Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton addressing the delegates to the New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) 1992 Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City.
John F. Kennedy Jr. addressing the delegates at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City.
AFSCME President Gerald McEntee addressing the delegates at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) 1992 New York State Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City. Seated from left to right are Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton, a guest speaker at the meeting, CSEA President Joseph E. McDermott and CSEA Secretary Irene Carr.
Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton, a guest speaker at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City, shaking hands with an unidentified delegate. AFSCME President Gerald McEntee is pictured on the left; Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio is on the right. Behind Clinton is CSEA President Joseph E. McDermott.
Presidential candidate Bill Clinton shaking hands with Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio at the 1992 New York State Civil Service employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City. Clinton was a guest speaker at the event. Behind Clinton is CSEA President Joseph E. McDermott.
Presidential candidate Bill Clinton, a guest speaker at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City, pictured with Western Region President Bob Lattimer (far left) and CSEA President Joseph E. McDermott.
John F. Kennedy Jr. making his was through the crowd to address the delegates at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting. Behind him is CSEA Labor Education Action Program Director Ira Baumgarten. Ahead of Mr Kennedy is CSEA Long Island State Employees Local 16 President Tom Byrne.
Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton addressing the delegates to the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) 1992 Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City. CSEA Vice President Danny Donohue is on the left and CSEA President Joseph E. McDermott is on the right.
Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton addressing the delegates at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) 1992 Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City. CSEA Vice President Danny Donohue is on the left.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Secretary Irene Carr with John F. Kennedy Jr. during the 1992 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City at which Kennedy was a guest speaker. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
John F. Kennedy Jr., a guest speaker at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City, shaking hands with CSEA New York City State Employees Local 10 President Vincent Martusciello as CSEA Labor Education Action Program Director Ira Baumgarten looks on.
John F. Kennedy Jr.,a guest speaker at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City, shaking hands with CSEA President Joseph E. McDermott.
Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton addressing the delegates at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 1992 Annual Delegates Meeting in New York City. AFSCME President Gerald McEntee, also a guest speaker, is on the left; CSEA President Joseph E. McDermott is on the right.
Presidential candidate Bill Clinton speaking with AFSCME President Gerald McEntee. Both men were guest speakers at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City.
The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s float in the 1992 New York City Labor Day Parade. The theme of the float is Privatizing is Hogwash, making the point that CSEA members can do jobs better and more cost-effectively than private contractors.
Ms. Piggy, the mascot of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s float in the 1992 New York City Labor Day Parade. The theme of the float is Privatizing is Hogwash, making the point that CSEA members can do jobs better and more cost-effectively than private contractors. The CSEA is New York's largest union.
Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Joseph E. McDermott at the CSEA 1992 Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City where Clinton was a guest speaker.
Presidential candidate Bill Clinton speaking with AFSCME President Gerald McEntee while making their way through the crowd at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 1992 Annual Delegates Meeting where both were guest speakers.
Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton addressing the delegates to the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) 1992 New York State Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City.
Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton addressing the delegates at the 1992 New York State Civl Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City. Applauding, from left, are CSEA Vice President Danny Donohue, AFSCME President Gerald McEntee, and CSEA President Joseph McDermott.
Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton addressing the delegates to the New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) 1992 Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City.
Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton, a guest speaker at the 1992 the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City, making his way through the crowd and shaking hands with delegates.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members at the 1992 Annual Delegates Meeting in New York City showing their support for the Clinton-Gore ticket. 1992 Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton was a guest speaker at the event.
The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) float prior to the start of the 1998 New York City Labor Parade. The theme of the float is CSEA member's fight for fairness and respect across New York State from Montauk Point on Long Island to Niagara Falls.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from the labor union's Metropolitan, Southern, and Long Island New York State regions marching in the 1998 New York City Labor Parade.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from the labor union's Metropolitan, Southern, and Long Island New York State regions marching in the 1998 New York City Labor Parade.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)/AFSCME audience members cheer on their fellow members at the 1999 taping of "Wheel's Salute to the American Working Family" on the game show Wheel of Fortune.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members and twin sisters, Marietta Brown (in green) and Maquerita Alexander (in red) of Albany, New York are congratulated by host Pat Sajak and Vanna White during a 1999 taping of "Wheel's Salute to the American Working Family" on the Wheel of Fortune. Twins Brown and Alexander won $21,695 in cash and a trailer.
Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak converses with several AFSCME members including twins and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, Marietta Brown (in green) and Maquerita Alexander (in red), of Albany, NY, during the taping of the 1999 "Wheels Salute to the American Working Family" on the Wheel of Fortune.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members and twin sisters, Marietta Brown (in green) and Maquerita Alexander (in red) of Albany, New York are congratulated by host Pat Sajak and Vanna White during a 1999 taping of "Wheel's Salute to the American Working Family" on the Wheel of Fortune. Twins Brown and Alexander won $21,695 in cash and a trailer.
Wheel of Fortune Host Pat Sajak and Vanna White welcome AFL-CIO Executive Vice president Linda Chavez-Thompson at the 1999 taping of "Wheels Salute to the Working Family" on the game show Wheel of Fortune which featured contestants that are Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members. Chavez-Thompson is a former AFSCME International Vice president and the highest ranking woman in the Labor Movement.
Five Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)/AFSCME members play Wheel of Fortune at the 1999 taping of "Wheels Salute to the American family" on the game show Wheel of Fortune.
A large tattered flag flies from the façade of a building near Ground Zero following the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. In the early days following the attack, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members responded with blood drives and monetary contributions, and many were involved either directly or indirectly in the rescue and recovery efforts.
New York Governor George Pataki meets with state Tax Department workers in New York City following the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) lost five members who worked in the World Trade Center for the state Department of Taxation and Finance in the attacks.
New York Governor George E. Pataki observes a state Health Department worker at the Wadsworth Lab test for anthrax following the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks.
Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue take part in the Albany labor Parade in honor of the September 2001 victims of the World Trade Center, just weeks following the tragic events. Also pictured are New York State United Teachers Executive Vice President Alan Lubin and PEF President Roger Benson.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Albany, NY area members march with a banner stating, "God bless America" at the Albany Labor Parade in honor of the September 2001 victims of the World Trade Center. The parade took place just weeks following the tragic events.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue shakes hands with an unidentified PEF member while CSEA member Willie Terry looks on following the Albany Labor Parade in honor of the September 11, 2001 victims of the World Trade Center. The parade took place just weeks following the tragic events.
Unidentified Civil Servicen Employees Association (CSEA) Local 660 members march with a banner at the Albany Labor Parade in honor of the September 2001 victims of the World Trade Center, just weeks following the tragic events.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members march while playing the tuba, drums, and trumpet at a New York City Labor Parade in September 2001.
United States Senator Chuck Schumer wears a sash reading, "official" at a New York City Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Labor Parade in September 2001. Chuck Schumer represents the state of New York in the United States Senate.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members march with CSEA flags and a CSEA banner at a New York City Labor Parade in September 2001.
United States Senator Chuck Schumer greets Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Rosemary Hampton and Frank Cosentino among others at the New York City Labor Parade in September 2001. Chuck Schumer represents New York in the United States Senate.
Two Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members give the thumbs up as they watch checks being printed out at the pension check printing at the NYS audit and control facility in East Greenbush, NY in September 2001. The checks for the first time reflected a Cost of living Adjustment (COLA), a long sought CSEA legislative goal which was enacted by the legislature and signed into law by Governor George Pataki in 2000. New York State Comptroller Carl McCall was also instrumental in the legislation.
NY Guard Major Bob Peace, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) activist Micki Thoms, NY Guard Capt. Mike Wilson, NY Guard Major Denis Uminski, and Hudson River Psychiatric Center Local President Judy Watts-Devine move relief supplies. Two vacant buildings at the Hudson River Psychiatric Center's Poughkeepsie campus became a staging facility for relief supplies when other facilities in New York City filled quickly following the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks.
Town of Hempstead Bay Constables arrive on the scene of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. The Bay Constables were among many Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members who assisted with rescue and recovery efforts in the early days following the attacks.
