SARATOGA COUNTY LOCAL 846
Ron Revers, President
Kevin Veitch, Vice President
Chris Olmsted, Treasurer
Joyce Cherry Secretary
Saratoga County General Unit #8450
City of Saratoga Springs DPW Unit #845700
City of Saratoga Springs City Hall Unit #845701
City of Mechanicville Unit #8461
Village of South Glens Falls Unit #8463
Town of Moreau Unit #8464
Town of Clifton Park Highway Unit #846700
Town of Clifton Park General Unit #846701
Village of Corinth DPW Unit #8469
Town of Stillwater Highway Unit #8470
- CSEA Constitution & Bylaws:
- Civil Service Section 75 law
- PERB/Taylor Law
- Retirement
- AFSCME
Who We Are
Today, CSEA is one of the major labor unions in the United States. We are the largest affiliate of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSMCE) which, in turn, is one of the largest affiliates of the America Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). Our members are employees of New York State and its counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, library systems, authorities and public corporations. Together with private sector members and 50,000 retirees we form a union more than 265,000 people strong.
CSEA's growth has been impressive from its modest beginnings in 1910 when membership was limited to a handful of state employees who decided that they could win better wages and working conditions by organizing. Later, membership was opened to non-competitive class Civil Service employees and by 1929 our rank and file totaled 600.
A major turning point occurred in 1947 when membership was opened to local government workers. In 1948 the union's ranks swelled to 44,000 members. At the same time, CSEA purchased its first building to house statewide headquarters in Albany.
Today, CSEA has evolved into the most effective unions in New York State. Our membership is many times what it was when the first local government employees joined in 1947. And we have used this position of strength to consistently negotiate a better deal for our members.
Yet throughout these years of growth and change, our fundamental purpose remains the same. It is best expressed in CSEA's mission statement which declares:
"Our mission is simple: to represent our members as best we can in any way we can; and to continue our role as a leader among labor unions.
To accomplish these goals, we will promote and protect union democracy. We will improve the quality of our member's work life. We will organize workers and represent them in the best, most effective manner possible."