Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Law Library Assistant William Sommer. Sommer works in the 5th Judicial District Supreme Court Law Library in Syracuse, NY where he and his co-workers maintain the law library for four different courts and the chamber collections for eight judges. CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Kelly Tornstrom, a 15-year bus driver in the Victor School District, taught her primary-age students the names of the United States presidents in chronological order. The district and her co-workers recognized her with an 'Unsung Hero' award for her efforts. Victor is in Ontario County, New York.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Barbara "Bobbie" Griffin helping a group of children safely cross the street. Griffin, a school crossing guard in Auburn, NY, has stood at the same intersection for more than 40 years. CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s New York State Unified Court System members from the Supreme Court of Nassau County, part of the court system's 10th Judicial District. Elizabeth Kane, 6th from left, is a principal court analyst and was interviewed for the feature with other members from across New York State.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Norman Ebanks outside the Supreme Court Appellate Division 1st Department building in Manhattan, New York, where he serves as a court officer. Ebanks worked his way up through several courts during his 25 years within the Unified Court System, including the Civil, Supreme Civil, and the Supreme Criminal Court. CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) SUNY Purchase Local Executive Vice President Miguel Cuyatti, shown with his SUNY Purchase presidential honor award, has helped numerous CSEA members at SUNY Purchase translate between Spanish and English. His involvement with CSEA began when he realized some of his co-workers were not getting a fair shake on the job due to a limited understanding of English. His willingness to help earned Cuyatti one of the school's presidential awards, an honor given each year to several public workers at each SUNY school. Purchase is a hamlet in the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Shirley Avdenko, at work as a law library assistant, 7th Judicial District in Rochester, New York. CSEA members across New York state play a key role in the state's Unified Court System. They perform many tasks and have many responsibilities. CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members employed at the New York State Department of Civil Service stand in front of their new work site, the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building. From left are Beth Stamas, Zofia Draus, Joann Delsignore, Zelda White, Sharon Connors and Christine Pivoda. The historic downtown skyscraper housing state offices is seeing new life after four years of extensive renovations.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Rensselaer County, NY 911 dispatchers and their supporters demonstrate for a fair contract outside county offices. Unit members have worked without a contract for more than two years. The dispatchers were joined by community activists and supporters from area labor unions.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members demonstrated outside SUNY Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York, to oppose the Berger Commission's proposed cuts, mergers and privatization of public health care facilities. Supporters at the rally included members of the United Auto Workers union. Van Duyn Unit President Barb Taylor is at far left.