CSEA LRS Robert Leonard speaks to the mediaCSEA Statewide President Danny Donohue, left, Western Region President, Flo Tripi and Labor Relations Specialist, Robert Leonard field questions during a press conference on June 12. The press conference brought attention to a State Supreme Court ruling ordering Monroe County to stop undermining CSEA.
The City of Rochester, host for the CSEA spring workshop, brought over 800 activists from around New York State to the flower city. CSEA is New York State's leading union, representing nearly 300,000 workers in the public and private sector.
Standing behind President Donohue, Tripi and Leonard are statewide and local officers including Local 828 VP-Elect Cris Zaffuto and Local 828 VP-Elect Ove Overmyer.
CSEA officials were in Albany NYS Supreme Court for about 4 hours of testimony and legal arguments on June 18. The good news is the judge continued the injunction against the County of Monroe which requires them to cease and desist with letters, surveys and interviews regarding members being represented by CSEA.
Leonard says, "This is a victory for all the Monroe County P/T union members. It really appeared that the judge saw right through the county's arguments. The county apparently saw the writing on the wall and did not send top County officials to Albany for the hearing. Monroe County was solely represented by one Harris-Beach attorney."
A final decision about the County's anti-union efforts will be handed down in 6 to 8 weeks.
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