CSEA Next Wave Conference attendees joined their union brothers and sisters on the picket line in front of the Albany Hilton on Saturday. Hotel employees, who are members of the Hotel Trades Council, have been working for fairness with hotel management, which has not negotiated fairly and has violated workers’ rights. The workers have called for a boycott of the hotel.
Jill Asencio is the statewide communications specialist assigned to CSEA Headquarters in Albany. She is a summa cum laude graduate of The College of Saint Rose and award-winning photo/video journalist and public relations professional. As part of CSEA’s communication team since 2007, she found her passion in labor, advocating for children and New York’s working families. Asencio understands first-hand the value of growing up in a union household and the deep connection unions have in ensuring strong, educated and healthy families.
