The Education & Training Department staff continue to provide opportunities for members to gain and enhance their skills through our online trainings.
State Government Grievance Workshop
April 7-8, 2021** – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
To Register: https://memberlink.cseany.org/Event.axd?e=164
**must attend both dates
Have you ever wondered what recourse you have when you are wronged in the workplace? Are you interested in gaining a better understanding of what your contractual rights are? In this new and exciting 2-part webinar, you will learn to work with your contract and identify your contract’s grievance procedure, while understanding your role and responsibility as a Grievance Representative.
Completion of this workshop complies with the CSEA Local/Unit Constitutional mandate, Article 5 Section 6. To be appointed as a certified Grievance Representative, members must complete this workshop and be appointed by their Local/Unit Presidents.
This workshop is for State Government bargaining unit (ASU, ISU, OSU & DMNA) officers and activists who have little or no experience handling grievances and other violations in the workplace.
Steward Workshop
April 12-13, 2021 ** – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
To Register: https://memberlink.cseany.org/Event.axd?e=165
**must attend both dates
Our union is strongest when our members come together, ready to fight for what’s right. Every day, CSEA stewards make this happen at worksites throughout the state. In this two-part workshop, you will learn more about our union and how stewards build power by organizing, educating, and communicating with coworkers. After receiving certification for your participation in this workshop, appointments to the steward position are made by your local/unit president.
Representing Members in Discipline and Interrogation Webinar!
April 14-15, 2021 ** – 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
To Register: https://memberlink.cseany.org/Event.axd?e=166
**must attend both dates
Do you know your rights in a disciplinary investigation? Want to make sure your co-workers don’t get railroaded in an interrogation? Every day, CSEA discipline representatives educate and advocate for their co-workers. In this two-part webinar, you will learn about your discipline procedure, your rights, and how to effectively represent your co-workers.
Completion of this workshop complies with the CSEA Local/Unit Constitutional mandate, Article 5 Section 6. In order to be appointed as a certified Discipline & Interrogation Representative, members are required to be appointed by their Local/Unit Presidents.
This workshop is designed for Local Government, NYS Authorities & Canals bargaining unit officers and activists who want to represent members in disciplinary matters.
Local Government/Private Sector Grievance Representation
April 17, 2021 – 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
To Register: https://memberlink.cseany.org/Event.axd?e=167
Want a stronger union? Attend this upcoming Grievance Representation workshop! Help enforce the contractual rights you and your co-workers have won. Every day, CSEA grievance representatives represent their co-workers in contract grievance procedures. In this new and exciting two-part webinar, you will learn how to follow a contractual grievance procedure, investigate a case, write a grievance, and present a grievance to management.
Completion of this workshop complies with the CSEA Local/Unit Constitutional mandate, Article 5 Section 6. To be appointed as a certified grievance representative, participants must complete this workshop and be appointed by their Local or Unit president.
This workshop is designed for Local Government, Private Sector, and New York State Authority officers and activists who have little or no experience handling grievances and other workplace violations
Discipline Interrogation Recertification
April 20, 2021- 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
To Register: https://memberlink.cseany.org/Event.axd?e=168
This workshop is designed for officers and activists that have completed the basic workshop. Participants will have an opportunity to review their role and employee rights within the disciplinary process and practice their skills in preparing for and representing members during disciplinary interrogations.
Completion of this workshop will ensure compliance with the CSEA Local and Unit Constitutions’ Article 5, Section 6. To be appointed as a certified Discipline & Interrogation Representative, members must complete this workshop and be appointed by their Local/Unit Presidents.
This workshop is for ALL State, Local Government and Private Sector bargaining unit officers and activists who have completed the basic discipline and Interrogation workshop.
State Government: Representing Members in Discipline and Interrogation Workshop
April 21-22, 2021 ** – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
To Register: https://memberlink.cseany.org/Event.axd?e=169
**must attend both dates
Would you like to learn how to build a stronger union? Do you want to know what is required to represent your brothers and sisters effectively? In this new and exciting 2-part webinar, you will review the elements of your contract’s disciplinary procedure, you will learn how to investigate disciplinary grievances and distinguish between an interview and an interrogation. Also, learn what your rights are in a disciplinary investigation and ensure that those you are representing are being treated fairly.
Completion of this workshop complies with the CSEA Local/Unit Constitutional mandate, Article 5 Section 6. In order to be appointed as a certified Discipline & Interrogation Representative, members are required to be appointed by their Local/Unit Presidents.
This workshop is for State Government, Local Government and Private Sector bargaining unit Officers and Grievance Representatives who are responsible for representing members in disciplinary issues in the workplace.
Grievance Recertification
April 26, 2021 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
To Register: https://memberlink.cseany.org/Event.axd?e=170
This workshop is designed for officers and activists that have completed the basic workshop. In this interactive workshop, participants will practice reviewing fact patterns, conduct a grievance investigation, apply applicable contract language, and discuss the basics of presenting a grievance to management.
Completion of this workshop complies with the CSEA Local/Unit Constitutional mandate, Article 5 Section 6. To be appointed as a certified Grievance Representative, members must complete this workshop and be appointed by their Local/Unit Presidents.
This workshop is for ALL State, Local Government and Private Sector bargaining unit officers and activists who have completed the basic grievance workshop.
Duty of Fair Representation
April 27, 2021, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
To register: https://memberlink.cseany.org/Event.axd?e=171
In this brief webinar, you will learn about The Duty of Fair Representation (DFR), the legal obligation of a union to fairly represent all workers in a bargaining unit whether they are members or not. This workshop will explain the CSEA activists’ obligation to fairly represent all members of a bargaining unit. This training is geared specifically for CSEA grievance and discipline representatives but is accessible to all members. Attendance of this workshop does not meet any training requirement for officers, grievance representatives, or discipline representatives.
Weingarten Rights: What You Need to Know
April 28, 2021, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
To register: https://memberlink.cseany.org/Event.axd?e=172
In this brief webinar, you will learn about how to protect and enforce your right (known as Weingarten rights) to union representation when faced with an investigatory interview. An investigatory interview occurs when a supervisor questions an employee to obtain information that could be used as a basis for discipline or when a supervisor asks an employee to defend her or his conduct. Attendance of this workshop does not meet officers’ and discipline representatives’ Discipline & Interrogation training requirement.