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6 days ago

Fridays with Ben: Volunteers needed for election phone banking!

Association President Ben Valdepeña shares the many resources CSEA has available to its members to educate and inform them about the...

Sep 18

Fridays with Ben: Assistance Fund here to support those in need!

With the launch of the September/October issue of Focus magazine just days away, Association President Ben Valdepeña shares highlights...

Sep 12

Fridays with Ben: Support our union brothers and sisters in need

Association President Ben Valdepeña shares information on topics ranging from how CSEA members can support our union brothers and sisters.

Sep 5

Fridays with Ben: Status update on new chapter websites

With so many changes in the workplace and important issues facing our members, CSEA is working hard to ensure all our communication...

Aug 28

Fridays with Ben: Communication with members is more critical than ever before!

A new and very different school year is upon us. Association President Ben Valdepeña explains how the need for our members is more...

Aug 22

Fridays with Ben: Support members affected by the fires!

As if 2020 hasn’t been difficult enough, hundreds of wildfires are now burning across California forcing tens of thousands of people to...

Aug 15

Fridays with Ben: Vote YES on Prop 15!

Association President Ben Valdepeña shares how you can solve a disparity in property taxes between California residents and big business...

Aug 1

Fridays with Ben: Focus magazine out now!

xtra! Extra! Read all about it! In this week's "Fridays with Ben," Association President Ben Valdepeña talks all about the release of the...

Jul 24

Fridays with Ben: Highlights from this year’s transformative 94th Annual Conference!

Monday and Tuesday saw us celebrating this year’s 94th Annual Conference. Our first ever virtual conference went above and beyond any...

Jul 18

Fridays with Ben: Conference reaches record-breaking numbers

With conference just three days away—You heard me right, three days away!—I wanted to take you behind-the-scenes of our preparations to...

Jul 10

Fridays with Ben: Shared union milestones, benefits

CSEA is making history, and I am thrilled that you are along for the ride. In fact, you are literally the driving force in helping us..

Jul 3

Fridays with Ben: Celebrating conference, Fourth of July safely

Despite having to embrace some difficult changes in the age of COVID-19, there is still so much to celebrate. Our union is strong, we won...

Jun 27

Fridays with Ben: CSEA protecting you, on and off the job

As your union, each day provides us different opportunities to advocate for you, the more than 250,000 classified employees we represent.

Jun 19

Fridays with Ben: Celebrating victories, each other

While we have achieved many victories for our CSEA members and basic human rights, we still have a long way to go to close the divide an...

Jun 6

Fridays with Ben: Sharing some tentative good news on the state budget

Because of COVID-19 and the resulting economic downturn, Governor Newsom’s initial budget revision included billions in cuts to educati...

May 30

Fridays with Ben: CSEA at the table on discussions of schools reopening

CSEA leaders across the state and in Sacramento are at the table with statewide and local leaders as decisions are made on how and when...

May 22

Fridays with Ben: You serve as a lifeline

Every day, you, our classified employees, are making a difference for the six million students you serve across the state of California.

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