Mass Emails: It was a good thought back in April when I wanted to send Mass Emails to all the dues paying members. I've been struggling to get the right platform to do this. I've tried Roadrunner, Gmail as well as Outlook. I just get errors and it is such a huge process. I have emails in Notepad, Excel as well as in each email system. I am looking to do this in another platform that will allow for lots of emails to be sent. Please be patient while I transition to the new Mass Email system! Thank you ---- Holly

Ballots Received:  The ballots that you received or are in the process of receiving is for the Statewide CSEA President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary.  Please look at https://cseany.org/our-leaders to see who your current Statewide officers are so you know who is who on the ballot.

Greetings CSEA family,

We're just a couple weeks away from the Rochester Polar Plunge and we want YOU to plunge with us! On February 4, our team – "Flo"zen to a Cube – will honor our late region president, Flo Tripi, by plunging into freezing Lake Ontario to raise money for Special Olympics New York. Can't plunge? Consider donating! Please click the link here to register or donate TODAY! Here are a few more details about the event:

What: Rochester Polar Plunge

Where: Charlotte Beach at Ontario Beach Park

When: Sunday, February 4; Registration begins at 9 a.m.; Plunge at noon

Why: To raise money for Special Olympics New York

Member Benefits Spotlight: Planning a trip to Disney in 2024?

Do your 2024 plans include a trip to Disney? If so, you are in luck. Member Deals is offering adult Disney tickets at children’s prices for three day passes or more. You must act quick as this offer is for a limited time. Visit: https://memberdeals.com/cseany/packages.php?sub=packages&action=view&id=3445&login=1

Fight Back with the Truth!

We will be holding a series of webinars titled “Fighting Back with The Truth” for ALL members to learn about the Freedom Foundation’s lies and attacks and how they can fight back with the truth. All members will be sent an email with a link to register for the webinar in their region. Please encourage your members to register and attend one of three dates the webinar will be offered. Knowing the truth about the Freedom Foundation will only help strengthen CSEA so it’s important for as many members as possible to attend.
January 23 at 7:00pm Register here.
January 30 at 7:00pm Register here.
February 1 at 7:00pm Register here.

2024 Scholarship information now available:  Contact Barb at 585-328-5250 to get more information.

Update to Negotiations Status:

1.Sent a request to Monroe County for reports Unit 7400 is requesting for negotiations in November 2023. In process by the County

2.Created a survey to be completed by dues paying members -CSEA got permission to send the survey out via County email system since we've had people not get the surveys via email. Working on sending this out again.

3.Create a Communication Plan (CP) for the Negotiation team to review. This is a working document. We will be updating the CP as we go forward.

4. Sent the letter to the County to negotiate with them (this opens up the negotiation)

5. Next meeting setup for 1/25/24 with the NT

 Celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Monday, January 15 we honor Dr. King's 95th birthday and all that he did to advance the rights of minorities in America. We also must not forget that Dr. King gave his life while preparing to march on behalf of striking AFSCME sanitation workers. I encourage you all to take some time to find and participate in observances in honor of Dr. King near you.

 New Local 828 President Michael Irving!  Local 828 is the local of Monroe County and has 21 units underneath.  Welcome Mike to his new role.  Congratulations!

 Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024!  This year we will negotiate a new contract with Monroe County, starting 2025.  Looking forward to this new endeavor for CSEA.  The team is meeting for the first time on January 11, 2024.  We will be going over the survey results.  We will publish the survey results on here and our website CSEA UNIT 7400 (csea-unit-7400.org) for the top items the members want us to pursue.