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WorkForce ISSN 1522-1091
Official publication of
CSEA Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO 143 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12210-2303
Mary E. Sullivan, President
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4 The Work Force
March 2020
President Mary E. Sullivan in touch with
The WorkForce
We can and must sSurge forward
these differences to divide us, which
is what management would prefer, we must celebrate our diversity and embrace everything we have in common. I truly believe we share more in common
than what divides us. We only survive and succeed when we unite and come together. If we exclude people from participating in our union, we fail at our core mission of “united we stand.”
isters and Brothers: workplaces and more. Instead of allowing
I want to let you know how grateful I am to have been elected by you to serve as our president for the next four years. I am so honored you have trusted me with the leadership of our great union, and I want you to know that it’s something I take very seriously. I will continue to do my best to lead our union forward and fight for all our members.
So, I will work hard over the next few years to build us a better union: stronger, more inclusive and with a more involved membership. I will do so by enhancing our communications, our education and our opportunities for involvement. I hope you will join with me in these efforts.
As someone active in our union
for more than 35 years, I know how important it is to have leaders at the top who have both a vision for the future and the best interests of all our members at heart. I believe that you made the right choice by electing a leadership team that will help us face the challenges we have ahead of us and make the progress we need to make. We will not simply stand still. We can and must surge forward.
I look forward to working with you all as willing partners and participants. Together, we will make our union stronger into the future.
Equally challenging is having a union that is more inclusive than exclusive. This is something I’ve spoken about
a lot and truly believe in. Our union
In solidarity,
Mary E. Sullivan, President
is a cross-section of America, and we have many differences that could end
up separating us. We are a union of different genders, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, political beliefs, ethnicities,