CSEA MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is simple: to represent our members as best we can in any way we can; and to continue our role as a leader among labor unions.

To accomplish these goals, we will promote and protect union democracy. We will defend workers' rights. We will improve the quality of our members' work life. We will organize workers and represent them in the best, most effective manner possible.

As a labor union, we are committed to excellence in this work. We are committed to treating our members as our most important asset.

Because the union is the sum of its members, we will promote member participation in the union.

We will efficiently use our members' dues money.

We will negotiate the best contracts we can and enforce these contracts.

We will effectively use legislative and political action to improve contracts, work life and laws affecting our members.

We will train our members, leaders and staff.

We will communicate and process information important to our members and the union.

We will strive to secure a safe work environment for all our members.



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ECMC UPDATE


As you may have heard, a reasonable deal seems to have been reached regarding ECMC and Kaleida. We must wait for the Dept. of Health to approve it.

I wanted to let you know that our CSEA representatives worked tirelessly this past weekend in conjunction with NEWCO, MD’s and Hospital Administrators. We probably will not get any credit but we do not expect any. We’re just doing our job.

Thank you to Courtney Brunelle, our CSEA Region PAC Coordinator, Fran Turner, our Statewide PAC Coordinator, and all of our CSEA members countywide for your postcards and phone calls. It was not only ECMC members calling and filling out postcards but our fellow union brothers and sisters throughout the towns and villages and various County departments. This is what unifies us – what happens to one happens to all.

Special thanks to Sen. Antoine Thompson, Dennis Gabryszak and Dale Volker and the E.C. Legislature Health Committee which includes Tom Mazur, Bob Reynolds, Betty Jean Grant, Barbara Miller-Williams and Edward Rath, III, and all the others who supported ECMC and the community that we serve.

The battle is not over. We must diligently watch over what deals are made to make sure the community is not harmed. Bob Gioia and Mr. Collins seem intent on trying to break the union with statements about changing the Public Benefit Corporation legislation.

Let me assure you that we will not rest if any attempt to break the PBC is proposed. Our benefits, like those of Kaleida employees, should have no impact on the quality of care provided by either ECMC or Kaleida.

Tuesday’s Buffalo News is wrong. The State Legislature does not need to approve consent decree.

An informational meeting has been scheduled at ECMC for Monday, June 30th at 2:30PM and 3:30PM in the Overflow Cafeteria. Another meeting has been tentatively scheduled at the EC Home for Thursday, July 3rd. The time has not been set. Keep watching our website and your bulletin boards for updates.




ERIE COUNTY FAIR TICKETS

CSEA Local 815 will be selling discounted tickets for the Erie County Fair. Please click on the following link for more information: TICKET INFO


2008 THEME BASKET AUCTION

The CSEA Local 815 Women’s Committee is pleased to announce that we raised over $4,000 for Hearts For The Homeless (a mobile soup kitchen) at our 8th annual “Theme Basket Auction” which was held on Friday, April 9, 2008 in the lobby of the Rath Building.

We would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to the many union members, businesses and the community for their overwhelming support of this project.



Joan Bender, Maria Whyte, Co-Chairs Denise Szymura
and Jeanne Kreavy)

Erie County Legislator Maria Whyte presented the CSEA Women's Committee with a Certificate of Recognition for their charitable endeavors.

ADDITIONAL PICTURES FROM THE AUCTION CAN BE VIEWED IN THE "PHOTO GALLERY" ON THIS WEBSITE.






IMPORTANT UNION LINKS:


CSEAINC

CSEA REGION VI

AFSCME

WNYALF

AFLCIO


To view the latest civil service job listings, exam postings and download applications:

ERIE COUNTY GOVERNMENT



The WNY Workforce Development Center offers a variety of training programs. They range from specific training funded for upgrading skills of union members to the wide variety of computer courses offered in this brochure.
COMPUTER COURSES ARE OFFERED AT NO CHARGE AND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.


WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER

For Retirement Information:

NYS RETIREMENT SYSTEM