Lesly Senatus works the phones at the Rockland County Local Office, soliciting donations for earthquake victims in Haiti. The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Rockland County Local's membership includes a large number of workers born in Haiti.
John Glena, husband of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and Orleans County Nursing Home employee Kelley Glena, and Dave Pollock, husband of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and Orleans County Clerk's Office employee Sharon Pollock, don their finest for the Rochester Polar Plunge February 14, 2011.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members and Monroe County Local activists Holly Gudonis, Susan Newman and Fran Falzone needed coats and layers after the Rochester Polar Plunge February 14, 2011.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Robbie Ellis, who also serves as Livingston County Local President (left), and Alise Rounsville brave icy Lake Ontario during the Rochester Polar Plunge February 14, 2011.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Theresa Yackel, shown here on her job at the Minisink Valley Central School District, helped give her friend Barbara a second chance at a healthy life by donating a kidney.
In this illustration for the Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) monthly publication, graphic artist Ralph Distin addresses the issue of private agency "Temporary" workers employed by New York State.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members attend a meeting to oppose the closure of Moriah Shock Incarceration Facility. The governor is proposing to close Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility in Clinton County in January 2011, and Moriah Shock Incarceration Facility in Essex County in April 2011.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and Clinton County Correctional Facility Local President Roger Willingham, left, believes the governor is unfairly targeting upstate communities. North Country residents rely heavily on public employment because of the lack of industry. The governor is proposing to close Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility in Clinton County in January 2011, and Moriah Shock Incarceration Facility in Essex County in April 2011.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members and other community members, including Central Region President Colleen Wheaton, far left, attend a community meeting to oppose the closure of Ogdensburg Correctional Facility.