CSEA Labor Relations Specialist Charles Barley, left, speaks with Wayne Macduff III, center, Glens Falls School Disrtrict mechanic, and Matt Duket, right, a bus monitor at the district, about work and unions.
LAKE GEORGE – CSEA activists and staff recently traveled throughout Warren and Washington County as part of our ongoing efforts to connect with members and build our union.
Visiting members in their home or connecting with them through work site visits provides an opportunity to hear first hand the issues that concern our members, including on the job.
There were conversations about ongoing attempts to weaken unions and discussion about what is at stake and what a loss of union power might look like for workers.
Most people agree that in the face of continued attacks on working people and erosion of workplace rights that being part of a union guarantees that we are “stronger together.”
Francis and Kay Sharrow share stories about their work, their family and their ancestry with CSEA Organizer Jessica Riley. Francis Sharrow has Native American roots, and Kay’s family were Dutch settlers to the area.
Connections were made and conversations naturally extended to topics, including family, work, travel plans, ancestry and the abundant wildlife in this beautiful, mostly rural, area in and around the Adirondack Park.
“Getting out and engaging with members during this effort was enlightening and beneficial to me, as well as the members we met,” said Susan Sheehan, Town of Queensbury Unit treasurer. “(Our members) were able to talk with us about issues that affect them at their workplaces, from the comfort of their own homes. Starting the conversation and listening to each other is what it was all about, and our staff and member volunteers who came out did just that!”
