Tioga County Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services Caseworker and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Dan Young, dressed as McGruff the Crime Dog, greeting a young attendee at the Tioga County, New York, Safety Fair sponsored by CSEA. The event focused on safety education and accident prevention. Event organizer Joan Kellogg, a principal account clerk in the Health Department, developed the project through her participation in the CSEA LEAD (Leadership Education and Development) program. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
WORK Institute facilitator Deb Baum leading a discussion on Dealing With Difficult Students during a staff development day at the Saratoga Springs School District coordinated by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s WORK (Worker's Opportunities, Resources and Knowledge) Institute. CSEA members attended workshops on topics that included dealing with difficult students, improving communication skills and gang awareness. The WORK Institute was created as part of CSEA's mission to recognize working men and women as our greatest resource. Through the WORK Institute, CSEA is committed to expanding education and training opportunities that enable workers to reach their career goals and potential.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members in the Town of Shelter Island Unit in Suffolk County, New York, voting on their first contract. It was ratified by a 7 to 2 margin and is their first contract since voting to join CSEA in 2005. According to Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte the contract lays the foundation for an atmosphere of fairness and cooperation between the union and the town and is a win-win for everyone. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Virginia Covington, a reference librarian at the Hempstead, Public Library, coordinates library events for patrons. She is shown here working in the library's job and education information center.
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.
Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero, left, contratulates Sgt. Kevin Owens on his honor of being named New York State Deputy Sheriff of the Year. A Civil Service Emplpoyees Association (CSEA) member of the Ontario County Sheriff's Department, Sgt. Owens was shot in April 2005 while responding to a bank robbery.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, state park employees Kevin Julius, left, Rich Trudeau, center, and Dan Urkevich work to remove fallen trees from the Avenue of the Pines at Saratoga Spa State Park. About 30 trees were downed along the avenue. A falling tree killed CSEA state Department of Transportation worker George Green. Saratoga County was the worst hit area in the Capital Region in the wake of a severe windstorm that left thousands without heat or electricity. CSEA members from the Capital Region stepped up to help others weather the storm.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Deborah Johnson, standing at right, joined fellow Wayne County Nursing Home employees in Albany for Nursing Home Lobby Day. The group met with State Senator Michael F. Nozzolio, R-Seneca Falls, outside Senate Chambers. Clockwise, from left, Dawn Wuilliez, Suzanne Wild, Debra Welt, Nozzolio, Johnson, Brenda Brown and John Allen. Dozens of activists met with their elected officials on March 14, nursing home lobby day, to urge state Senate and Assembly members to make the right choices in funding public health care, and in particular nursing homes.
Hundreds of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and AFSCME members from across the state pack the Empire State Convention Center for AFSCME Lobby Day. After the rally, members met with elected officials from their districts, urging them to vote against Gov. George Pataki's wrong budget choices to protect working families.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Pete Hillier, a driver with the New York state Department of Transportation, suffered bumps and bruises March 2, 2006, after his snowplow was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on route 390 in Wayland. It took two huge tow trucks to pull the plow back up and onto the road.