CSEA members made all the difference in the recent primary wins across the state.
Major primary victories included George Latimer in the 16th Congressional District, John Mannion in the 22nd Congressional District and Siela Bynoe in New York State Senate District 6. CSEA members spent many weeks, often on evenings and weekends, doing labor walks, making phone calls and holding rallies for our union’s endorsed candidates, which paid off in the primaries.
Support from our union’s staff is also essential to successful campaigns. Our union prints tens of thousands of pieces of campaign literature that is distributed to help inform voting members about why our union supports endorsed candidates.
Also playing a major role are CSEA’s phone bank staff, who support member efforts in each region by making calls on behalf of endorsed candidates and to provide reminders about when and where to vote.
View our union’s endorsements and get more information at cseany.org/vote.
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- From left, Labor Relations Specialist Jeff Colburn, Syracuse Area Retirees Local 913 member Linda Park and Labor Relations Specialist Marc Heatley get out the vote for State Sen. John Mannion’s successful congressional primary. (Photo by Nicholas Newcomb.)
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- CSEA Westchester County Local activists and their family members support Westchester County Executive George Latimer, center, behind podium, in his successful primary race for the 16th Congressional District. Westchester County Local and Unit President Hattie Adams is standing left of Latimer. (Photo by Jessica Ladlee.)
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- CSEA phone bank staff worked hard to reach thousands of voters across the state to boost our union’s endorsed candidates at the polls ahead of the primaries. Pictured from left are Karen Wadood, Arnel Kelley, Tarneesha Johnson and Wanda Turner. (Photo by Therese Assalian.)
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- State. Sen. John Mannion joins CSEA Central Region members, staff and other labor union members for a recent labor walk in Dewitt and Manlius to support Mannion’s successful congressional campaign. From left are CSEA Political Action Coordinator Josh Schick, State Sen. John Mannion, CSEA Onondaga County Local President Dan Vadala and CSEA Syracuse State Employees Local President Diane Burton. (Photo by Kate Evans, field coordinator, Central New York Area Labor Federation.)
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- CSEA Print Shop staff members are integral to successful member action efforts, including printing materials for the recent primary elections. From left are Senior Offset Machine Operator Chuck Waldo, Senior Offset Machine Operator Ryan Desbiens, Director of Printing Operations Dominick Cutugno, and Senior Offset Machine Operator Ralph “Mike” Mayo.
