Welcome to Southern Region 3

CSEA’s Southern Region covers seven counties across the greater Hudson Valley area, representing workers in state government, local government, school districts, libraries, public authorities, and the private sector. The region has approximately 37,000 members across the following counties: Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, Putnam, Dutchess, Westchester, and Rockland.

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Rockland Boulders night scheduled for July 18

We’re excited to be holding a CSEA Southern Region night at the New York Boulders baseball game on Friday, July 18. The Boulders are a minor-league team located at Heritage Financial Park in Pomona, Rockland County. The team is offering two tickets FREE for CSEA members and two additional seats for $10 each. We’re looking forward to an evening of solidarity and fun, so we hope you will join us! Click here to reserve tickets.

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ULSTER COUNTY BLITZ REACHES MEMBERS, ALLOWS FOR FEEDBACK

Our union is resuming member engagement blitzes, with the goal of hearing feedback directly from CSEA members. The first in a series of blitzes statewide took place in Ulster County in early June, where we connected with over 250 members at worksite meetings and had another 103 conversations during home visits.

The weeklong blitz was a fantastic opportunity to interact with members from the Ulster County Local, Taconic State Parks Local, Highland Residential Center Local, and SUNY New Paltz Local. Powering this week of activism were our member activist volunteers, who teamed up with staff for worksite meetings and traveled the county to visit members at their homes.

Learn more about the blitz in the July edition of The Work Force!

Congratulations to our scholarship winners!

We’re pleased to announce the winners of our 2025 Southern Region Scholarships! We will have more info to share in the weeks to come. Our winners this year are: Reginald Jean-Louis, whose parent Shatika Jean-Louis is a member of our Mid Hudson State Employees Local; Mia Ding, whose parent Yun Qian is a member of our Rockland Psychiatric Center Local; Nina Edwards, whose parent Cameron Edwards is a member of our Westchester County Unit; and Riley Hendrickson, whose parent Heather Hendrickson is a member of our White Plains City School District Unit. Congratulations to the winners and best of luck to all of this year’s applicants!

CSEA fights for caseworkers, honors Maria Coto’s memory

CSEA recently joined state legislators to advocate for proposed legislation that would better protect caseworkers as they carry out their jobs in our communities. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Dana Levenberg, would offer improvements including panic buttons workers would carry while working in the community. The family and co-workers of Maria Coto, the CSEA Westchester County Unit member and caseworker killed on the job last year, strongly support these measures. While the legislation didn’t make it across the finish line this legislative session, it remains a priority for lawmakers and our union. Watch TV coverage of a news conference regarding the legislation here.

Resources available through CSEA’s Occupational Safety and Health Department

Our CSEA Occupational Safety and Health Department has a variety of resources available for members and activists. One of those is a catalogue of fact sheets devoted to numerous safety-related topics. The fact sheets available includes ones on confined space entry, hazard control and PPE, indoor air quality, ticks and Lyme disease, and numerous other topics. Click here to review the list of available fact sheets and download printable PDF copies that may be shared at your worksite.

Keep up to date on safety-related topics by signing up for The Safety Net, an e-newsletter from CSEA that provides the latest info on safety trainings and events, breaking safety-related news, and other available resources. Click here to sign up for The Safety Net.

Officers with upcoming membership meetings may also reach out to our Occupational Safety and Health Specialist Jane Meunier-Gorman at (845) 831-1000 if they are interested in having any safety-related presentations.

Southern Region Upcoming Events

Save the date for these upcoming events. Event registration info will be sent via email, so please be sure you have your personal email address on file at cseany.org.
  • CSEA night at the New York Boulders, July 18, 2025 at 7 p.m. For tickets, visit the Boulders ticket site.
  • CSEA at the Dutchess County Fair, Aug. 19-24, 2025 in Building B at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds.
  • CSEA at the NYC Labor Day Parade, Sept. 6, 2025 in Manhattan. More details TBA!