Page 8 - September 2017 Work Force

AFSCME Federal Policy Analyst Getsemani Yanez, left, talks with health care workers Nayely Porter, facing camera, and Silvia Burgos on Aug. 8 at the Chautauqua Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
— Roxanne Baker, food service worker, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
CSEA Western New York DDSO Local member Michele Hill, right, speaks with AFSCME International Federal Policy Analyst Getsemani Yanez about workplace rights during the Chautauqua County member engagement visit. “I would never quit on my co-workers or my union,” Hill said as she signed a Never Quit pledge card. “We have to stick together — that is our path to success.”
From left, Orange County Unit members Tina Dzierzek, Teresa Yanosh and Nancy Van Tilburg, who all work at the county’s Valley View Nursing Home, pledge to Never Quit our union. They are among the hundreds of members who participated in our member engagement visit in Orange County last month, during which our members got the chance to share their questions and concerns to move toward building a stronger union.
“I would never quit on my union. I’ve got too many years in and too
much to risk to quit. We all n”
eed to stick together to stay strong!
Even during summer,
we Never Quit
CSEA leaders, members and staff were hard at work reaching out to our members in St. Lawrence, Orange and Chautauqua counties over the summer.
In Chautauqua and St. Lawrence counties, member volunteers and staff visited work sites and knocked on doors across each county, often in remote locations, to hear our members’ concerns and help us all build and strengthen our union.
In Orange County, hundreds of members expressed their concerns at work site meetings. On this page are photos from the events.
CSEA St. Lawrence Educational Local President Sonya Forbes, right, gets
a commitment from Town of Canton Highway Deptartment worker Ross Putman when visiting his home, who promised he won’t quit on his co-workers or our union. Photo by Todd Webb.
8 The Work Force
September 2017
“We wouldn’t have what we have now withoutour union. We need to make sure our pensions are going to be there for everybody. I”’m never going to quit on our union!
— Jay Lawrence, maintenance worker, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry