Scholarship winners for the 2023 school year.
Scholarship luncheon attendees: Back row - Bill Wilkinson, Erie Unit President, Steve Szymura, Steve Healy, Western Region 6 President, Michele Bollman, Front row - Lucas Patronik, Denise Szymura, Local 815 President, Jada Ivey, Rachel Yager, Lori Cheatom.
Congratulations Jada Ivey, Lucas Patronik, and Rachel Yager, winners of the Local 815 Scholarships. They were proudly awarded their certificates and checks at the luncheon ceremony on August 26, 2023.
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CSEA Headquarters has just launched a completely updated version of our popular My CSEA smartphone app, available for both Apple and Android devices, which keeps you even more connected to our union and provides important information about your representation and benefits. It's all just a touch away!
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ATTENTION CSEA MEMBERS
Yes, this is true. This is not "fake news." It is really happening right here in Western New York. Anti-union groups are seizing the holiday season to knock on your door to get you to quit your union. They are pitching the idea you will receive "free money."
They call themselves New Choice NY and they want to cut your pensions, increase your healthcare costs and lower your pay.
Remember Scrooge and his visit from the ghost of Christmas future? He learned what all union members already know, saving money today would cost you a great deal in the future.
The only way they can do that is to get rid of our union. No members means no union. No union means no contract and no protections.
When they come to your house tell them you are sticking with our union!
Let us know if you’ve been contacted by emailing neverquit@cseainc.org and we’ll send you this window decal!
FACT: Union members have always had a choice to be a union member or a nonmember and CSEA is complying with the change in law decided by the Janus case.
New Choice NY is currently ‘educating’ members that they can give themselves a $500 + raise (Christmas present) by opting out of their union.
FACT: Members already have the right to opt out. However, if they do opt out they risk losing more than they gain. If a majority of members quit the union, there will be no contract left to protect workers and their families. Also, the Empire Center has made it clear they think this decision is going to save government millions of dollars by reducing our salaries, make us pay more for health insurance and minimize our retirement savings. It’s all in an attempt to satisfy the greed of corporate entities and silence the voice and power of unionized working people. Chances are, if members opt out, the $500 in savings they would receive over a one year period will probably be the last raise they will ever see in their entire working life.
New Choice NY is educating members they will get everything in the contract whether they pay dues or not.
FACT: Not true. If you opt out of the union, you will not be represented on disciplinary or grievance matters, you will not be eligible to vote on union contracts or voting for your union officers. You will also not be able to attend union meetings, and you will not be able to access additional union benefits that go above and beyond which is written in the collective bargaining agreement. More importantly, you will lose your voice at work and become an “at will” employee. You could be fired for no just cause.
We would be more than happy to provide any other assistance you may need in setting up informational meetings or social media posts when sharing this information. Please contact your LRS, the region offices or a staff person if need be. Tell this outsider group New Choice NY they are not welcome in our state!
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On Saturday, November 10 more than one-hundred CSEA members and invited guests braved chilly temperatures to attend the annual CSEA Western Region Veterans Day Ceremony held at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park.
The event was sponsored by the Western Region Veterans Committee. The event and committee is chaired by Amy Owczarczak from Erie County Local 815, who is also a Reservist for the United States Air Force stationed in Niagara Falls.
Several speakers including Mayor Byron Brown, City Comptroller Mark Schroeder, Senator Tim Kennedy and numerous other elected officials praised the Western Region Vets Committee for their outstanding contributions to improving the quality of life for all veterans who call Western New York home.
The scheduled program was ambitious– complete with a 21-gun salute from the VFW 1419 out of Hamburg, NY, laying of the wreath, a carnation dedication in memory of veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice, and the American Flag Folding Ceremony.
Western Region Veterans Committee would like to thank all the elected officials who attended the event, along with bagpiper Joe Baschnagel, singer TSgt Shamiqua Mason, Audrey Sigler, Hamburg VFW Post 1419, 914 ARW Honor Guard, Niagara Falls AFB, Boy Scout Troop #138, Paula’s Donuts of West Seneca and the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park.
CSEA VETERAN'S DAY CEREMONY
On Saturday, November 12, more than 100 people attended the 16th Annual CSEA Western Region Veterans Day Ceremony held at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park. The event was sponsored by the Western Region Veterans Committee. Please check out the video below.