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Mother Jones:  Mary Harris Jones was called "the greatest woman agitator of our times." She was denounced in the U.S. Senate as the grandmother of all agitators. At 5 feet tall, Mother Jones was proud of that title and said she hoped to live to be the great grandmother of agitators.
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CSEA Unit 9200 Community Notices
Southern Westchester Weather Forecast

     Our CSEA 9200 Union Workforce Is Westchester County's Most Important Asset

Every Unit 9200 member who joins the PEOPLE PAC receives a jacket. Sizes S, M, and L are available as well as XL to 4XL.  Click the PEOPLE page link for information on the PEOPLE Political Action Committee and read about the PEOPLE lobbying for positive law changes on behalf of public employees such as us!  

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Click for details Blood Drive: CSEA Blood Wanted!  
When: March 17 and 18th in White Plains  
Where:
Westchester County Center
Times:
9 Am - 12 Noon both days
Who:
American Red Cross, Verizon Communication Workers, Westchester Workers


 

Notice to all CSEA Unit 9200 Members:  Westchester Freezes Co-Pays for Retirees Due to CSEA Successful Lawsuit 
Journal News Story: 
(story my be removed at any time): http://www.lohud.com/article/20100305/NEWS02/3050339/1018/Westchester-freezes-drug-costs-for-some-CSEA-retirees-in-settlement

CSEA HQ Web Story: http://www.csealocal1000.org/press.php#mar_4_10

 

 

 
Notice to all CSEA Unit 9200 Members:
 Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino grants raises to 2 of his newest aides.  Raises of $18,000 given to 2 newcomers on the job for 6 weeks.
Journal News Story: 
(story my be removed at any time) http://www.lohud.com/article/20103030344
  
McCormack     Gottlieb

 

 Notice to all CSEA Unit 9200 Members:  Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino proposes changes to Sick Leave incentive payouts on Feb 9, 2010.  Again proposes imposing these changes to managers who are non-represented.  PDF file of the County Intranet Story on This
County web site:
http://www2.westchestergov.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=41&Itemid=50

Journal News Story: 
(story my be removed at any time)
http://www.lohud.com/article/20100210/NEWS02/2100327/1018/NEWS02/Astorino-wants-to-slash-payouts-for-unused-sick-and-vacation-days

 Notice to all CSEA Unit 9200 Members: Members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators spoke to the Journal News Editorial Board Feb 4, 2010 and covered the issue of the proposal to impose 15% of the cost of the self-insured health insurance cost on County employees who are managers.  The video of about 1 hour is on this Journal News web page. Be patient to have it start. 
http://www.lohud.com/article/99999999/MOGULUS0301/399990034&template=mogulus

 Notice to all CSEA Unit 9200 Members:  Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino spoke with the Journal News Editorial Board in White Plains Jan. 27, 2010.  This video discussion concerns several issues that are very important to us as dedicated County employees and to our families.  This link is to the Journal News newspaper web site.
The recap story of Jan 28, 2010 is on this link and the 41 minute video discussion is on the right side of the web page.  Click this link: http://www.lohud.com/article/20101280377

 

 County Exec. Robert Astorino  
 Jan 14 Press Release from County Exec Astorino: Presented to Business Leaders At the Doubletree Hotel
 
He is requesting that the non represented workers pay 15% of the County cost of Health Insurance. Westchester County is self insured and contracts with POMCO to administer the health insurance.  Also contracts with three HMOs as alternatives to the POMCO plan.
 Story in Journal News (story my be removed at any time)    PDF file of the County Intranet Story on This

 

Lobby Day 2010:  This annual event took place in Albany on Feb 8, 2010.  These issues were researched, prepared, and discussed with all CSEA and AFSCME attendees at the convention center before we made our appointment visits with NYS legislators in the Legislative Office Building.  Click for the details.  Pictures on CSEA HQ web.


 New CSEA/AFSCME Membership Cards Will Protect Your Identity.
 CSEA members have spoken!

Because you asked, Social Security numbers are being replaced by CSEA ID numbers for CSEA business. In January, you will receive your 2010 CSEA/AFSCME membership card with a new CSEA ID NUMBER. You will no longer have to use your Social Security number to identify yourself as a CSEA member.
CSEA Members: Look for your NEW CSEA ID Card in your mailbox this January!
KEEP THE CARD IN A SAFE PLACE SO YOUR CSEA ID NUMBER IS AVAILABLE WHEN YOU NEED IT.
More info from the CSEA Albany HQ web site:
http://www.csealocal1000.org/csea_newsroom.php


Identify your Elected Representative in Washington, DC and Albany, NY 
This quick web page from our union friends in the UAW identifies your representative.  
All you need is your full zip code (some areas need Zip + 4).  
Click for details Check it out.

