OTSEGO COUNTY DINNER MEETING – OCTOBER 16^TH

We look forward to seeing those that RSVP’d for the informational dinner meeting tomorrow, on Wednesday, October 16^th, The Otesaga Hotel (lower level). Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

JEFFERSON COUNTY DINNER MEETING – NOVEMBER 14^TH

We will be holding an informational dinner meeting on Thursday, November 14^th, Savory Downtown, 300 Washington Street, Watertown.  The meeting is open to ALL members of the Local (from any county).  Non-members are not permitted to attend.  Please RSVP to Ian, ian@csealocal334.com, by Thursday, November 7^th.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

SAVE THE DATE:  FRANKLIN/ST. LAWRENCE MEETING

We will be holding an informational dinner meeting on Thursday, November 21, 2019 for Franklin/St. Lawrence counties area.  More details to follow.

VOTE!

Early voting is now available in New York State.  Visit www.cseany.org/vote for a full list of CSEA-endorsed candidates and another link to see the voting times/locations in your area.  Each county will have their own link, setting out the locations and times you may vote.  Early voting is available starting October 26^th. 

JOIN US TO CELEBRATE LOCAL PRESIDENT DONALD LYNSKEY’S RETIREMENT

(Ian Spencer, Local Exec. VP, October 10, 2019)

We would like to invite all Local 334 members to join us on Friday evening November 1^st for happy hour, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the 5 Points Public House @ the Irish Cultural Center 623 Columbia Street, Utica. Please review the attachment for ticket information. Come help us wish Don well in his next chapter and let us give a great sendoff to the most dedicated Union Representative this Local could have ever asked for!

Don’s Retirement Flyer 11-1-19

ONONDAGA COUNTY DINNER MEETING – OCTOBER 10^TH

We look forward to seeing those that RSVP’d for the informational dinner meeting on Thursday, October 10^th, Twin Trees Too, 1029 Milton Ave., Syracuse. Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

OTSEGO COUNTY DINNER MEETING – OCTOBER 16^TH

We will be holding an informational dinner meeting on Wednesday, October 16^th, The Otesaga Hotel, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown (lower level).  The meeting is open to ALL members of the Local (from any county).  Non-members are not permitted to attend.  Please RSVP to Don, don@csealocal334.com,  by Wednesday, October 9^th.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

VOTE!

Early voting is now available in New York State.  First, if you aren’t already registered to vote, you have until October 11^th to register.  Then visit www.cseany.org/vote to visit the page for a full list of CSEA-endorsed candidates and another link to see the voting times/locations in your area.  Each county will have their own link, setting out the locations and times you may vote.  Early voting is available starting October 26^th.  And did you know, you can register to vote on the MyCSEA app on your smartphone, too?!

2019 RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL BUS TRIP – REGION 5

CSEA Region 5 Member Services Committee (Tammy Witteman, Chair) has announced a bus trip to Radio City Music Hall’s 2019 Christmas Spectacular on Friday, December 13^th. Two buses will run, one from the Syracuse area and one from the Oneonta/Binghamton area.  It may seem a little early for this notification, but seating is limited and always runs out, so I wanted our members to have the advantage of ordering as soon as announced.  So the link below for complete information.

2019-12-13 CSEA Reg 5 Radio City Flyer

CSEA REGION 5 PRESIDENT NEWSLETTER

Region 5 President Ken Greenleaf’s October 2019 newsletter is attached for your information.  Take a moment to read about some of the comments Ken has to make about “Relax, Rejuvenate and Refocus!”

2019-10 CSEA Reg. 5 President’s Letter

ONONDAGA COUNTY DINNER MEETING – OCTOBER 10^TH

We will be holding an informational dinner meeting on Thursday, October 10^th, Twin Trees Too, 1029 Milton Ave., Syracuse. The meeting is open to ALL members of the Local (from any county).  Non-members are not permitted to attend.  Please RSVP to Rosanne Wicks, rosanne@csealocal334.com by end of business today.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

OTSEGO COUNTY DINNER MEETING – OCTOBER 16^TH

We will be holding an informational dinner meeting on Wednesday, October 16^th, The Otesaga Hotel, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown (lower level).  The meeting is open to ALL members of the Local (from any county).  Non-members are not permitted to attend.  Please RSVP to Don, don@csealocal334.com,  by October 9^th.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

SAVE THE DATES (more information to follow):

• Jefferson County Dinner meeting, Savory Downtown, 300 Washington Ave., Watertown, Thursday, November 14^th. 2019.
• St. Lawrence/Franklin dinner meeting, The Lobster House, 95 S. Main St., Norwood, Thursday, November 21^st, 2019.

