WNY REGION 6 HOLDS HEALTH & SAFETY SUMMIT

Local 828 members in attendance included left to right:

Sue Trottier, Caril Powell-Price, Pat Wolff, Paul Cummings

T. Judith Johnson and Bess Watts

photo by Ove Overmyer

Cheektowaga, N.Y.--  More than a dozen Local 828 members attended the Region 6 Winter Conference that was held from January 22 to 24 at the Millennium Airport Hotel in suburban Buffalo.

The Erie County event drew over 250 CSEA members from around western New York.  The agenda items focused on better safety and health practices in the workplace.

CSEA President Danny Donohue and statewide Secretary Denise Berkeley also attended the workshops and networked with attendees.  The keynote speaker was Sharon Simon, faculty member at the National Labor College in Silver Springs, MD.  Simon spoke about recent developments surrounding H1N1 and other noteworthy subjects.

A business meeting scheduled for Sunday morning was productive and fast-paced.  Region 6 President Flo Tripi announced committee assignments and spoke to the need of showing more of a political action profile in 2010.

For a more in depth look at the weekend, please click here to see a slideshow.