CSEA Endorses Noam Bramson for Westchester County Executive
Leaders of CSEA, representing public employees across Westchester, yesterday announced the union’s endorsement of Noam Bramson (D-New Rochelle) in the race for Westchester County Executive against incumbent republican Robert Astorino.
CSEA members from the county workforce gathered outside the Westchester County office building at lunch time on Friday to support union leaders in their endorsement. Noam Bramson, the current mayor of New Rochelle, was with them.
CSEA Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo said: “Noam has a proven track record in New Rochelle of bringing in new business and keeping taxes low while avoiding layoffs. The alternative is a county executive who has put Westchester at risk of losing millions by waging war with the federal government, and has hurt the middle and lower classes by cutting transportation options. Westchester needs the vision and leadership of Noam Bramson.”
“As the current County Executive continued to diminish the county workforce through layoffs and attrition over the past four years, he’s increased his personal staff, paying many of the new hires well over $100,000 per year,” said CSEA Westchester County Unit President Kwabena Manu.
“Good leaders value the talents and knowledge of their workforce, and inspire a sense of mission and common purpose among colleagues,” said Bramson. “As County Executive, I will not agree with CSEA on every issue, but I will always pursue a constructive and respectful relationship, so that together we can find better and more efficient ways to deliver services, save tax dollars, and honor the trust of the people of Westchester.”
Bramson’s endorsement comes from CSEA’s Southern Region Political Action Committee. CSEA represents nearly 300,000 state, county, city, town, village, school district, library, child care and private sector workers across New York. The CSEA Southern Region represents nearly 40,000 workers across the Hudson Valley. CSEA is Local 1000 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), which is the largest affiliate of the AFL-CIO.
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