Summary of January Board of Directors meetings Editor’s Note: The Work Force publishes a summary of actions taken by CSEA’s Board of Directors.The summary is prepared by CSEA Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley for union members. ALBANY — CSEA’s statewide Board of Directors met on Jan. 15, 2015. In official business, the board: • Confirmed the appointment of new Board members Christopher Vogel (Rockland County), James Courson (Clinton County), Scott Rajczi (Local Government Educational, Southern Region), Charles Parsons (Transportation Department) and Michael D’Alessandro (Teachers Retirement). • Approved the 2015 maximum miscellaneous allowances as written in the Jan. 15, 2015 Statewide Treasurer’s Report to the Board of Directors. • Approved the resolution to amend the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. Pension Plan (Amendment #3) as written in the Jan. 15, 2015, Statewide Treasurer’s report to the Board of Directors. • Approved the resolution to amend the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. Pension Plan (Amended and Restated Trust Agreement) as written in the Jan. 15, 2015 Statewide Treasurer’s report to the Board of Directors. • Approved a contract for the Central Region Conference at the Otesaga Resort & Conference Center in Cooperstown, N.Y. on April 29 – May 1, 2016, as the duration of this contract extends beyond the current officers’ term of office. • Confirmed the appointment of Jean Alert as Vice Chairperson of the Local Government Executive Committee. • Confirmed the appointment of Michael Patterson as Vice Chairperson of the State Executive Committee. • Approved the 2018 Annual Delegates Meeting scheduled for Oct. 29 - Nov. 2 in New York at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. • Approved the Standing Legal Committee’s report of Jan. 15, 2015 as printed. • Approved the appointment of Mariela E. Holder (Local 447) to the Metropolitan Region Political Action Committee and Lisa Stuckey (Local 441) to the Central Region Political Action Committee. Questions concerning the summary should be directed to Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley, CSEA Headquarters, 143 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210 (800) 342-4146 ext. 1253 or (518) 257-1253. Berkley Honoring a trailblazer for labor union women CSEA accepting nominations for the Irene Carr Leadership Award When Irene Carr first took a leadership role in CSEA, women were still largely expected to pour the coffee and take notes at meetings. But Carr, a longtime CSEA Statewide Secretary, instead played a strong leadership role in her union, paving the way for CSEA women to serve as leaders at every level of the union. Carr also helped lead the fight for on-and-off the job improvements for working women, and helped form the union’s Women’s Committee. For these reasons, CSEA presents the Irene Carr Leadership Award in her memory. The union is accepting applications for this year’s award, which will be presented during the Statewide Women’s Conference on May 2. “Every one of us knows someone within our CSEA family who stands out,” said CSEA Standing Women’s Committee Chair Kim Wallace-Russo. “Who is that person? That person is one who is driven and persistent enough to have fought, advocate and demand fairness for work and family issues.” Breaking ground A single mother when she first joined CSEA, Carr devoted her four-decade union career to fighting to advance issues traditionally of concern to women, issues that she referred to as “work and family issues.” Determined to be more than a “notetaker” at union meetings at a time when leadership opportunities were rare for women, Carr also helped shatter the glass ceiling that had prevented women in CSEA from seeking leadership positions. Women today hold the majority of CSEA’s leadership roles. A leading voice Carr played a key role in advancing numerous issues that improved the lives of working women in CSEA and across the nation, including pay equity adjustments for women and people of color, expanded clerical training opportunities and affordable child care. She also became a national advocate on behalf of women’s rights and affordable, work site child care. Carr was also the driving force that led to the formation of the CSEA Women’s Committee in 1978. She served as the committee’s first chair. Honoring a trailblazer The Irene Carr Leadership Award honors Carr’s accomplishments and urges union women to carry on Carr’s leadership and fighting spirit. CSEA is seeking award nominees who: • Fight every day for the members she represents. • Stand up and stand out as a leader in the fight for women’s rights and workers’ rights. • Step up despite the challenges before her. If you know such a person, visit CSEA’s website at www.cseany.org to download and complete the application. Nominations must be received no later than March 20, 2015. Carr Carr participates in a rally to support ending apartheid in South Africa, circa 1985. 14 The Work Force March 2015
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