Group provider Cheryl Oare with some of the children in her care. Independent child care providers across New York State came one step closer to having a union voice after Governor Eliot Spitzer signed an executive order on May 8, 2007, allowing them union representation.
Independent childcare provider Christine Longo of Saratoga County, NY with one of the children she cares for as a group provider. Independent child care providers across New York State came one step closer to having a union voice after Governor Eliot Spitzer signed an executive order on May 8, 2007, allowing them union representation.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Ann Marie Myruski, a senior foster care caseworker, in her office at the Orange County Department of Social Services, where she and her co-workers will see an increase in caseworkers. Orange County was the first county in New York State to hire more workers in response to the New York State Child Welfare Workload Study which recommended workers in child protective, foster care and preventative care departments in county social service offices handle a caseload almost half of the average load workers currently handle.
New York State Assemblyman Peter Rivera, standing, speaking with concerned Bronx Psychiatric Center (BPC) workers at a meeting where labor and management addressed the Center's safety risks. Listening are, from left, Office of Mental Health Director Lloyd Sederer, Public Employees Federation (PEF) Council Leader Darlene Williams, Bronx Psychiatric Center Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local President Abraham Benjamin, PEF Vice President Pat Baker and CSEA Metropolitan Region Executive Vice President Denise Berkley. At BPC alone, some 38 accidents and injuries had been reported the month before the meeting, the highest in any state mental health facility.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Dan Clemens showing a fireplace that had been covered in plaster before employees removed the plaster, filled holes, poured concrete and rebuilt the hearth at the historic Grooms Road Tavern in Clifton Park, NY. CSEA Clifton Park Unit members helped to restore the tavern which opened in 1826 and housed a tavern and numerous other businesses over the years. The tavern has sat vacant since the 1970s. The town acquired the property and planned the restoration.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Buffalo State College Local President Helen Hughes, right, and 1st Vice President Jerry Richmond, demonstrating a blind corner in the college's tunnel system. The photograph was used in CSEA's union publication, The Work Force, to illustrate safety concerns CSEA members have and how members and activists across the state have been proactive in using the Worksite Security Act to address potential risks to workers and the public in public buildings and work sites. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie County member and activist Ron Kreavy, a supervising maintenance mechanic for the county Department of Environment and Planning's Northern Region, indicating one of the lines his department oversees. Kreavy received the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) Barbara Smith Memorial Chapter Award. The award recognizes a member who has shown true commitment to the Buffalo CBTU Chapter, the community and political action.
Beth White guiding one of the children in her care on the monkey bars while another child looks on. White has been a strong advocate among Ulster County, New York daycare providers for the benefits and strength that come from joining a union. Independent child care providers across New York State came one step closer to having a union voice after Governor Eliot Spitzer signed an executive order on May 8, 2007, allowing them union representation.
Suffolk County, New York daycare provider Roxanne Savage, one of thousands of providers looking for the strength that comes from union membership. Independent childcare providers across New York State came one step closer to having a union voice after Governor Eliot Spitzer signed an executive order on May 8, 2007, allowing them union representation.
Claudia Ruiz and her assistant Jennifer Rios with the children in their care. Independent childcare providers across New York State came one step closer to having a union voice after Governor Eliot Spitzer signed an executive order on May 8, 2007, allowing them union representation.