Conference news
Attendees proudly displayed their union pride by wearing this year’s 94th Annual Conference T-shirt.
94th Annual Conference sees record attendance
by Shannon Carr
This year's 94th Annual Conference, held July 20 and 21, reached a historic high attendance with more than 3,600 people registered, including 1,717 delegates and 1,977 member visitors and guests representing more than 400 chapters. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, conference was hosted completely online, which allowed CSEA to connect with more people than ever before. Attendees logged on from up and down the golden state, watching and participating from the comfort of their own homes. Even though CSEA went from planning our traditional in-person conference to a virtual one in just a few months, we remained committed to providing a fun, informative and engaging event.
This year's 94th Annual Conference, held July 20 and 21, reached a historic high attendance with more than 3,600 people registered.
This year’s conference may have only been two days, but it packed a punch with all the exciting live and on-demand content we were able to deliver. If you were a delegate or member visitor, you can still access all the great resources and recordings that were created for conference, including information about workers’ rights in a COVID-19 world, what schools may look like when they reopen and how your union will operate post-pandemic. For those who didn't attend, please connect with your fellow union brothers and sisters who did, as we encourage them to share what they learned to their chapter. For more conference information, visit www.csea.com/conference
This year's 94th Annual Conference, held July 20 and 21, reached a historic high attendance with more than 3,600 people registered, including 1,717 delegates and 1,977 member visitors and guests representing more than 400 chapters. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, conference was hosted completely online, which allowed CSEA to connect with more people than ever before. Attendees logged on from up and down the golden state, watching and participating from the comfort of their own homes. Even though CSEA went from planning our traditional in-person conference to a virtual one in just a few months, we remained committed to providing a fun, informative and engaging event.
This year's 94th Annual Conference, held July 20 and 21, reached a historic high attendance with more than 3,600 people registered.
This year’s conference may have only been two days, but it packed a punch with all the exciting live and on-demand content we were able to deliver. If you were a delegate or member visitor, you can still access all the great resources and recordings that were created for conference, including information about workers’ rights in a COVID-19 world, what schools may look like when they reopen and how your union will operate post-pandemic. For those who didn't attend, please connect with your fellow union brothers and sisters who did, as we encourage them to bring what they learned to their chapter.For more conference information, visit www.csea.com/conference
2020 Annual Conference Resolutions
Delegates spent Monday’s first business meeting debating the following resolutions that were introduced at conference. They are available to be viewed by all CSEA members in good standing. Simply complete the web form to verify your membership and, once processed, you will receive an email with details on how to view the resolutions. The results were as follows:
Resolution No. 1 Voting Rights for CSEA Honor Roll Members Outcome: Defeated
Resolution No. 2 Protecting Classified Employee Rights in a Merit System Election Outcome: Adopted
Resolution No. 3 Amending Policy 623 Chapter Release Time Program Outcome: Defeated
Resolution No. 4 Student Centered Funding Formula Outcome: Motion referred back to committee for next year's conference.
Resolution No. 5 Revisions to Standing Rules for Association Officer Nomination Speeches Outcome: Request to withdraw resolution from consideration - no objection
Resolution No. 7 Reinstatement of the Legal Department Update and the Quarterly Law Newsletter Outcome: Request to withdraw resolution from consideration - no objection
Honor Roll/Life Member awards postponed
Because Honor Roll and Life Member placement are the two highest awards for service that CSEA can bestow upon its members, delegates approved postponing this year’s nominees to next year. This was done in the hopes that the member-run organization will have the opportunity to celebrate the honorees in front of all attendees during a live in-person conference, giving them the proper fanfare they deserve. To view previous honorees, click on the link below.
Humanitarian Fund raises more than $50,000
Members didn’t keep social distancing from pulling at their heartstrings and inspiring them to give back generously this year. During the live auction, attendees watched a video (see above) about how the Humanitarian Fund recently benefited Brandee Nanney, a member from Patterson Chapter 174, and her family following the death of her father, whom she lauded as the rock that held her family together. Total monies raised during conference through the live auction, silent auction, chapter pledges, “pass the bucket” and individual donations were $49,477. The fund will receive another $3,228 for the year from reoccurring donations and there is one more silent auction closing out on August 1. If you would like to give, donate here or fill out an automatic payroll deduction form and email the completed copy to memberbenefits@csea.com.
Closing video celebrates YOU!
This year’s conference was the perfect opportunity to recognize our members for serving their districts and chapters tirelessly and with more dedication than ever before as a classified employee and essential worker during these unprecedented times. In the words of Association President Ben Valdepeña during his closing comments: “You are the union. You make this union run. You advocate. You work hard…We couldn’t do any of this important work if it weren’t for you. We need you and we appreciate you more than you will ever know.”