Posts tagged Civil Service Employees Association Local 1000

    VIDEO: Former Union Vice President Fights for right to Resign Membership

    April 30, 2024 // Amber is a self-proclaimed problem solver, so when she noticed these issues with her union, she decided to join the leadership team. She applied for and was approved as the union vice president, hoping to be able to address the issues that were being ignored. But her hopes didn’t last long. Her fellow union officials soon started withholding information from her and even holding meetings without her.

    A Workplace Divided: Bangs Ambulance Workers United and the Fight for Unionization

    November 16, 2022 // When employees at Ithaca’s only ambulance company officially began the unionization process, they were looking for better shift scheduling, protocols, benefits, pay and a 40-hour work week, among other goals tailored toward improving patient care, employee safety and work-life balance. Now, after narrowly winning the Nov. 9 union vote by 22-20, Bangs Ambulance employees face an uphill battle: they must unify the workforce and attempt to improve their working conditions, while also strengthening the new union.