Page 14 - Work Force November 2020

Union adapts with safer member outreach
The COVID-19 pandemic may have halted many in-person membership meetings and events due to social distancing requirements, but CSEA leaders and activists are finding new, creative ways to reach members and complete union business.
Throughout this year, union members have been holding successful, socially distanced drive-through information days and membership meetings, outdoor contract ratification votes and vehicle caravans in place of traditional demonstrations.
Many of the events have included to-go bags full
of important union information and member-only giveaways, CSEA officers and staff on hand to meet attendees from a safe distance, food trucks and even meals delivered to attendees at their vehicles. On this page are a few images from recent events.
Capital Region President Ron Briggs addresses members before a vehicle rally outside U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik’s Glens Falls office earlier this year to urge Stefanik to support federal aid to state and local governments.
CSEA State Department of Motor Vehicles (New York City) Unit President Dawn Destine and Metropolitan Region President Lester Crockett greet DMV employees during a recent information day.
Central Region 1st Vice President and Statewide PEOPLE Committee Chair Betty Jo Johnson discusses the PEOPLE program with a member during the region’s recent drive-through information day.
From left, Western New York DDSO Local 1st Vice President Kathy Demarco-Schine greets Western Region President Steve Healy from her vehicle during a recent drive-through information day in Amherst.
Town of Stony Point Unit President Chicky Bruntfield and Unit Secretary Kathy Kivlehan participate in the unit’s recent outdoor, socially distant contract ratification. The agreement was overwhelmingly ratified. (Photo by Larry Sparber)
CSEA Long Island Region President Jerry Laricchiuta, right, speaks with Suffolk Area Retirees Local President Millie Lucas, center, and local treasurer Ruby Thomas, left, about ways to keep CSEA retirees informed on union issues while practicing social distancing.
14 The Work Force
November 2020