ROCHESTER SATELLITE OFFICE HOSTS STEWARD TRAINING

CSEA Labor Education Specialist Patty McArdle (second from left) stands with past and current executive board members from Local 828 Unit 7420, City of Rochester Library Workers.  From left to right are:  Kate Meddaugh, Patty McArdle, Ove Overmyer, Jane McManus and Lorry Wisse.  (photo by Lynn Stafford)

Rochester, N.Y.--  On Saturday, November 20, over 30 CSEA WNY Region 6 members attended a six-hour Steward Training Workshop held at the Rochester Satellite Office at Winton Place.  Workers who attended the training were from all divisions of CSEA, including state, local government and private sector worksites.

CSEA provides continuing labor education to CSEA's officers, grievance representatives, stewards, committee members, CSEA staff and the members-at-large.  Many of the workshops are required for certification as an officer or grievance representative.

Upon completion of this workshop,  participants will hopefully be able to understand their union rights as a steward, understand the structure of CSEA and the labor movement, identify the union's source of power, create an effective activists network and apply one-on-one organizing and communicating techniques to build and strengthen the union.

Lorry Wisse, Unit Treasurer for the City of Rochester Library Workers, said Patty McArdle and the training session were "invaluable resources" with repsect to her role as a union officer.  She said, "What I learned today will definitely help me serve my members better.  I'm really glad CSEA offers these training programs and I'm so glad I could fit this in to my busy schedule.  And, now I'm looking forward to moving on to the grievance workshop."