HUNTINGTON — Nassau Educational Employees Local 865 recently held its 24th annual career conference. Hundreds of members gathered for a day of workshops. The entire event, which also included breakfast and lunch, was free of charge to CSEA members who work in school districts in Nassau County.
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- CSEA Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte, left, welcomes Margaret Pickard and Karen Hurd, two members from our recently organized Island Trees Teacher Aides Unit, to their first CSEA career conference.
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- Farmingdale Union Free School District Unit members Mary Cantone and Kathi Sidewitz discuss the newest trends in health and wellness at the “Boomer Bootcamp Basic Training: 21st Century Health and Wellness Workshop.”
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- Jerchio School District Unit member Elvira Langone shares a personal anecdote at the “Living Off Your Paycheck” workshop.
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- CSEA President Mary E. Sullivan, left, congratulates local officers on another successful career conference. From left, Sullivan, Nassau Educational Local 865 President Monica Berkowitz and Local 865 Treasurer Jean Ahlert.
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- SUNY Old Westbury Local President Tommy Noble learns more about the signs to look for if you are exposed to hazardous materials at the “Hazardous Materials in School” workshop.
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- Freeport Union Free School District Unit member Irvin Romane goes “fishing” for the next question during a Member Benefits workshop at which members chose a question about member benefits by trying to hook a magnetic fish onto a magnetic “fishing” line.
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- Syosset Central School District Unit member Farida Sarwari, left, asks Pearl Insurance Representative Karla Daniels about Workers’ Compensation insurance.
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- Farmingdale Union Free School District Unit members Elizabeth Carrasquillo and Miriam Colasuonno learn how to protect themselves if exposed to hazardous materials in school at the “Hazardous Materials in School” workshop.
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- The CSEA Long Island Region Veterans Committee packed a truck full of donations of non-perishable food items, made by the career conference attendees to the committee’s annual food drive for veterans in need. From left, Steve Abramson, Maryann Phelps and Ed Hussey.
