Photo of the Month Photo courtesy of Paul D’Aleo CSEA Long Island Inter-County State Park Local member Duke Marz, a Park Worker 3, rakes the beach at Robert Moses State Park recently, helping to clear the park of debris and restore an eroded shoreline after several severe winter storms. State and local government workers across the state are readying parks and public spaces after a hard winter left its mark. Don’t forget to vote! Voting for school district and public library budgets and school board candidates will be on Tuesday, May 19. Make sure to vote for candidates and budgets that support CSEA members! ALERT NEW YORK’S LEADING UNION CSEA President Danny Donohue to meet Western Region members on May 27 President Danny Donohue will visit the CSEA Western Region on Wednesday, May 27, to meet with members. The meetings will be held at the Rochester Satellite Office, 3495 Winton Place, Building E, Suite 3 in Rochester. Donohue will meet with union members from 1 to 7 p.m. Please call the region office at: 1-716-691-6555 for an appointment and directions. CSEA member killed on the job WARWICK — CSEA is mourning the loss of Southern Region member Tonny Teskera, 38, an Orange County Unit member and laborer who died on the job April 1 in a tree-clearing incident at the Hickory Hill Golf Course. Teskera, a 13-year county employee, was part of a tree crew working near the entrance of the county golf course when a tree other workers had cut down hit him on the head. He was later pronounced dead at Saint Anthony’s Community Hospital. CSEA and the state Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau are investigating the incident. CSEA has serious concerns about management’s failure to provide workers with proper safety equipment for tree removal. Teskera leaves behind his parents, a longtime girlfriend, Teskera a 6-year-old daughter and two boys he had helped raise. — Jessica Ladlee State contract negotiations: stay in the loop! One of the ways you can communicate with CSEA about the upcoming 2016 state negotiations is to fill out a contract survey on-line. The survey will be available beginning May 1 by going to https://cseany.org/state-contract-update. You will need to know your CSEA ID to complete the survey. You can access it instantly at cseany.org, including via your smart phone. Don’t forget to join the contract communication network to help spread the word about what is happening in negotiations. Go to https://cseany.org/state-contract-update. See page 15 for directions on accessing your CSEA ID. Alan Teitler, 78, longtime CSEA activist STATEN ISLAND — Longtime CSEA Metropolitan Region activist Allan S. Teitler, 78, died April 13 in Staten Island. Teitler’s career spanned 25 years as an investigator for the former Crime Victims Board. He had also served as his local’s treasurer and vice president, retiring in 1995. “He was a dedicated unionist,” said former Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio, who also considered Teitler a personal friend. “Even in times of struggle, he found ways to make us laugh so we wouldn’t feel so bad. He was very passionate about what he did and the union was his life.” A U.S. Air Force veteran, Teitler was also skilled in needlecraft and textile arts. He enjoyed tatting, macrame, sewing and creating leather designs. “He was a very compassionate person and he always fought for the underdog, not only in our local and for our members, but even on the outside,” said CSEA New York City State Employees Local President Vincent Martusciello. Martusciello recalled how Teitler volunteered to work with the families of 9/11 victims immediately following the attacks. “He was very affected by 9/11,” said Martusciello. “He would share stories and get very emotional.” Teitler, a lifelong Staten Island resident who most recently lived in West Brighton, also took great pride in his family, often sharing stories that appeared in the local papers about his son, a member of an Emergency Service Unit (ESU), saving lives. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Rochelle; his sons, Howard and Mark; a sister, Eileen Greenspun, and four grandchildren. — David Galarza 2 The Work Force May 2015
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