Contract Negotiations

Your CSEA Negotiating team met with OCA in August and September.  We have made great strides towards reaching a tentative agreement but still have several important issues that need to be addressed before we can present a tentative agreement to the members.  We expect...

Contract Negotiations

CSEA met with OCA on August 3rd and had a productive negotiating session. We will meet again for negotiations on August 24th and will keep the membership updated. Enjoy the end of summer!  

COVID Testing

CSEA is aware that some health insurance plans have ceased paying the cost of surveillance COVID testing and are now only covering the cost of symptomatic testing.  CSEA is discussing this issue with the Empire Plan and as members notify us of other health insurance...

Contract Negotiations

CSEA Judiciary/UCS Contract Negotiations Update: Your CSEA Contract Negotiating Team finally returned to the bargaining table with UCS on Thursday May 12th and Wednesday May 18th, since being told in January by UCS they could not meet in February, March, or April....

Contract negotiations

CSEA-UCS Contract Update: As members are aware, CSEA and UCS have been holding negotiating sessions which began in August, followed by five subsequent meetings. CSEA has given OCA proposals on over 20 articles covering issues ranging from salary increases to...