California State Employees Association

The California State Employees Association (CSEA), founded in 1931 in Sacramento, California, is the largest state employee organization in California. It worked to create the first retirement system for California state workers, successfully fought for collective bargaining for state and university employees, and helped to get voter approval of the merit system for state service and gained a 40-hour workweek.

Independent Affiliates

CSEA was originally made up of four different divisions, each representing a different class of California state employees. Pursuant to CSEA by-laws, each division, over time, voted to incorporate and become independent affiliates of CSEA. Today, CSEA provides centralized support services to the affiliates such as printing and accounting and speaks on behalf of its 140,000 members on issues that affect more than one affiliate..

CSEA's four affiliates are:

Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) - California civil service managers, supervisors and confidential employees, who are excluded from collective bargaining.

CSEA Retirees, Inc. - Retired state employees.

SEIU Local 2579 - California State University (CSU) employees in four different bargaining units.

SEIU Local 1000 - Represents rank-and-file state employees in nine bargaining units in various state departments, agencies, and commissions.

External links

• SEIU Local 1000 website
• California State Employees Association Web site
• Association of California State Supervisors website
• SEIU Local 2579 website
• CSEA Retirees Web site

See also

• Service Employees International Union
• Civil Service