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Safe workplaces are no accident
Workplace safety and health is not only a right, but it’s one of the cornerstones of unionism. Ensuring our safety on the job is one of most important things we do as a union, which is why our recent Statewide Conference on Occupational Safety and Health is so vital.
At this biennial event, nearly 1,000 of our members got training in numerous safety and health topics, learned how to organize around safety and health issues and engaged our members to build our union around workplace safety.
Our opponents are not only seeking to destroy
unions, but are willing to cut corners on regulations, training and equipment that protect us at work.
We know that “safe workplaces are no accident,” because it takes all of us to keep our workplaces safe
On these pages are photos from the conference. See pages 3, 4 and 12 for more coverage.
Monroe County Local activist Debra Ake, right, participates in the multi- part “Winning the War: Organizing Powerful Locals and Units that Never Quit” workshop, in which attendees learned how to organize, fight and win against anti-union groups.
From left, Rome School District Clerical Unit Vice President Mary Munney-Griffiths, Rome City Hall Unit President Diana Samuels, Rome School District Clerical Unit President Kim Seifert and Oneida Educational Employees Local President John Brown get valuable training.
Members work to identify potential workplace hazards at the “Taking Necessary Steps to Make Sure Your Workplace is No Accident” session.
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CSEA Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley speaks with SUNY Downstate Medical Center Local President Althea Green-Pruitt.
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— Lisa Jackson, Broome Developmental Center Local, on completing conference a certificate program on organizing around health and safety i
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