In all probability your chapter has or soon will have meetings to discuss the contract and new bargaining proposals. They will want to know what you have experienced in the workplace and what needs to be improved. Union committees develop goals relating to salaries and conditions of employment. Under collective bargaining CSEA negotiates contracts affecting each bargaining unit it represents. CSU and civil service have their own bargaining units.
Supervisory employees use traditional methods to advance and protect their interests.
Retired employees also follow traditional representation techniques. The director of each division, elected by its constituents, conducts division business. Each division council votes on the budget, policy implementation and other actions. The Board of Directors meets at least five times per year. Your division director, who is elected by members throughout the state, is a member of the board along with regional directors, statewide officers and other division directors.