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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A former CSEA union leader is accused of stealing more than $17,000 in union money.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  Union workers voiced their anger with state lawmakers in downtown Syracuse Thursday.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  Two central New York legislators are looking into claims workers at a juvenile detention center in Oneida County are being injured by out of control inmates.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  A union representing workers at the state's juvenile detention centers says they are taking a beating from youths in their care.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  Governor had threatened layoffs, union hopes to renegotiate.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  A five-year labor deal that would freeze wages for three years for 66,000 union members but would avoid hundreds of layoffs was approved Monday night, the union and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office announced.

Monday, August 15, 2011  The results of a union vote are expected late Monday afternoon on an austere contract proposal that is critical to workers but also to New York's state budget, a union spokesman said.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011  A new deal protects some workers from layoffs, but it requires concessions and a wage freeze.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011  A juvenile justice center for women is being shut down as part of Governor Cuomo's budget.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  The first labor contract proposal negotiated by the Cuomo administration, which called it a model for other unions for its pay freeze and concessions in hard fiscal times, has been rejected by the union's members, the administration confirmed Tuesday.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  Three weeks after the governor gave this budget address, the state and its public employee unions have yet to begin formal negotiations.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011  Onondaga County's CFO says the current pension costs are "clearly unsustainable."

Wednesday, February 02, 2011  This morning, Mark Kotzin, local CSEA spokesperson appeared on Today in Central New York, saying he hopes to work with the governor when the union contract expires at the end of march to come up with solutions.

Monday, November 22, 2010  One of New York's largest unions says it has unearthed documents that show Gov. David Paterson's administration has added 36 top management positions while calling for 898 layoffs of unionized workers.

Monday, November 08, 2010  CSEA pickets to keep it local; county looking at outsourcing