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Outreach efforts keep our union strong Outreach efforts keep our union strong
Capital Region officers,
activists and volunteers
recently visited members in
Saratoga and Warren counties at
their homes and worksites.
While the initial member
outreach spanned over several
days, the region extended the
effort into the weekend, sending
out teams to visit members
during the Capital Region fall
conference in Lake George.
Numbers for the four-day
effort show our union’s power:
10 worksite teams, 26 lit drip
teams and 42 house visit teams
resulted in 350 conversations,
178 updated contact cards, lit
drops to 1,209 homes and 15 new
members!
— Therese Assalian
From left, state Dormitory
Authority Local President
Liz Moran and state Office
of General Services Local
activist Dwayne Heath team
up for home visits during
the recent Capital Region
conference in Lake George.
CSEA state Department of Civil
Service Local President Eijah
Miller prepares to drive to
members’ homes during member
engagement visits during the
recent Capital Region conference
in Lake George. Joining Miller
in the car are Capital District
DDSO Local activist Paul Wheeler
and State Liquor Authority Local
member Regina Blakemore.
From left, City of Saratoga Springs-
City Hall Employees Unit member
Julia Destino, a Planning Department
employee, gets information on CSEA
member-only benefits from CSEA
Director of Member Benefits Beth King
during a worksite visit.
Columbia County Local
President Samantha
Oliver prepares for
home visits in Saratoga
County.
From left, state Office of General Services Local
Executive Vice President Frank Symborski and
Capital Region 2nd Vice President and Warren
County Local President Marla Norton conduct a
home visit with Town of Queensbury Unit member
Fran Colvin.
From left, City of Saratoga Springs-
City Hall Employees Unit member
Rich Tiersch, a Building Department
employee, discusses our union benefits
with CSEA Field Mobilization Specialist
Jessica LaFountaine.
Capital Region President
Shana Davis leaves
material at a home.
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