Page 13 - Work Force September 2016

On Labor Day, resolve to Never Quit
On Labor Day, we urge all of you to join a Labor Day event in your region to show solidarity with our
union and play an active role in our communities.
This year, we want you to take further this commitment with our union.
During the past year, we have been bringing our Never Quit campaign
to all of you to encourage you to get involved in building a better, stronger union. While the threat of a recent Supreme Court case spurred us to redouble our efforts here, we have been working for years to strengthen our union in the face of ongoing challenges.
Labor Day celebrates the great accomplishments — and sacrifices — of working people throughout our history. Because of their fights for
justice and respect, most American workers have improvements in their workplace.
But there are politicians and corporate interests who believe that we have too much and want to take away many of the rights and benefits that working people have fought to achieve.
They may have deeper pockets, but we have the people.
We need to stand up and show our opponents that we will Never Quit making ourselves stronger, and that we will Never Quit fighting for what’s right.
Please join us for a Labor Day event near you — we need all of you in this fight.
In addition to joining in a Labor Day event, there’s another way we can show that we will Never Quit: vote.
CSEA members Michele Weaver and Diana Rose carry the CSEA Erie County Local banner at last year’s Buffalo Labor Day Parade. Photo by John Normile
CSEA Labor Day events
Long Island, Metropolitan and Southern Regions:
Manhattan: Sept. 10: New York
City 2016 Labor Day Parade.
Parade begins at 10 a.m. The CSEA contingent assemble at 9 a.m. at West 44th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues. Our march time is
10:15 a.m. Please bring banners and bullhorns. For more information, call your region office.
Capital Region:
Colonie: Sept. 5: Annual Picnic & Celebration noon – 5 p.m., Cook Park. All are welcome at this free event, which includes food, music, awards and brief speeches. (Please bring a dish to share.) Contact the Solidarity Committee of the Capital District at 518-673-2602 for more information.
Central Region:
Syracuse: Sept. 5: Labor Solidarity March, State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. Meet at 10 a.m. between fair Gates 4 and 5. Parade begins 10:30 a.m.
Massena: Sept. 5: Solidarity Day Parade and Picnic. CSEA member lineup, 10 a.m, Willow Street (near Coach’s Corner Restaurant). Parade begins at 11 a.m. and will end at Springs Park. Free picnic lunch and drawings to follow parade. All CSEA members and their family are invited to march. For more information, contact Mark Patterson at 315-250-0018.
Ithaca: Sept. 5: Labor Community Picnic, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Stewart Park, large pavilion. All are welcome at this free event, which includes food and music. (Please bring a dish to share.) For more information, contact Wendy Colucci at the Mid-State Central Labor Council at 315-422-3363.
Western Region:
Buffalo: Sept. 5: Buffalo Labor Day Parade & Picnic, lineup: 11 a.m., corner of Abbott & Stevenson. Parade begins at noon. Picnic immediately follows at Cazenovia Park. For information, call John Mudie at 716-633-2211.
A spirited group of CSEA members from the Southern, Metropolitan and Long Island Regions at the annual New York City Labor Day Parade.
No matter what you do this fall, get out and vote. State and local primary elections will be held Sept. 13; the general election is Nov. 8.
Every election is important, but this year’s state and federal elections
will literally determine the direction in which our nation moves, including the future of collective bargaining.
See pages 14 and 15 for more.
Rochester: Sept. 5: Rochester
Labor Day Parade, 11 a.m. For more information, call the CSEA Rochester Satellite Office at 585-272-0800.
Youngstown: Sept. 5: Niagara County Youngstown Labor Day Parade, noon. For more information, call the CSEA Western Region office at 716-691-6555.
Clarence: Sept. 5: Clarence Annual Labor Day Parade & Fair. Parade begins at 1 p.m. and will march through streets of Clarence Center. For more information, call the CSEA Western Region office at 716-691-6555.
Visit your region page at cseany.org for more information.
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