LOCAL 828 DELEGATES MIX IT UP AT ADM

Local 828 Officers and Delegates to the

99th Annual Delegates Meeting

Buffalo, N.Y.

front row left to right: Cris Zaffuto and Bess Watts

second row: Judy Johnson and Caril Powell-Price

back row: Ove Overmyer, Sue Newman, Paul Cummings

and Joe Tichacek

absent: Dave Burton

Buffalo, N.Y.-- More than 1,200 CSEA delegates and other participants took part in the union's 99th Annual Delegates Meeting at the Buffalo Convention Center the week of September 13 - 18.

On Tuesday, delegates took part in CSEA's first Electronic Town Hall Meeting. Throughout the past year, CSEA has provided an opportunity for members' voices to be heard like never before through dozens of Town Hall Meetings across the state. The outreach culminated with a day-long Electronic Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The information gained by the candid comments made by members at the meetings across the state was used to develop topics for discussion and development in the Electronic Town Hall Meeting. The outcome of the process will help to make CSEA a better, more effective union and guide us into our second century.

"CSEA's strength over the past 100 years is our ability to learn, grow and adapt," said CSEA President Danny Donohue. "This process of Hearing Every Voice has been exciting and challenging, but there is no doubt that it will make us stronger in the long run. The Electronic Town Hall Meeting will produce energy and ideas to help bring our agenda for the future into clearer focus." For an in depth look at the week in photos, check out this gallery.

Hundreds of our members joined with colleagues of the CSEA Erie County Unit to rally in front of the county's Rath Building in downtown Buffalo. Members sent a clear message to County Executive Chris Collins that government should be for people, not profit. The county executive systematically has been dismantling county services. The Erie County Unit has been working without a contract for about three years. To see a photos of the rally, click here.