State Emergency Management Office workers were among many Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members who assisted directly or indirectly in rescue and recovery efforts following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members and members of the Albany/Capital District Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) march with a banner at the Albany labor Parade in honor of the September 2001 victims of the World Trade Center, just weeks following the tragic events.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members and children march with a sign stating, "CSEA, Americans United" at the Albany labor Parade in honor of the September 2001 victims of the World Trade Center, just weeks following the tragic events.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue observes the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center destruction with New York Secretary of State Randy Daniels, left, and New York State Governor George E. Pataki. CSEA lost five members who worked in the World Trade Center at the state Department of Taxation and Finance. In the early days following the attack, CSEA members responded with blood drives and monetary contributions, and many were involved either directly or indirectly in the rescue and recovery efforts.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue and CSEA Western Region President Flo Tripi, centered behind a Monroe County banner, leading a contingent of CSEA members in the 2001 Rochester Labor Parade in Rochester, New York. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
New York Governor George Pataki speaks to state Tax Department workers in New York City following the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)lost five members who worked in the World Trade Center for the state Department of Taxation and Finance in the attacks.
One of several maps that hang in the State Emergency Management Office command center, reporting the latest hot zones at ground zero. SEMO employees were among many Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members who assisted directly or indirectly in rescue and recovery efforts following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
A table decorated with mementos of 39 state Taxation and Finance workers who were killed in the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attack is displayed in the lobby of the state Deptartment of Taxation and Finance building in Albany, NY.
A plaque inscribed with the names of 39 state Department of Taxation and Finance workers who were killed in the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) lost five members who worked in the World Trade Center for the state Department of Taxation and Finance in the attacks.
A Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon depicting "One Year Later". New York's Public Workers building a "house" with "reinforced resolve," "new challenges," "new purpose," "fighting back" frame on a foundation (remembering the heroism of Sept. 11) with foundation blocks of "volunteers," "donations," "doing our job" held together by cement (commitment). 911 signpost in front (Coming Soon: the Future), New York City skyline, with Twin Towers, in the background. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio leading marchers at a labor rally in New York City. Around New York State, CSEA members take part annually in labor events and parades around Labor Day weekend. In 2004 the rights of working people were under attack. Under the Bush administration Americans saw the loss of 1.7 million jobs, erosion of health insurance coverage along with higher prices, gutting of workers safety and health protections and a National Labor Relations Board hell-bent on benefiting employers at the expense of workers.
President Jimmy Carter addresses delegates to the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 1980 Annual Delegates Meeting in Niagara Falls, NY. Seated behind Carter are U.S. Rep. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, CSEA Executive Vice President Tom McDonough, AFSCME President Jerry Wurf and CSEA President Bill McGowan.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie County members protest against big business taking over county services in front of County Executive Joel Gaimbra's office on September 29, 2005.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie County Local member Moira Skalski makes signs and passes out flags in preparation for the Buffalo Labor Day Parade.
University at Albany President Kermit Hall, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, CSEA University at Albany Local President David Harrison, and University at Albany M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives Head Brian Keough converse at the formal opening of CSEA's archives at the University at Albany.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue points to a poster portraying a timeline of the union's 95-year history at the University of Albany's M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives. Grenander's state of the art facility is housing and preserving important documents, publications and other materials from CSEA's history for future use and research.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) opens its archives at the University at Albany. From left, head of the University at Albany's M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives Brian keough, CSEA President Danny Dohohue, University at Albany President Kermit Hall, University at Albany CSEA Local 691 President David Harrison, American Council on Education fellows Janet "Jenny" M. Wagner from UMASS Boston College of Management,Patrick Sibaya of the University of Zululand, graduate interns Erin Hvizdak and Sarah Cross, and Associate Professor of History Ivan Steen, mark the formal opening of CSEA's archives at the university. Grenander's state of the art facility is housing and preserving important documents, publications and other materials from CSEA's history for future use and research.
From left, University at Albany President Kermit Hall, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue and CSEA Director of Communications Stephen Madarasz at the opening of CSEA's archives at the university at Albany. Behind them is a display containing CSEA buttons and other memorabilia. Grenander's state of the art facility is housing and preserving important documents, publications and other materials from CSEA's history for future use and research.
A display containing Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) buttons and other memorabilia is part of the union's archives at the University at Albany's M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives. Grenander's state of the art facility is housing and preserving important documents, publications and other materials from CSEA's history for future use and research.
From left, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, Associate Professor of History Ivan Steen, University at Albany President Kermit Hall, and graduate interns Erin Hvizdak and Sarah Cross stand before a a timeline of the union's 95-year history at the University of Albany's M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives. Grenander's state of the art facility is housing and preserving important documents, publications and other materials from CSEA's history for future use and research.