ONONDAGA COUNTY DINNER MEETING – OCTOBER 10^TH

We will be holding an informational dinner meeting on Thursday, October 10^th, Twin Trees Too, 1029 Milton Ave., Syracuse. The meeting is open to ALL members of the Local (from any county).  Non-members are not permitted to attend.  Please RSVP to Rosanne Wicks, rosanne@csealocal334.com by October 3^rd.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

OTSEGO COUNTY DINNER MEETING – OCTOBER 16^TH

We will be holding an informational dinner meeting on Wednesday, October 16^th, The Otesaga Hotel, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown (lower level).  The meeting is open to ALL members of the Local (from any county).  Non-members are not permitted to attend.  Please RSVP to Don, don@csealocal334.com,  by October 6^th.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

BREAT CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – CO PATCHES AND NON-CO LANYARDS

UCS has once again authorized our Court Officers to wear pink-themed Breast Cancer Awareness patches for the month of October.  As a strong supporter of this cause, we have ordered a limited supply of these patches for interested Court Officers for those members that will actually utilize the “pink” themed patches, which will be distributed on a first-come basis.  Please, do not request a patch if you are not going to wear it on your uniform and just put it in a drawer somewhere.  Let those who will wear the patch receive it (while supplies last) and wear it proudly in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. 

I would request that one person per facility or county or court (depending on the size of your facility/county/court) ask their fellow officers if they would like a patch and then contact me, don@csealocal334.com, or for Broome, Tioga, Chemung, Chenango and Delaware counties, contact Tammy Witteman, twittema@nycourts.gov or 607-240-5801, with the following information:  Your name, mailing address, number of patches requested, who you are requesting the patches for (CO names).  This is to avoid having to mail out “ten” different mailings to the same court/location and so that we have documentation as to who has already received a patch.

If you already received a patch in the past and/or wish to purchase additional patches, you may order them at cost at $2 per patch.  Contact me for details.  We hear our order will arrive tomorrow, 9/27.  We will mail out the patches as quickly as we possible. 

A reminder that all uniformed personnel must remove the patch and replace it with the regular CO patch by November 1st.

LANYARDS:  The Local has also purchased Breast Cancer Awareness Lanyards for non-CO personnel and have distributed them in past years.  Similar to the Court Officers, we would ask one person in facility or county or court get together a list of people that would like a lanyard and send me that information OR for Broome, Tioga, Chemung, Chenango and Delaware counties, contact Tammy at 607-240-5801 or twittema@nycourts.gov.  The contact person should include their name, mailing address, number of lanyards to be sent and a list of who is going to receive a lanyard.

Thank you to our volunteers for helping out with this distribution process!

CORLTAND COUNTY DINNER MEETING – SEPTEMBER 24^TH

We look forward to seeing those that RSVP’d for the Cortland 9/24 dinner meeting this upcoming Tuesday, Community Restaurant, 10 Main St., Cortland.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:45-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

ONONDAGA COUNTY DINNER MEETING – OCTOBER 10^TH

We will be holding an informational dinner meeting on Thursday, October 10^th, Twin Trees Too, 1029 Milton Ave., Syracuse. The meeting is open to ALL members of the Local (from any county).  Non-members are not permitted to attend.  Please RSVP to Rosanne Wicks, rosanne@csealocal334.com by October 3^rd.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

OTSEGO COUNTY DINNER MEETING – OCTOBER 16^TH  

We will be holding an informational dinner meeting on Wednesday, October 16^th, The Otesaga Hotel, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown (lower level).  The meeting is open to ALL members of the Local (from any county).  Non-members are not permitted to attend.  Please RSVP to Don, don@csealocal334.com,  by October 6^th.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

