Pressure from the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) helped kill generous raises for management listed in the proposed 2009 Putnam County budget, but county officials still approved the layoff of two CSEA members employed by the county's highway department. CSEA members, including those shown above, demonstrated against the cuts before a recent public hearing on the budget. The budget also included the elimination of a number of vacant CSEA-represented job titles. The cuts came despite the fact that recent lobbying by CSEA has allowed Putnam County to enjoy a dramatic increase in sales tax revenues, a change that puts the county in a far better financial position than it has seen in recent years.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue is pictured with Emily Armbruster of the American Red Cross at CSEA's recent Annual Delegates Meeting in Washington, D.C. CSEA has made a significant contibutin to the National Disaster Relief Fund in support of all Red Cross chapters in New York state. Armbruster spoke to CSEA delegates about Red Cross hurricane relief efforts.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Rebecca McGrath, an addictions counselor at Hope House in Albany, NY, helps people with addictions get their lives back on track. CSEA is actively involved in organizing workers from facilities such as Hope House, whether they be addiction services, care for autistic adults and children, or private sector developmental disability service agencies.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Yan Kushelman, a surgical techologist at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, assists doctors during a surgical procedure. CSEA represents nearly 500 workers at the medical center.
In 2004, New York's farmworkers stopped to rally at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) headquarters on their way to the Capitol, winding up a 10-day, 200-mile walk for equal rights. CSEA members and staff joined them and showed support, handing out water to the thirsty and tired workers. CSEA is a longtime supporter of the Justice for Farmworkers campaign, led by the Rural and Migrant Ministry, committed to overcoming prejudices and poverty. CSEA urged members to join a May 12, 2009, rally in Albany to show state lawmakers that farmworkers cannot be forgotten for another 70 years.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Hudson Valley DDSO Local President Nancy Hueben is fired up at the March for Main Street. Thousands of working New Yorkers converged on the state Capitol to March for Main Street to tell Governor David Paterson that his budget priorities should lie with Main Street, not Wall Street.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Schaunderlon White, right, serves Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance clients with the same dedication as she serves her union. The agency provides services for individuals who have been injured, have a disability or are unable to work and provide for themselves or their families for other reasons.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members are fired up in cold, icy weather during the rally. Thousands of working New Yorkers converged on the state Capitol to March for Main Street to tell Governor David Paterson that his budget priorities should lie with Main Street, not Wall Street.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) advertisement "Working New Yorkers Deserve Better!" CSEA members speak out about Governor Paterson's proposed state budget.