 

 

The fourth season of Working New York kicked-off on October 7th.  The show airs on the first and third Wednesday each month.  Our New Starting Time is 8:30 pm. on Regional News Network (RNN).
The latest guest was Danny Donohue, Statewide President of the Civil Service Employees Association and first aired on December 16, 2009.     

 

            Video from New York State AFL-CIO on Vimeo.   

"Working New York" is a half-hour talk show designed to inform the general public of policies, issues and initiatives important to working men and women and their families. The program airs the first and third Wednesday of each month. The program is hosted by New York State AFL-CIO President Denis Hughes and addresses a wide range of social, political and economic issues from the point of view of working people. The show attracts a diverse collection of guests from the worlds of politics, literature, entertainment, and of course labor.

 

2009 "Lie of the Year":  ‘Death Panel’ Myth

 

Click for details CSEA Members are Urged to Submit Cost Saving Ideas for the Board of Legislators and the County Executive for the 2010 Westchester Budget.

Click for details Dec 8, 2009 Board of Legislators 2010 Consolidation Plan 

Click for details Legislator's page on their own web.    BOL YouTube Page

Letter of Nov 19, 2009 to County Executive Re: 2010 Furlough Idea

2010 County Executive Spano's Budget Press Release

 

Message Re Sept 14 Retirement Info Workshop  (Attended by over 250 CSEA members.)

Sept 2009: CSEA HQ Scholarships announced    


 Wal-Mart Issues

100 Year CSEA Anniversary Display in White Plains

To be a union member is to be a "caretaker of a great inheritance," .... "We're lucky we've had people come before us who built something out of nothing. We're watching over what someone else built and keeping it strong so we can pass it on to our kids."  Story  "When 100 people are pulling on that rope, it's easier than with 10 people."

Identify your Elected Representative in Washington, DC and Albany, NY 
This quick web page from our union friends in the UAW identifies your representative.  
All you need is your full zip code (some areas need Zip + 4).  
Click for details Check it out.


July 24, 2009 Union Dues Finally Made into NYS Law

The date for this year’s Unit 9200 Holiday Party is Saturday, December 12, 2009 at the Greentree Country Club in New Rochelle.
Details Here    Reservation Form     Party Night Hotel Reservations
                   Photos of 2008 Holiday Party

Click for Information ! Any Problems with POMCO, MEDCO, One Care Street?  You may inform the Health Benefits Committee. Click for Information ! Use this link to print the request form and you must submit copies of documentation re the issue.


June 5, 2009: 8,900 New York State Workers Jobs Saved Due to Massive Union Involvement for 4 Months  
  This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page. Details on CSEA Press Release
  CSEA HQ Story in July-Aug 09 Workforce Newspaper
   

Click to hear the interview

Learn More About this NYS Agreement with the CSEA and PEF Unions from this Radio Interview from Oswego NPR Radio

CSEA TV commercial with Statewide President Danny Donohue
and fellow CSEA union members regarding budget cuts.

TV Commercials: CSEA Members Speak About the Consequences of  Gov. Paterson's Budget Proposals

Recent NY Times Article about CSEA; NY's Leading Union           
CSEA Radio Ad

Danny Donohue and Kenneth Brynien, Presidents of CSEA and PEF Representing
New York State Employee Unions, Discuss their Stance in April 2009
(video)

Commercials from our brothers and sisters in the NYS PEF union.

  April 2009 Danny Donahue News Conference 

8,900 NY State Workers, including many CSEA union members, were in jeopardy of losing their jobs due to Governor Paterson's decree.  Click here for details.
    
 

Latest Updates Click for details CSEA Albany Web Site 

June 4, 2009 Paterson’s New Right-Hand Man Steps Out 

Videos of our Contract Rallies in 2007 and 2008 


April 9, 2009 Jack McPhillips Resignation

April 3, 2009 Message from Jack


Spread the Truth
about the Employee Free Choice Act

    

    

      The EFCA Primer 101 and Rebuttal to Myths


  This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page.  Click for Information ! How to Get A Replacement Union Election Ballot to Vote

       Election Results Votes Re-Counted June 25, 2009 

      Click for Information ! Pictures of the Election Ballot Envelope You Received at Home

      Click for Information ! Pictures of the Election Ballot Voting Papers You Received at Home

   This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page.  Click for Information ! May 19 Meet the CSEA 9200 Candidates

  This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page.  Click for Information ! 2009 Positions on Ballot for Unit 9200

 
This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page. Click for Information ! 2009 CSEA Election Notice   (click for info)
More information on the CSEA Election Laws is found on page 12 of the April, March  and Feb 2009 Work Force Newspapers mailed to your home ( with
Wage Theft in America, Workers at Westchester Medical Center, and March for Main Street on the covers ). 

