Western Region President Flo Tripi examines the boots that support the "Arch D'Boot," a sculpture built from Buffalo State College workers' boots. The boots represent the work of members of the Campus Services Department and other classified titles: their work holds up and supports the rest of the campus.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Buffalo State College Local President Jerry Richmond, addresses a crowd during the dedication ceremony for "Arch D'Boot," a towering sculpture built from workers' boots. The sculpture is a tribute of the importance of what the workers at Buffalo State College do every day to help the college run.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) workers at the newly opened DMV office on Central Avenue in Albany in 1972. Photo is from the New York state Archives.
A traveling display presenting Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Century of Service made public appearances in all six CSEA regions. The displays were on an 18-month odyssey that took them to every corner of the state to tell CSEA's story in highly visible public locations.
Ken Allen, executive director of AFSCME Oregon Council 75, which as the first AFSCME affiliate to achieve a collective bargaining agreement like those in VOICE and CCPT, spoke to a group of activists attending the VOICE and CCPT-NY Leadership Summit in Albany.
Among those addressing a VOICE and CCPT-NY Leadership summit in Albany were New York State Assembly member Susan John. The summit brought together leaders from both child care campaigns, as well as state leaders and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) statewide officers.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue spoke at a VOICE and CCPT-NY Leadership Summit in Albany. The meeting coincided with the formal signing of a four-year memorandum of agreement between CSEA and New York state after 18 months of negotiations.
Among those addressing a VOICE and CCPT-NY Leadership summit in Albany were William Gettman Jr., executive deputy commissioner of the state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS).
VOICE and CCPT-NY activists listen to speakers at an Albany summit for the two groups. Leaders from Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) VOICE and CCPT-NY child care groups met in Albany to advance CSEA's advocacy role with childhood educators.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan is presented with the Capital District Women's Employment & Resource Center's Harriet Rifkin Leadership Award by the center's Board Chairman Glenn Clermont. Sullivan was honored for her longtime efforts to advance working women. She also serves as the officer liaison to CSEA's statewide Women's Committee. The private, not-for-profit group helps women find success in the workplace by building their economic and personal independence.