewide scholarship recipients
We are proud to announce the recipients of the 2019 Irving Flaumenbaum Memorial Scholarships, Pearl Insurance and MetLife Insurance Company Scholarships. Each year,
our union presents the scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are eligible dependents of CSEA members. Congratulations to all of the recipients!
Irving Flaumenbaum Memorial Scholarships
Long Island Region:
David Brown, whose parent, Marcelle Brown, is a teaching assistant at
the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District.
Thomas F. Moran, whose parent, James L. Moran, is a chief stationary engineer at Nassau County.
Krisia Romano, whose parent, Orlando Romano, is a cleaner at Farmingdale UFSD.
Metropolitan Region:
Aya Boulhoujat, whose parent, Abdelaaziz Boulhoujat, is a general mechanic at Manhattan Psychiatric Center.
Megan Emery, whose parent, John C. Emery, is a crisis & emergency risk communications specialist at Health Research, Inc.
Carlos Rosario, whose parent, Rebecca Rosario, is a consumer frauds NYC/office assistant 2 (SL) at the Office of the NYS Attorney General.
Southern Region:
Jack Byrne, whose parent, Kaye Byrne, is a custodian at the Cornwall Central School District.
Dimitrios Orfanos, whose parent, Mary Orfanos, is a teacher aide at the Mamaroneck UFSD.
Diana Santini, whose parent, Catherine Santini, is a secretary to school administrator at the Mt. Pleasant Central School District.
Capital Region:
Maya P. Blanchet, whose parent, Valleen Rae Blanchet, is a principal account clerk at Schenectady County.
Tyler Hanrahan, whose parent, Jill Hanrahan, is employed at Schodack Central School.
Keegan Sewell, whose parent, Aaran Garvey, is a heavy equipment operator at Essex County.
Central Region:
Jenna Bradshaw, whose parent, Christine Bradshaw, is a senior social welfare examiner at the Oswego County Department of Social Services.
Marisa Presutto, whose parent, Laurie L. Presutto, is an office assistant 2 at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Daulton J. Scharf, whose parent, Lisa Scharf, is a home school coordinator at Malone Central School District.
Western Region:
Jenna Crean, whose parent, Kelly Crean, is an office assistant 1 at SUNY Buffalo.
Abigail Henry, whose parent, Shelly Phillips, is a clerk at Southwestern Central Schools.
Alison McIntosh, whose parent, Katie McIntosh, is a principal clerk typist at Cleveland Hill UFSD.
Pearl Insurance Scholarship
Alysen Bruce, daughter of Victoria Bruce, a dispatcher at Essex County EMS, and David Bruce, a dispatcher at NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
MetLife Insurance Company Scholarship
Angelo Joseph Vita, whose parent, Clara Vita, is a senior typist clerk at Syosset Central School.
12 The Work Force
July-August 2019