Day care provider and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)/VOICE (Voice of Organized Independent Childcare Educators) founding member Fran Nantista with some of the children for whom she cares. With CSEA, she is fighting for collective bargaining rights for daycare providers across New York State. As a provider she has concerns with the State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and thinks a union voice can help providers. Nantista was featured in the Leading Edge in the CSEA monthly pulbication Work Force. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Albany, NY daycare provider Fran Nantista, left, speaks to a news reporter following a rally against President Bush's 2007 proposed budget which recommended a spending freeze on childcare assistance. Nantista is one of a growing number of family childcare providers working with CSEA to improve their profession and the quality of care for the children they serve.
U.S. Rep. Michael McNulty and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary E. Sullivan led a CSEA/AFSCME rally against President Bush's proposed budget including its recommended freeze on childcare assistance. Day care provider and VOICE activist, Fran Nantista, far left, is one of a growing number of family childcare providers working with CSEA to improve their profession and the quality of care for the children they serve.
U.S. Rep. Michael McNulty and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary E. Sullivan led a CSEA/AFSCME rally against President Bush's proposed budget including its recommended freeze on childcare assistance. Day care provider and VOICE activist, Fran Nantista, far left, is one of a growing number of family childcare providers working with CSEA to improve their profession and the quality of care for the children they serve.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Albany NY daycare provider Fran Nantista, left, introduces U.S. Rep Michael McNulty to two of the children in her care at a rally against President Bush's 2007 proposed budget which recommended a spending freeze on childcare assistance. Nantista is one of a growing number of family childcare providers working with CSEA to improve their profession and the quality of care for the children they serve.