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Onondaga County
members vow to
“Never Quit
The union gives you a voice. You’re not alone. It’s like a support system, and we all have to support each other. I see the value in
my union, and”I definitely wouldn’t quit.
— Antoine Tearney, SUNY Upstate Medical University Local member and janitor, Upstate University Hospital’s Community Campus.
Upstate Medical University Local member Paul Richards, right, receives a home visit from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Local Vice President Mark Poupore and CSEA Organizer Jess Riley.
Herkimer County Local President Beth Hall, left, and CSEA Organizer
Mandy Ellis speak with Onondaga County Department of Water Environment Protection Unit President Rob Sweeney outside his East Syracuse home.
From left, Upstate Medical University Local members John Rizzo, Kevin DeLand and Christopher Wood, all plant utility engineers at Upstate University Hospital’s Community Campus, speak with CSEA Occupational Safety and Health Specialist Josh Kemp, second from right, at a work site visit to the hospital’s cafeteria during the Onondaga area blitz.
Lisa Moore and Mary Saulle pledge to Never Quit their union.
— Mary Saulle, SUNY Upstate Medical University Local member and health care technician, Upstate University Hospital’s Community Campus.
“We’re going to stand together. We’re not going to quit. We’re going to do
— Lisa Moore, SUNY Upstate Medical University Local member and health care technician, Upstate University Hospital’s Community Campus.
“Stay strong, stay positive, get the job done and never quit. My mother didn’t
everything we have to do t” union strong – we have to!
raise a quitter. If we all stick”
together, we’ll still have more power.
o keep our
CSEA’s Never Quit campaign continues to gather momentum as more members pledge to Never Quit the union. After blitzes on Long Island, New York City and Westchester County, teams of organizers came to Onondaga County. Here’s what members there had to say:
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