NEW EMPLOYEES

Receivers, thank you for continuing to distribute notices in your work locations.  Please be certain to keep an eye out for new employees and add them to your distribution list.  Members, it is important for you to encourage new employees to sign up for membership online at www.cseany.org.  It is quick, easy, secure, and the new employee will get an instant confirmation via email that their application has been submitted.  Those employees that are non-members are basically letting you carry them when you pay your dues and they are taking advantage of the contract, benefits and protections that your dues dollars have gone to create and maintain.  We are very proud of our 99+% membership rate in this Local, and in order to keep our Union strong, we need these new employees to join our numbers.  If you have any question as to whether or not a new employee his signed up, please let me know.

UNION DUES DEDUCTION ERROR

CSEA has been informed that as a result of a mistake made by the State Comptroller’s office, there may be an error in the 9/18/19 paycheck regarding dues deductions.  Anyone that has had extra dues taken from their 9/18/19 paycheck will see a correction of the error in the 10/16/19 paycheck.  It is our understanding most variances in the dues deduction should amount to less than a dollar and that this did not affect all employees.

NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION BOOKLET

Many of us either never attended a new employee orientation (us “seasoned” employees) because no such thing existed or others attended a new employee orientation many, many years ago.  In the last year, CSEA has produced a New Employee Orientation guide in digital format that we now send out to new employees prior to an orientation.  It is attached here for your information.  You’re urged to take a look through the pamphlet on your own time to make sure you are aware of the benefits that you’re entitled to as a member, benefits that put money back in your pocket and/or save you and your family money.  You probably know that CSEA and the Local provide scholarship opportunities, but did you know that AFSCME also provides numerous scholarships (due by end of calendar year)?  Are you aware that you and your family are entitled to a free online two-year degree in over a dozen categories?  Did you know you have access to discounts at the YMCA, Orlando Vacations, Goodyear Tire discounts, Driver Safety Program (discount on auto insurance), Mortgage programs, discount on your cell service with AT&T (and more)?  Take a few minutes to look through the attached booklet to learn more. (Note:  The file is too large to post on the website, so if you would like a copy, email me at don@csealocal334.com.)

CHENANGO COUNTY DINNER MEETING – SEPTEMBER 12^TH; VERNON DOWNS RETIREMENT PRESENTATION – SEPTEMBER 13^TH

We look forward to seeing those that RSVP’d for the Norwich 9/12 dinner meeting this Thursday, Wild Owl Café, 28 South Broad Street, Norwich.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:45-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45.  We have a large group coming this Friday to Vernon Downs for the Retirement Meeting/Presentation.  Please note vendors will be present and available to speak with you/answer any questions from 5:00-6:00 p.m.

CORTLAND COUNTY DINNER MEETING – SEPTEMBER 24^TH  

We will be holding an informational dinner meeting on Tuesday, September 24^th, Community Restaurant, 10 Main St., Cortland. The meeting is open to ALL members of the Local (from any county).  Non-members are not permitted to attend.  Please RSVP to Ian Spencer, ian@csealocal334.com, by September 17th.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

CONTRACT EXTENSION

The ratified one-year CSEA-UCS Contract Extension is available on our website, under Contract.  All changes to the contract language are spelled out in this document, so please either bookmark the web site page or print out the dozen or so pages and keep with your printed contract.

