Get My Member ID
Contact Us

Welcome to

Central Region 5

Thanks for visiting our Region web page! CSEA’s Central Region is our union’s largest geographical Region, advocating on behalf of about 45,000 active and retired workers in 20 Counties throughout Northern NY, Central NY, the Finger Lakes, the Mohawk Valley and the Southern Tier.
School district employees Image

Central Region activist honored for tireless work, awesome responsibility

Brown honored for tireless work, awesome responsibility

HOLLAND PATENT — Oneida County Educational Employees Local President John Brown has personified our union’s spirit with his selfless dedication to CSEA for nearly two decades.

It’s his devotion to being a union leader that led him to be honored with the 2022 Danny Donohue Leadership Award for the Local Government Division. Brown received the award at the 112th Annual Delegates Meeting in October.

Click here to read the full story!

APPLY: 2023 Central Region 5 Scholarship

East Syracuse — CSEA offers members many opportunities for assistance in paying for college with union scholarships at the national, statewide, regional, and local levels. 

The Central Region application deadline is APRIL 15, 2023.

Eligible high school seniors whose parents, legal guardians, or grandparents are Region 5 CSEA members in good-standing can apply. A minimum of 4 applicants will be chosen. 

Click here to download the application form

Click here to download a poster to promote the scholarship to members

Binghamton St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Come join CSEA Southern Tier State Employees Local 002 & Broome DDSO Local 449! Food and drinks before we march!

Date: Saturday, March 4

Meeting Place: NYSEG Stadium Parking Lot

Time: 11 a.m.

Please RSVP by Feb. 24

Andy Maroney: andrewmaroney5@gmail.com 

Kathy Murphy: kathimurphy60@yahoo.com 

Update your workplace bulletin board!

Bulletin boards at your workplace can be a great source of information for members. Here are some helpful pages to post on yours!

Region 5 Bulletin Board and Member Benefits Kit

For more information to post on your workplace bulletin board, contact communications specialist Nick Newcomb at nicholas.newcomb@cseainc.org

TRAININGS, WEBINARS & SKILLS FOR SUCCESS

Upcoming CSEA Education and Training Webinars and Workshops 

FEBRUARY

State Government Grievance Representation: Tuesday, Feb. 21 AND Wednesday, Feb. 22 from Noon to 2 p.m. (must complete both sessions)

Advanced Grievance: Power in Numbers: Wednesday, Feb. 22 AND Thursday, Feb. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. (must complete both sessions)

Representing Members in Discipline and Interrogations: Wednesday, Feb. 22 AND Thursday, Feb. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. (must complete both sessions)

Steward: Monday, Feb. 27 AND Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. (must complete both sessions)

Sexual Harassment … What Union Officers and Activists Should Know: Tuesday, Feb. 28 from Noon to 2 p.m.

MARCH

Advanced Steward: Building an Activist Network: Wednesday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to Noon

Advanced Grievance: Introduction to Contract Interpretation: Tuesday, March 2 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Labor History: Tuesday, March 7 from 10 a.m. to Noon

Grievance Representation Recertification: Wednesday, March 8 from Noon to 2 p.m.

Grievance Representation: Wednesday, March 8 AND Thursday, March 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. (must complete both sessions)

Advanced Grievance: Power in Numbers: Monday, March 13 AND Tuesday, March 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. (must complete both sessions)

Weingarten Rights: What you need to know webinar: Tuesday, March 14 from 1 to 2 p.m.

It’s Not Grieveable, Now What?: Wednesday, March 15 from 11 a.m. to Noon

Representing Members in Discipline and Interrogations Recertification: Thursday, March 16 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Labor History: Monday, March 20 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Steward: Tuesday, March 21 AND Wednesday, March 22 from 10 a.m. to Noon

Overview of FMLA: Tuesday, March 21 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The 7 tests of just cause: Wednesday, March 22 from 5 to 6 p.m.

Conducting Successful Meetings: Tuesday, March 28 from Noon to 2 p.m.

How to conduct new member orientation: Wednesday, March 29 from Noon to 2 p.m.

State Government Grievance Representation: Wednesday, March 29 AND Thursday, March 29 from 6 to 8 p.m.

—-

These workshops have been created in Unionware and are open to Regions 1-6, and it is requested that All the Regions Offices handle pre-registration.

*If you have any trouble signing up online, call the Region 5 Office at 315-728-3360*
 
 


President
Ken Greenleaf

Region President Bio
Region President Message

Region Officers


Follow Region 5 on Facebook

Twitter

Contact Region 5

Labor Relations

Safety & Health

Political Action

Communications

Support Staff

6595 Kirkville Rd. • East Syracuse NY 13057

Phone (800) 559-7975

Fax (315) 433-0915