Primary Results are In!
1. Primary Results
CSEA-endorsed candidates did very well in Tuesday’s primary elections:
- In Region 1, we took on a State Senate primary with the endorsement of Siela Bynoe. Siela came out on top through the hard work of CSEA members who did literature drops, rallies and phone calls.
- In Region 2, we were involved in a handful of primary races for candidates that we endorsed—Larinda Hooks (Assembly District 35 in Queens); Johanna Carmona (Assembly District 37 in Queens); Eddie Gibbs (Assembly District 68 in Manhattan); Micah Lasher (Assembly District 69 in Manhattan); Jordan Wright (Assembly District 70 in Manhattan); and Michael Benedetto (Assembly District 82 in the Bronx). All endorsed candidates, except for Carmona, were successful.
- In Region 3, CSEA members were highly engaged in George Latimer’s victory in the 16th Congressional District over the incumbent Jamaal Bowman.
- In Region 5, CSEA members went all out for John Mannion who ran in the 22nd Congressional District and as a result, he cruised to victory.
- In Region 6, CSEA members helped incumbent Assemblymember Demond Meeks win his primary with several labor walks and phone banks.
In addition to members’ involvement in these races, our CSEA staff phone bankers were critical to our successes, making thousands of phone calls for CSEA’s endorsed candidates. Thank you to the phone bankers and all of the members who helped our endorsed candidates win!
2. Legislative Victory: Crediting Provisional Time for Promotional Exams
Each week, we’ll be highlighting one of CSEA’s legislative victories from this past session.
This week, we’re highlighting S.8557/A.9386, which would allow time spent by an employee in provisional status to count towards any required time to take a promotional exam if the employee becomes permanently appointed to the same title. This legislation will give CSEA members who were provisional the ability to take promotional examinations faster than they currently are able and grow their career in the public sector.
This bill passed both houses of the State Legislature and is awaiting action by Governor Hochul.
3. Salary Withholding Program
On July 1, the state will stop withholding 5 days of pay for new employees. Currently, state employees have one day of pay withheld in each of their first five pay periods, meaning an employee does not receive a full paycheck for nearly 3 months. State employees hired on or after July 1 will no longer be subject to this withholding. The current withholding serves as a barrier to recruitment and CSEA fought in this year’s budget to eliminate this withholding.
4. Next Week
This Week in Albany will not be published next week in observance of Independence Day. The next edition will be in your inbox on July 12.
5. CSEA Legislative Toolkit
We’re encouraging members to get the word out about our legislative successes. Click the icons below for informational documents that you can print, share, and post on social media to spread the news. You can also check out CSEA’s summary of the 2024-2025 Enacted Budget here.
Tier 6 Reform:
Ambulance Direct Payments:
Bumping, Retreating and Rehiring Rights:
Civil Service Exam Announcements:
School Workplace Violence Prevention Programs:
Counting Provisional Time Toward Probation: