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CSEA ratifies five-year contract with New York State
Sporting her ‘Proud Union Member’ CSEA shirt along with some red, white and blue beads, Central New York DDSO Local 6th Vice President Cat Treonze and other CSEA members connect with the public at the Rome Honor America Days Parade. See page 15 for more. (Photo by Nicholas Newcomb)
Labor Day events are back!
CSEA’s 112th Annual Delegates Meeting
October 24 – October 28, 2022
CSEA members from across the state are planning to mark Labor Day by once again participating in parades and other events in person.
Come join us and show your CSEA pride!
Here are some parades in which CSEA members will be marching, For more information on specific parades or to participate, see information on this page.
Long Island, Metropolitan and Southern Regions:
Manhattan: New York City Labor Day Parade, September 10. The CSEA delegation will assemble at 10:30 a.m. at East 46th Street between
5th Avenue and Vanderbilt Avenue. March scheduled at noon. For more information or to join the parade, contact your region office.
Capital Region:
Albany: Michael J. Burns Labor Parade, September 9. The CSEA delegation will assemble at 5 p.m.
at Academy Park (across from the State Capitol), Washington Avenue between Eagle and Hawk streets. For more information or to join the parade, contact the Capital Region office.
Central Region:
Syracuse: Labor Day Parade at the New York State Fair, September 5, New York State Fairgrounds. Lineup is scheduled at 10 a.m. Enter the
Fair at Gate 10. For more information or to join the parade, contact the Central Region office.
Western Region:
Buffalo: Labor Day Parade and Picnic, September 5. Lineup is scheduled at 11 a.m. at the corner of Dorrance Avenue and McKinley Parkway. Parade begins at noon. Picnic to follow in Cazenovia Park. For more information or to join the parade, contact the Erie County Local office at (716) 896-1640
This year, we will meet in-person in New York City for an exciting week of training and conducting the business of our Union. The first half of the week will feature workshops themed around ‘The Leader In You’ and designed to assist new and seasoned members with developing knowledge and skills
as leaders. The second half of the week will be filled with conducting the business of CSEA, including some exciting speakers and presentations, as well as awards.
As this is a business convention, only CSEA delegates may attend. Learn more and register at cseany.org/ADM2022.
ALBANY — CSEA members overwhelmingly voted in favor
of ratifying a new five-year state contract for more than 52,000 workers representing all four of the union’s executive branch bargaining units.
“CSEA is very appreciative of Governor Hochul’s cooperation with coming to a resolve to make this a good contract for New York state employees for this five-year period,” said CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan.
A tentative agreement for the new state contract had been reached in June 2022 between Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration and CSEA’s negotiating team. Electronic voting
and paper ballots were tallied this past week resulting in the passage. This contract will be retroactive
from April 2021 through April 2026 and will cover CSEA union members in a variety of roles and departments statewide.
“The passage of this contract demonstrates that CSEA members appreciate that they are valued, and their work is properly recognized by the Governor and our employers,” added Sullivan. “This is a victory not only for our union members, but also for the state at large. This workforce showed up and delivered during
two of the most challenging years in many of our lifetimes.”
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