CSEA Local Office and Unit Office elections are scheduled for 2009. 

CSEA Members Speak Out Against Governor Paterson's Budget Proposals

Jan 29, 2009:  Union Membership Growing For 2 Consecutive Years  

SICK BANK PROGRAM RESTORED on 11/24/08
Next Donation Day period started
Feb 1, 2009
Donation Schedule in the link Above;
Use this form to Donate:
This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page. The Sick Bank Donation Form.   


 

                This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page.  America Says "Yes We Can" in Electing Barack Obama as President

Click for Info: We Voted In Huge Numbers on Nov 4th !          CLICK: The American People Say "Yes We Can" in Electing President Obama
                                                  Barack Obama's Acceptance Speech Nov 5, 2008

                                                   Video of President Obama's Acceptance Speech


 

Counter Stopped at 1,059 Days to a New Contract
New Agreement Jan 1, 2006 - Dec 31, 2011    Three Years Retro Pay

Contract Approved by the Board of Legislators on Nov 24, 2008

This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page. Sept 25, 2008 Issue of the Westchester Guardian has our Story with Pictures

July 29, 2008 CSEA Victorious in Retiree Lawsuit


Mayfield woman made labor history in the UAW  “I'd worked there 11 years, when the boss came in one day and said, ‘Ermon, come pick up your check. You're through.,'" Harp remembered.  "Later, I found out he'd given my job to his girlfriend.
“That's why I went union and why Detroit went union. It was because of things like that that weren't fair.”

Exams: Current CSEA Westchester County employees who take Promotional  Exams shall pay only $15.00.  For each $15.00 fee, current CSEA employees may take a maximum of two promotional exams on the same test date.  This is per our current CSEA contract.  The customary $25.00 fee still applies for each Open Competitive exam. Be certain to pay the reduced fee.  The County HR office might not inform you when applying for an exam!


Health Coverage Notice: When obtaining medical services, please be certain that ALL medical technicians, doctors, physician's assistants, nursing care, medical transport, anesthesiologists, testing laboratories, and all other aspects of the medical services you receive are participants of your current health provider plan, be it POMCO or one of the other providers.  
If that is not insisted, some non-participating provider medical expenses will not be fully covered by your plan. 

This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page. Nov 14, 2007: News: OSHA forced to issue new ruling by Union Activism!

Labor Day 2007: Comment from columnist Dick Meister on the benefits we all share because of the efforts of all unions. 

Click for Tom's bio and stats from NY Mets web site
Click for Information ! Aug 9, 2007  Tom Glavine, NY Mets 300 Game Winner, Player Rep
for
the Major League Baseball Players Association

Retiring or Leaving County Employment ? Please inform the Union Office if you or a co-worker will be retiring or leaving Westchester County employment.  We will have some information for you.  Tell your co-worker to call the union office also. (914) 995-2151

  What if John Edwards Worked at Wal-Mart?

   AFL-CIO News and Blog Reports

Jan 29, 2007: WCC Fragmentation

Blood Donations Needed  - To Donate Call 1(800) 933-2566
Blood donors are needed in all areas of Westchester, Bronx, Dutchess, Rockland, Putnam, Ulster, and Orange counties. Call the number to schedule a donation or click for the NY Blood Center web. 


OSHA
Clyde Jones Died on the Job. He Didn’t Have To. Here’s Why.

April 23, 2007 The Ugly Face of Union-Busting

April 21, 2007 Health Care: The Best Won't Be the Easiest 

March 28, 2007 Wal-Mart Chief Writes Off New York "The Glue Is In The Unions"

Nov 26, 2006: New Fight over NYS Taylor Law

Sept 11, 2006 Time Magazine Story on Snooping Bosses

Sept 2006:  Breast Cancer Screening Law in Effect

  Health and Safety Notices 

June 7, 2006:  Click the underlined link for details ...........Victory Achieved!  CSEA's Effort in Passage of the Secure Worksite legislation for All NYS Workers is Now Law.

Look at the May 2006 Issue of the CSEA Work Force newspaper in your home mailbox.  See page 7 re Social Services worker safety concerns.