Upcoming Events/Dates:

• • CSEA Region 5 Golf Tournament, Camillus, September 20^th
  • Onondaga County Meeting, tentative date of October 9^th
  • Otsego County Meeting, tentative date of October 17^th

CHENANGO COUNTY DINNER MEETING – SEPTEMBER 12TH 

We look forward to seeing those that RSVP’d for the Norwich 9/12 dinner meeting next Thursday, Wild Owl Café, 28 South Broad Street, Norwich.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

LAST CHANCE – VERNON RETIREMENT PRESENTATION DINNER MEETING – SEPTEMBER 13TH

Reserve your seat for our New York State Retirement  System Presentation Dinner Meeting to be held Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, at Hotel at Vernon Downs, 4229 Stuhlman Rd., Vernon, 6:00 p.m.  Seating is limited and reservations require a $10 deposit, to be mailed to Sheila Sears. Reservations must be received by Thursday, September 5^th (tomorrow).  Only Members of CSEA Local 334 (from any of our 20 counties) are permitted to attend.  You do not need to be close to retirement to learn about the Retirement System and how you should be preparing for your own retirement now.  This is the only Retirement presentation/dinner planned at this time.  See the link below (in last post) for further information. (Note:  If you plan to attend and have mailed in your check recently, let me know that today via email so that we can add you to the count – even if we haven’t received your check yet.  We need the final dinner count.)

LAST CHANCE TO RSVP – BINGHAMTON COMBINED LOCALS CLAMBAKE – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Our Annual CSEA Combined Locals Clambake in Binghamton will take place on Saturday, September 14^th at Mountain Top Grove, 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  There will be tons of food, live music, raffles, door prizes, 50-50 raffle and more.  No tickets sold at the door, so make your reservations with Tammy by calling 607-240-5801.  Reservation deadline is Thursday, September 5^th (tomorrow).  See the link from the last post (below) for complete details.

CORTLAND COUNTY DINNER MEETING – SEPTEMBER 24TH 

We will be holding an informational dinner meeting on Tuesday, September 24^th, Community Restaurant, 10 Main St., Cortland. The meeting is open to ALL members of the Local (from any county).  Non-members are not permitted to attend.  Please RSVP to Ian Spencer, ian@csealocal334.com, by September 17th.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

Reminders (information sent in previous Notice – on posts below):

• • CSEA Region 5 Golf Tournament, Camillus, September 20^th.

CHENANGO COUNTY DINNER MEETING – SEPTEMBER 12TH 

We will be holding an informational dinner meeting on Thursday, September 12^th, Wild Owl Café, 28 South Broad Street, Norwich. The meeting is open to ALL members of the Local (from any county).  Non-members are not permitted to attend.  Please RSVP to Don, don@csealocal334.com, by September 4th.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

VERNON RETIREMENT PRESENTATION DINNER MEETING – SEPTEMBER 13TH

Reserve your seat for our New York State Retirement  System Presentation Dinner Meeting to be held Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, at Hotel at Vernon Downs, 4229 Stuhlman Rd., Vernon, 6:00 p.m.  Seating is limited and reservations require a $10 deposit, to be mailed to Sheila Sears. Reservations must be received by September 5^th.  We will create a “wait list” once we reach our maximum number of participants.  Only Members of CSEA Local 334 (from any of our 20 counties) are permitted to attend.  You do not need to be close to retirement to learn about the Retirement System and how you should be preparing for your own retirement now.  This is the only Retirement presentation/dinner planned at this time.  See the attached flyer for further information.

2019-09-13 Local 334_Retirement Dinner Meeting – Click Here

BINGHAMTON COMBINED LOCALS CLAMBAKE – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Our Annual CSEA Combined Locals Clambake in Binghamton will take place on Saturday, September 14^th at Mountain Top Grove, 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  There will be tons of food, live music, raffles, door prizes, 50-50 raffle and more.  No tickets sold at the door, so make your reservations with Tammy by calling 607-240-5801.  Reservation deadline is September 5^th.  See the attached flyer for complete details.

2019-09-14 Binghamton Clambake Flyer – Click Here

CORTLAND COUNTY DINNER MEETING – SEPTEMBER 24TH 

We will be holding an informational dinner meeting on Tuesday, September 24^th, Community Restaurant, 10 Main St., Cortland. The meeting is open to ALL members of the Local (from any county).  Non-members are not permitted to attend.  Please RSVP to Ian Spencer, ian@csealocal334.com, by September 17th.  Vendors have been invited to attend and will be available from 4:30-5:45, meeting to start at 5:45. 

Reminders (information sent in previous Notice – on web site):

• • CSEA Region 5 Golf Tournament, Camillus, September 20^th.