Faces of The Work Force are photos taken by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) staff from around the state showing members at work throughout the year. Cindi Durbin, a clerk at the Vestal Library, shares a book with two young library users.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Delegate Chuck Persons speaks during the general session at the 95th Annual Delegates Meeting held in Buffalo, NY. Persons is wearing a vest that displays his collection of Anuual Delegate Meeting pins from the past.
New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi makes a hand gesture to unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) delegates at the 95th Annual Delegates Meeting held in Buffalo, NY. Hevesi spoke on the issue of fiscal responsibility at the state and local level.
AFSCME President Gerald McEntee speaks to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) delegates at the 95th Annual Delegates Meeting held in Buffalo, NY. In McEntee's speech to the delegates, he stressed the importance of representation, organization, and political action.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) delegates vote on an amendment to the union's constitution and by-laws at the 95th Annual Delegates Meeting held in Buffalo, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Treasurer Maureen Malone, AFSCME President Gerald McEntee, and CSEA President Danny Donohue hold up a check presented by CSEA to the AFSCME Fallen Heroe Fund. CSEA donated a total of $25,795 to the Fallen Heroes Fund, which aids victims of the 2005 Gulf Coast disasters. The check was presented to AFSCME at CSEA's 95th Annual delegates Meeting.
Faces of The Work Force are photos taken by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) staff from around the state showing members at work throughout the year. Diane Parker, a bus driver for the Williamsville School district, ensures that children get to and from school safely.
Faces of The Work Force are photos taken by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) staff from around the state showing members at work throughout the year. Kaycee Kzyzak, an attendant at Putnam County's Tilly Foster Farm in Brewster, NY proudly grooms one of the farm's horses.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island Region members carry a large CSEA banner at the Labor Day Parade in New York City. Holding the sign (from left to right) are CSEA Oyster Bay Local 1st Vice President Bobby Rauff, SUNY Stony Brook Local members Maryann Phelps and Carol Low, Brookhaven White Collar Unit President Meg Shutka, A. Holly Patterson Unit President les Eason, Nassau County Local member Valarie Ciaramella, Long Island State Employees Local member Nora Jane Adkins, Nassau County Local members Rudy Bruce and Nancey Ianson, Long Island Developmental Center member Richard McLaren, Suffolk Retirees Local member Al Luppo, Nassau Retirees Local President Dominic Ciaramella, and Barabara Luppo.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Southern Region President Diane Hewitt, Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio, New York City Mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer, Long Island Region President Nicholas LaMorte, and CSEA President Danny Donohue lead CSEA members in the NYC Labor Day Parade.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Taxation and Finance Local members march with a sign in the Capital District Labor Day Parade in Albany, NY.
AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Bill Lucy welcomes new delegates to the 95th Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in Buffalo, NY.
New York State Senator Dale Volker speaks to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) delegates at the 95th Annual Delegates Meeting held in Buffalo, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, left, hands University at Albany President Kermit Hall a framed poster depicting the union's 95-year history at the opening of CSEA's archives at the university's M.E. Granander Department of Special Collections and Archives. Grenander's state of the art facility is housing and preserving important documents, publications and other materials from CSEA's history for future use and research.
From left, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Dohonue, head of University at Albany's M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives Brian Keough, and University President Kermit Hall at the opening of CSEA's archives at the university. At right is a display containing CSEA buttons and other memorabilia. Grenander's state of the art facility is housing and preserving important documents, publications and other materials from CSEA's history for future use and research.
From left, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) University at Albany Local 691 President David Harrison, CSEA President Danny Donohue, and head of University at Albany's M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives Brian Keough search through historic documents at the opening of CSEA's archives at the university. Grenander's state of the art facility is housing and preserving important documents, publications and other materials from CSEA's history for future use and research.
From left, University at Albany Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 691 President David Harrison, CSEA President Danny Donohue, graduate interns Erin Hvizdak and Sarah Cross, Associate Professor of History Ivan Steen, and head of University at Albany's M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives Brian Keough celebrate the formal opening of CSEA's archives at the university. Grenander's state of the art facility is housing and preserving important documents, publications and other materials from CSEA's history for future use and research.
