CSEA MEMBERS ATTEND TOWN HALL MEETING IN CHEEKTOWAGA; TALK WITH LOCAL NYS DELEGATION



CSEA WNY Region 6 members attend a town hall meeting
 in Cheektowaga, N.Y. to discuss the NYS budget with local lawmakers
and to show support for Wisconsin workers on February 26, 2011.
(photos:  Bess Watts)

Cheektowaga, N.Y.-- On Saturday, February 26, CSEA members attended a town hall style meeting at the Leonard Post VFW Hall on Walden Ave. in suburban Buffalo. Workers testified how Gov. Cuomo's budget cuts will impact public services in western New York and unfairly target workers who deliver those services.

Many Buffalo area state senators and assemblymembers attended, including Senators Maziarz, Kennedy, Gallivan, a Grisanti staffer, and Assemblymembers Hoyt and Gabryszak.

CSEA and the progressive community expect the Buffalo area delegation to stand with working families against these drastic cuts. Region 6 President Flo Tripi and Courtney Brunelle, Political Action Coordinator for Western New York Region 6, addressed the attendees and offered solutions to minimize the impact on workers and the citizens of our area.

Additionally, CSEA raised nearly $1,000.00 at the town hall meeting to help support the Wisconsin families who are being assaulted by the GOP legislature in that state.  The picture at right shows WNY Region 6 PAC Coordinator Courtney Brunelle making a plea to support the workers and families of Wisconsin.  Many workers have been docked without pay and have taken all their vacation time to attend the rallies at the state capitol building in Madison.  As a reminder, the Rochester area labor community will host a WE ARE ONE solidarity rally at Rochester City Hall on Wednesday, March 2 at 4:30 pm.