April 2006 Update: Harvard University is expanding their admissions policy of charging no tuition for qualified students from families earning less than $60,000 per year and charging greatly reduced tuition if family income is below $80,000.  Full story here    
Harvard Financial Office Web Page

Retiring or Leaving County Employment ? Please inform the Union Office if you or a co-worker will be retiring or leaving Westchester County employment.  We will have some information for you.  Tell your co-worker to call the union office also. (914) 995-2151


 

CSEA Activists Graduate from LEAD Program
Thirty-two CSEA activists from across the state recently graduated from the union's first-ever CSEA Leadership and Development Program (LEAD), in a ceremony led by President Danny Donohue and CSEA Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan. LEAD is an extensive, intensive program that helps emerging CSEA activists gain the necessary knowledge and skills to address challenges facing the union.
Among the graduates were Unit 9200 President Jack McPhillips
and 1st Vice President Karen Pecora

 Important notice regarding scam emails 

- The Real Cost of Wal-Mart's Low Prices 

  CSEA Union Region 3 News (that's us)

Exams: Current CSEA Westchester County employees who take Promotional  Exams shall pay only $15.00.  For each $15.00 fee, current CSEA employees may take a maximum of two promotional exams on the same test date.  This is per our current CSEA contract.  The customary $25.00 fee still applies for each Open Competitive exam. Be certain to pay the reduced fee.  The County HR office might not inform you when applying for an exam!

Click for details June 28, 2005: Quit Smoking, Help Your Heart 


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Click for details Dec 9 04 Speech to Board Of Legislators Budget Hearing by Jack McPhillips

Click for details County Executive Spano Wants County Managers Ousted from the Teamsters Union 

Important ! ! ! !Click for details  2003 Tuition Reimbursement Summary Page  

Click for details CSEA Union Site Visit Info  You can arrange to have your union President and 1st VP attend a quick meeting at your work site for all CSEA members you work with and who may have questions or issues to discuss. Pre-arrange the date, time, and location room with your department and unit supervisor and then call the union office. Then let your CSEA co-workers know. 

Click for details  How to Manage an Unmanageable Boss

This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page. Click for details CSEA Layoff Information Booklet (very large 700,000 Byte file)

  
Click for details Legislator's page on their own web.    BOL YouTube Page


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Personnel Files Notice:
This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page. Click for details Personnel Files and Your Rights
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Health Coverage Notice: When obtaining medical services, please be certain that ALL medical technicians, doctors, physician's assistants, nursing care, medical transport, anesthesiologists, testing laboratories, and all other aspects of the medical services you receive are participants of your current health provider plan, be it POMCO or one of the other providers.  
If that is not insisted, some non-participating provider medical expenses will not be fully covered by your plan.


This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page. Click for details White Plains YWCA Discount for members

Community Activities

This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page. Why not tell others about your CSEA 9200 union website? Click here for a printable pdf color notice for posting at your worksite.

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Union Membership Application Card

100 Year CSEA Display 


Meeting Minutes


   Next Meeting:
 April 6, 2010


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Meeting Schedule

Directions to Meetings at the CSEA 860 Office
We had overflow attendance at recent meetings! Please call or email the union office each month to indicate you are attending to insure we order enough light dinner.

This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page. Union Representation Listed by Department

 

AFL-CIO News and
Blog Reports

Election Results
 

Bereavement Notice
Carmela Pecora

Mother of Karen Pecora
Pres. of Unit 9200


Blood Drive
CSEA Blood Wanted!


Union Scholarships
    

Sick Bank Info

Includes 7 TABS with links to manufacturer web sites.


This is a pdf format file. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for pdf files, scroll down to the yellow Get Acrobat Reader button at the bottom of the Home page. Defensive Driving Courses Jan - June 2010

Health Benefits Committee

Click to see UnionPlus discounts

Stay Home Poster 

 Southern Westchester Weather Forecast

Good Health Habits re: Colds and Flu

Flu Precautions
 with posters   


 Cover your Cough printable poster

CSEA 2010 Holidays 

Click here for info: Get Involved! Shop Stewards Wanted.  Strong, Determined, Robust Women Shop Stewards Especially Wanted !
Wanted: More Shop Stewards  

Health & Safety Committee

 
Southern Westchester Weather Forecast

Employee Free Choice Act Campaign

Click: Updated with news stories about retail giant Wal-Mart- setting a standard of low wages and poor benefits that lowers living and working standards for all of us.
Click for articles

American Rights At Work  

UAW Vehicles Lead JD Power Surveys

   
Health & Safety Notices



The Ugly Face of Union-Busting

   Wear this slogan while voting on Election Day November 3.

Unions Lift Wages

Unions & Poverty

Why Join Unions?

You're the Union

Plan a Work Site Visit in Your Unit


Employer’s Duty in a Discipline Action

 

   

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