Faces of The Work Force are photos taken by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) staff from around the state showing members at work throughout the year. June Gordon keeps the New York State Veterans' Home at Stony Brook on Long Island running smoothly.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Western Region President Flo Trippi speaks on the topic of working families at a news conference during the Rochester Labor Day Parade.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Western Region President Flo Tripi, Western Region Delegate Michael Flaherty, and CSEA President Danny Donohue celebrate the Western Region's win of the PEOPLE Cup and Flaherty's win of the PEOPLE Recruiter of the Year. The awards were handed out at CSEA's 95th Annual Delegates Meeting held in Buffalo, NY.
Members of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Brooklyn, NY Developmental Center Local Frederick Judd and Carl Smith joining television actors Tichina Arnold and Terry Crews from the hit show "Everybody Hates Chris" during a segment of the CBS'"Early Show." CSEA members attending the CSEA's 96th Annual Delegates Meeting were invited to take part in a live broadcast of The Early Show. CSEA's 96th Annual Delegates Meeting in Manhattan drew more than 1,000 delegates to conduct the union's annual business. This year's theme, "Meeting the Challenge," focused on the challenges unions face with a business-friendly National Labor Relations Board and federal efforts to dismantle worker protections and strip union workers of their collective bargaining power.
The Metropolitan Regions Host Committee went above and beyond the call of duty in making sure Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) delegates enjoyed their stay during the 2006 Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City. Here, the Host Committee poses for a picture with gubernatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer. Standing from left, Zachary Gene Holland, Richard Beckett, Delphine Moultrie, Adriane Hudson, Jacqueline Stanford, Spitzer, Jose Aravena, Frank Consentino and Linda Williams. Seated from left, Marie Rogers Granger, Mary Harmon, Janet Ventrano Torres and Gail Eliot. CSEA's 96th Annual Delegates Meeting in Manhattan drew more than 1,000 delegates to conduct the union's annual business. This year's theme, "Meeting the Challenge," focused on the challenges union's face with a business-friendly National Labor Relations Board and federal efforts to dismantle worker protections and strip union workers of their collective bargaining power.
Just days before the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members who work in Lower Manhattan, New York joined Congressman Jerrold Nadler at Ground Zero as he introduced the September 11 comprehensive Health Benefits Act. From left, CSEA Public Service Commission Local President Renee Jackson, September 11 family representative Sally Regenhard, speaking, and Rep. Nadler discuss the proposed health legislation for people living or working around Ground Zero.
Erie County Medical Center is known throughout Western New York State for its outstanding Level 1 Trauma and Burn Center and emergency care. The hospital is also a leader in cardiac care, kidney transplantation, and musculoskeletal treatment. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) represents about 1,100 workers at the hospital, including many physicians. CSEA member Dr. Erik Jensen, clinical director of anesthesiology at the hospital, plays a critical role in caring for the hospitals trauma patients.
New York State candidate for governor Eliot Spitzer greeting Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island Region activist Laura Gallagher at the 96th Annual Delegates Meeting. More than a thousand CSEA members attending the union's 96th Annual Delegates Meeting laid the groundwork to further the CSEA's mission of being New York's leading union.
New York State candidate for governor Eliot Spitzer addressing the members attending the 2006 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting. He said that if elected, he would work to create a partnership with CSEA to help bring union members fairness and respect on the job. CSEA has endorsed Spitzer in his bid for governor. CSEA's 96th Annual Delegates Meeting in Manhattan drew more than 1,000 delegates to conduct the union's annual business. This year's theme, "Meeting the Challenge," focused on the challenges unions face with a business-friendly National Labor Relations Board and federal efforts to dismantle worker protections and strip union workers of their collective bargaining power.
Leaders of New York State's Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and Lifespire, a not-for-profit provider of services to people with developmental disabilities, recently met to strengthen labor-management relations and plan strategies to improve quality of care in their operations. Last year, 1,200 Lifespire employees formed a union with CSEA and were recognized by management. Their first contract is in the works. From left are Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio, New York AFL-CIO President Denis Hughes, CSEA President Danny Donohue, Lifespire Inc. President Mark Van Voorst, Lifespire Executive Vice President Tom McAlvanah and Lifespire Vice President for Human Resources Cassandra Dancy-Potts.