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Photo of the Month
Governor signs CSEA priority bills
Great Neck Park District Unit member Carl Munnerlyn shows his
CSEA solidarity aboard our union’s float during the New York City Labor Day Parade. Our union members from the Long Island, Metropolitan and Southern Regions marched alongside other labor union members. See pages 1, 6-7 for more. (Photo by Wendi Bowie.)
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed into law several of CSEA’s priority bills. Several of the new laws will help continue our union’s efforts to increase employee recruitment and retention. The bills that were signed will:
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service job to take an exam for
that position. (S.8216 / A.8876) • Require the New York State Department of Civil Service
to review civil service exams every five years and update them as necessary. (S.8551/A.9349)
• Require all public employees to be provided notice whenever an employer responds to a Freedom of Information Law request for such employee’s disciplinary record.
The bills took effect on September 4.
Require that any time spent as a provisional employee be counted towards time required for a promotional exam. (S.8557 / A.9386) Allow individuals who
are within 12 months of meeting the age or education requirements of a given civil
Election Day is November 5!
There are three ways to vote in the General Election:
Early Voting
Absentee Ballot
Request an absentee ballot by mail by October 26 and in person at your county Board of Elections no later than November 4. Completed and signed ballots must be postmarked by November 5.
New York state early voting will take place from October 26 – November 3. Times and locations vary by county. Visit cseany.org/vote for county links.
Election Day
On November 5, polls are open from 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. for in-person voting at your normal polling location.
For more information, including a list of CSEA-endorsed candidates, visit cseany.org/vote.
ATTENTION: PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR LOCAL AND UNIT PRESIDENTS
Important Election Information:
The term of office for current Public & Private Sector Local and Unit officers will expire on June 30, 2025. Elections for office must be conducted and completed before the new term begins on July 1, 2025. (Note: Retiree officers and CSEA/VOICE officers can disregard — the Statewide Election Committee will run your elections.)
The Statewide Election Committee (SEC) is mailing information on September 9 to each Public & Private Sector Local and Unit President requesting each Executive Board to select prior to October 15, 2024: (1) an Election Chairperson/Committee or (2) an Election Meeting Chair (available
to Locals and Units with fewer
than 150 members). Each Local
and Unit President was provided with and asked to return the completed Election Committee and Election Meeting Chairperson Data Form including Executive Board meeting minutes reflecting the appointments.
If this has not been completed, please do so immediately. Please refer to the SEC’s September letter for procedural requirements.
Any questions pertaining to
the September mailing, or the election process in general, can be answered by contacting the SEC
at 1-800-342-4146, ext. 1447 or sec@cseainc.org.
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2 The Work Force
October 2024
Correction: A photo of CSEA Western Region Director Robert Mootry was incorrectly identified in the print edition of the September Work Force. The Work Force regrets the error.