Oyster Bay’s people leading the way for PEOPLE OYSTER BAY — It takes people to make PEOPLE — that is the clear message that CSEA Town of Oyster Bay Local activists are spreading to local members. Town of Oyster Bay Local activists, led by Local President Jarvis T. Brown, are leading the way in signing up members for the PEOPLE (Public Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality) Program. The PEOPLE program protects and improves our jobs, benefits and pensions in Washington, Albany and in your community. Your support and participation in PEOPLE strengthens CSEA’s clout in the workplace, in the legislature, in your community and in the labor movement. Local activists recently recruited more than 100 new PEOPLE members over a month, and they’re not done yet. Brown said that his team of activists is the reason why his local has been so successful at recruiting. “If you don’t have a strong team, you’re nothing,” he said. “My team really works hard and when they go out, they hit ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CONTEST Join PEOPLE at the MVP Level or increase your current PEOPLE contribution to the MVP Level or higher. Contest Rules: ➤ Contest is open to all CSEA members who are newly enrolled or those who increase their PEOPLE Contributions by Dec. 31, 2015. ➤ You must fill out and sign a CSEA/AFSCME PEOPLE Application and become (or increase your contribution to) a PEOPLE MVP or higher by Dec. 31, 2015*. ➤ Signed applications must be received by the Political Action Department, 143 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210, no later than Dec. 31, 2015. Pat Davino, Jarvis Brown and Betsy Healey say talking to members is the key to their understanding and support. Join PEOPLE at the MVP Level or increase your current PEOPLE contribution to the MVP Level or higher. To learn more about PEOPLE and to receive your PEOPLE application, contact a member of your region’s PEOPLE Committee, the political action coordinator in your region or call CSEA PEOPLE at 1-800-342-4146, Ext. 1404. Long Island Region 1 – (631) 462-0030 Metropolitan Region 2 – (212) 406-2156 Southern Region 3 – (845) 831-1000 Capital Region 4 – (518) 782-4400 Central Region 5 – (315) 433-0050 Western Region 6 – (716) 691-6555 September ➤ There will be one 2015 $300 winner per region drawn. Winners will be notified by Feb. 1, 2016. The Work Force 19 To learn more about PEOPLE and to receive your PEOPLE application, contact a member of your region's PEOPLE Committee, the political action coordinator in your region or call CSEA PEOPLE at 1-800-342-4146, Ext. 1404. Long Island Region 1 – (631) 462-0030 Win $300! ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CONTEST Contest Rules: ➤ Contest is open to all CSEA members who are newly enrolled or those who increase their PEOPLE Contributions by Dec. 31, 2015. ➤ You must fill out and sign a CSEA/AFSCME PEOPLE Application and become (or increase your contribution to) a PEOPLE MVP or higher by Dec. 31, 2015*. ➤ Signed applications must be received by the Political Action Department, 143 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210, no later than Dec. 31, 2015. ➤ There will be one $300 winner per region drawn. Winners will be notified by Feb. 1, 2016. To learn more about PEOPLE and to receive your PEOPLE application, contact a member of your region's PEOPLE Committee, the political action coordinator in your region or call CSEA PEOPLE at 1-800-342-4146, Ext. 1404. Long Island Region 1 – (631) 462-0030 Metropolitan Region 2 – (212) 406-2156 Southern Region 3 – (845) 831-1000 Capital Region 4 – (518) 782-4400 Central Region 5 – (315) 433-0050 Western Region 6 – (716) 691-6555 Win $300! Contest Rules: • Contest is open to all CSEA members who are newly enrolled or those who increase their PEOPLE Contributions by Dec. 31, 2015. • You must fill out and sign a CSEA/AFSCME PEOPLE Application and become (or increase your contribution to) a PEOPLE MVP or higher by Dec. 31, 2015*. • Signed applications must be received by the Political Action Department, 143 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210, no later than Dec. 31, 2015. • There will be one $300 winner per region drawn. Winners will be notified by Feb. 1, 2016. better leaders,” she said. “Then people will go back and sign up with them later.” Even with their strong communication skills, some union members still wonder why PEOPLE is so important to working people. Brown and other local officers have a ready answer. “A lot of people didn’t know what it was about,” said Brown. “We had to make them understand that unions are under attack. If you want to retire in the next 10-15 years, you need to be a part of this program.” To learn more about PEOPLE, contact your region, local or unit office or call the CSEA Political Action Department at 1-800-342- 4146, ext. 1404. — Wendi Bowie home runs.” Town of Oyster Bay Local 1st Vice President Pat Davino and Local Executive Vice President Betsy Healey are among the local activists who have been PEOPLE’s heavy hitters. Both were recently named as PEOPLE Recruiter of the Month for June. The activists each recruited 48 new PEOPLE members. “It’s an ongoing thing for us,” Healey said. “We go out and we earn their trust. If they have a question, we answer it. If we don’t have the answer, we go get it and contact them later. We don’t just talk at them; we talk to them.” The PEOPLE activists are also doing more than talking when connecting with members. “Sometimes, you just have to listen,” Davino said. “We let them say what’s on their minds. There’s always an open dialogue, even with our shop stewards.” Davino added that local leaders all constantly communicate. “(Our leaders) feel like they can go back and be *Membership in PEOPLE must be current as of Dec. 31, 2015 to be eligible for the contest.
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