StrengthStrength in in NumbersNumbers

The Power of The Power of CSEACSEA

In size there is In size there is STRENGTHSTRENGTH. In . In strength there is strength there is POWERPOWER. . Power to Power to

effecteffect CHANGE! CHANGE! CSEA represents about CSEA represents about 50,000 CNY workers50,000 CNY workers CSEA has nearly CSEA has nearly 300,000 members and 300,000 members and

retirees statewideretirees statewide – we are New York’s – we are New York’s largest public employee unionlargest public employee union

CSEA is the CSEA is the largest affiliatelargest affiliate of our of our international union, international union, AFSCMEAFSCME, with more than , with more than 1.6 million1.6 million active and retired members active and retired members

AFSCME is the largest affiliate of the AFSCME is the largest affiliate of the 12.2 12.2 millionmillion member “house of labor” the member “house of labor” the AFL-CIOAFL-CIO

Power in YOUR WORKPLACEPower in YOUR WORKPLACE

When you face a workplace problem, by joining together with your When you face a workplace problem, by joining together with your fellow CSEA co-workers, suddenly, fellow CSEA co-workers, suddenly, you gain a stronger voiceyou gain a stronger voice..

Power in Power in YOUR COUNTYYOUR COUNTY Whether it’s a contract struggle, a fight against Whether it’s a contract struggle, a fight against

contracting-out public services, or a fight to contracting-out public services, or a fight to stop political budget cuts, when CSEA members stop political budget cuts, when CSEA members come together at the County level, come together at the County level, we fight we fight UNITEDUNITED and we don’t back down! and we don’t back down! We We develop develop strategic issue campaignsstrategic issue campaigns to to mobilize our membersmobilize our members, get out , get out our messageour message, , and gain and gain public supportpublic support to build to build pressure on pressure on our policymakers and administrators.our policymakers and administrators.

We We use our sizeuse our size to put together to put together demonstrations of our strength and demonstrations of our strength and solidaritysolidarity. We bring in union members from . We bring in union members from nearby areas to support their brothers and nearby areas to support their brothers and sisters.sisters.

Schuyler County Budget Schuyler County Budget CutsCuts

St. Lawrence County St. Lawrence County ContractContract

Madison County ContractMadison County Contract

Onondaga County Budget Onondaga County Budget CutsCuts

Strategic Issue CampaignsStrategic Issue Campaigns Utilize Utilize CSEA’s professional staffCSEA’s professional staff to work with your to work with your

local elected leadership to build a multi-faceted local elected leadership to build a multi-faceted strategic campaign:strategic campaign: Field Mobilization SpecialistField Mobilization Specialist – works with members, – works with members,

leaders and staff to develop a strategic campaign on a leaders and staff to develop a strategic campaign on a specific timeline, building in intensity, and reaching out specific timeline, building in intensity, and reaching out to community organizations to gain allies;to community organizations to gain allies;

Communications SpecialistCommunications Specialist – works to help craft – works to help craft persuasive and appropriate messages to deliver to our persuasive and appropriate messages to deliver to our members, the public, and decision-makers;members, the public, and decision-makers;

Political Action CoordinatorPolitical Action Coordinator – works with members to – works with members to put pressure on elected officials to oppose bad public put pressure on elected officials to oppose bad public policy or legislation; andpolicy or legislation; and

Labor Relations SpecialistLabor Relations Specialist – your CSEA point person – your CSEA point person for day-to-day union operations and for day-to-day union operations and accessing/coordination all the rest of the CSEA accessing/coordination all the rest of the CSEA professional staff resources.professional staff resources.

Potsdam Schools Contract Potsdam Schools Contract FightFight

Syracuse Schools Budget Syracuse Schools Budget CutsCuts

Part of a larger MOVEMENTPart of a larger MOVEMENT As part of the AFL-CIO, we support all As part of the AFL-CIO, we support all

our union brothers and sisters our union brothers and sisters throughout New York and the Country. throughout New York and the Country. Their struggles are our struggles. Their Their struggles are our struggles. Their fights are our fights. Attacks on workers fights are our fights. Attacks on workers and unions are attacks on us, and and unions are attacks on us, and we we join togetherjoin together to fight for workers’ to fight for workers’ rights and the American Middle Class.rights and the American Middle Class.

WE ARE ONE!WE ARE ONE!

We Are Wisconsin RallyWe Are Wisconsin Rally

Sending a strong message…Sending a strong message…

Successful Issue Campaigns in Successful Issue Campaigns in CNYCNY

Onondaga County BudgetOnondaga County Budget – stopped County – stopped County Executive from re-opening contract, instituting Executive from re-opening contract, instituting furloughs and reduced layoffs from hundreds to a few furloughs and reduced layoffs from hundreds to a few dozen. Turned out more than 1,000 workers to public dozen. Turned out more than 1,000 workers to public budget forum.budget forum.

Madison County Mental HealthMadison County Mental Health – stopped efforts to – stopped efforts to privatize the County Mental Health Dept., including privatize the County Mental Health Dept., including building massive community support and holding our building massive community support and holding our own community forum.own community forum.

St. Lawrence County ContractSt. Lawrence County Contract – turned out hundreds – turned out hundreds of workers to protest job cuts. No layoffs resulted.of workers to protest job cuts. No layoffs resulted.

Onondaga County Nursing HomeOnondaga County Nursing Home – built massive – built massive community support to increase state funding and community support to increase state funding and prevented the County from privatizing the facility.prevented the County from privatizing the facility.

CSEA Central Region 5CSEA Central Region 5

Colleen Wheaton, PresidentColleen Wheaton, President