LOCAL NOTICES
*Moving forward notices will be sent from both ian@csealocal334.com and cseajudiciarylocal334.com, all information can also be found on our website www.cseajudiciary.org*
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Your Union, CSEA Judiciary Local 334, in collaboration with the Region 5 Community Outreach Committee, is excited to announce an amazing cause in the Syracuse area this Holiday season! We Rise Above the Streets Community Outreach, Inc. (Home | East Syracuse NY | We Rise Above The Streets Recovery Outreach Inc) will be hosting their annual “Thanksgiving Dinner for the Homeless” on Saturday, November 23, 2024, providing a quality, homestyle Thanksgiving Dinner to individuals and families in our community.
In our efforts to contribute, we are seeking monetary donations and volunteers to help prepare Thanksgiving Dinner. Donations will be used to purchase turkeys as well as chicken and beef main dishes. And, of course, we wouldn’t forget those traditional homemade side dishes that everyone loves! For our first year of this initiative, our overall goal is 25-30 Turkeys as well as enough side dishes to complete each meal. As all food must be pre-cooked, we are also seeking members willing to dedicate their time and talents to cook a Thanksgiving meal that those experiencing homelessness will never forget. Please know that any way that you wish to contribute to this cause will be received with warmth and gratitude.
If you are willing to donate your time to food preparation, please contact Theresa West via email @ theresajwest@hotmail.com) to coordinate supply drop-off and pick-up. Please advise if you are preparing food or if you are offering to cook food donated by other members for the event. Theresa will contact you with further information.
If you would like to get involved but don’t have the time, you may provide a financial donation here: https://www.venmo.com/u/CSEA-Local-334
We understand this is a busy time of year for everyone. We truly appreciate all that you do to support our union and our community!
PLEASE NOTE – Any dessert donations, including cookie trays, pies, cupcakes and cakes are gladly accepted! To arrange pick up prior to the event, please contact Theresa West via email: theresajwest@hotmail.com
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” —Winston Churchill
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS IN THE TOWN OF SENECA FALLS – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH – 5:45PM
Workers in the Town of Seneca Falls have been facing delays from the Town Supervisor and Deputy Town Supervisor in recognizing their union so they can sit at the bargaining table and negotiate their first contract. The Town Board passed a Resolution (Vote 3 in favor, 2 opposed) in August to voluntarily recognize their union, yet these two board members failed to respond to the proposal for a fair process to recognize the workers’ CSEA union and forced them to file with the New York Public Employment Relations Board. The Town Supervisor and the Deputy Town Supervisor continue to introduce delays in this process and are wasting taxpayer’s money by paying high-priced attorneys to stand in the way.
These workers are at-will employees, and speaking up against a Town Supervisor and Deputy Town Supervisor who could fire them at any time for any reason takes TREMENDOUS COURAGE and STRENGTH! It is THEIR RIGHT TO ORGANIZE their union. Two town officials should not be standing in the way and wasting money on high-priced attorneys when it is something that is good for the town.
The reason WE have the rights that we do is because workers like those in the Town of Seneca Falls had the courage to stand up and fight.
Join me and other CSEA union activists on ELECTION DAY (Tuesday, November 5th) to support these future CSEA members at The Town of Seneca Falls Board Meeting as they continue to stand up and fight for their right to organize their union. Meet at the Town of Seneca Falls Town Offices (130 Ovid St. Seneca Falls, NY 13148) at 5:45pm. We will show the Town Board our strength in our solidarity, and we will show these workers that they are not alone in their fight!
WEAR your CSEA SHIRT, if you have one. If you do not have one, CSEA Staff will have limited sizes available.
COMP TIME GRIEVANCE
If you submitted an affirmation for the comp time grievance and have not seen your time credited, not to worry. OCA is still working through the hundreds of affirmations that CSEA submitted to them for confirmation. Though we were hoping to see everyone’s time credited by the end of the Annual Leave/CT Exchange period, unfortunately, with the sheer volume of submissions, that has not happened.
If you have any questions related to your submission, please direct them to Lisa McNeil at CSEA Headquarters. Ms. McNeil’s email address is as follows: lisa.mcneil@cseainc.org. Please be patient for a response from Lisa as she is dealing with a large volume of inquiries.
VACCINATION MANDATE – PERB DECISION
The Local has received several inquiries regarding an update as to where the article 78 filing stands regarding the vaccine mandate of 2023. UCS has appealed the decision from NY County Supreme Court that granted PERB’s motion to dismiss UCS’ Article 78 challenge to the PERB decision. Generally, the state does get an automatic stay when it appeals, but even if there is no official stay of the PERB decision, the practical impact is the same. CSEA does not expect a decision from the First Department until next summer at the earliest. The appeal has not yet been perfected much less briefed or argued.
MEMBERSHIP STATUS
Signing up non-members is critical for the power of your local. Greater numbers give us a much better ability to stand up to management and improve working conditions, wages and benefits. Management knows who is a member and who is not, and the higher our membership percentage, the stronger our voice in defending what we have and demanding what we deserve. Our power is in BOTH our unity and our numbers and we need to continue to grow!
Your help is appreciated in talking to your co-workers who may not be signed up as a CSEA member.
EMAIL ACCOUNTS
Unsubscribing from an email from CSEA means unsubscribing from ALL emails! Emails sent out by CSEA such as Memer Benefits, Safety Net newsletters, This Week in Labor Education, emails all come from the same system. This means that unsubscribing from any of these emails is unsubscribing from ALL of them! Make sure you don’t miss out on important information. If you have unsubscribed and would like to be resubscribed please email get.active@cseainc.org for assistance.
HOME ADDRESSES
Please make sure that CSEA has your updated home address on file, especially if you have moved recently. If you are on the My CSEA app, you can check to make sure your address is current by going on the app and clicking the icon on the bottom that says “account”. There you will find your home address that is on file.
You can also check at the http://www.cseany.org website. Go to “Select Application” on the top right, scroll down to “My CSEA Account” and then once your information is displayed, you can hit “Make Changes” if applicable.
You can also change your address by calling CSEA at 1.800.342.4146.
BE IN THE KNOW – GET ACTIVE
Receivers of these notices should be diligent about distributing amongst their co-workers, posting on Union boards where available and in general sharing the news of their Union.
However, it is incumbent upon all of us to be our own best advocate.
You can educate yourself and “stay in the know” by following the link to our website at the top of this notice as well as downloading the CSEA app (follow the links below) in order to have all of your information at your fingertips.
In order to guarantee you receive correspondence from your Union, the local executive board strongly encourages you to contact CSEA member solutions to update your mailing addresses as well as your email and phone contacts. CSEA members can do so by calling 1-800-342-4146 or by logging on here: https://cseany.org/contact-us.