Hundreds of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from the Orange County Unit and their supporters, including Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo, front row, second from left, recently demonstrated outside the county's government center in Goshen, NY, shortly before a recent county legislature meeting to urge county officials to reach a fair contract with CSEA.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Otsego County members and their families recently protested their contract stalemate by marching in the Otsego County, NY, Fair Parade and distributing CSEA leaflets to the public. From front to back are Otsego County Manor workers Robert Griffith, Dottie Naughton and Lester Shaw, and Alexis Duda, daughter of unit Vice President Crystal Davidson.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Tryon Residential Center Local members, from left, Courtney N. Lee, Isaac Brown, Guy Newborn, Jeff Miskinis (back row center), Local President Mike Geraghty and Eric Jensen. The workers say the agency (New York State Office of Children and Family Services) is doing little to help them deal with staffing and assault issues on the job. Workers at the center, located in Johnstown, NY, often face abuse and short staffing.
Onondaga County, NY, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Probation Officer Richard Schenosky with his plaque recognizing him as Probation Officer of the Year. The awarded is presented annually by the state Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives in recognition of exceptional service, dedication and professionalism performed by a probation officer who has contributed significantly to the field of community corrections and strengthened its role within the criminal justice system.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Erie County Local members Gail Sharp-Zawadzki and Jeff Brzyski participated in a llama dressing contest at "America's Fair, the Erie County Fair," held in August. Brzyski and his llama, dressed as Zorro, won second-place. Sharp-Zawadzki and her llama took a third-place ribbon. The Erie County Local represents members in the western region of New York.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Kathy Filkins on her new housekeeping job at Capital District Psychiatric Center. Filkins had been employed at the CDPC in Albany, NY, as a mental health therapy aide for 20 years until an attack at the hands of a patient put her out of work for nearly two years. She is now back to work at the Center thanks to a joint effort between labor and managment.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Finger Lakes DDSO workers Elisabeth Brundage, Jennifer Knorr and Mary Abrams recently graduated from a licensed practical nursing program provided to them through the NYS-CSEA Partnership. The program included a distance learning LPN Skills Refresher course provided to students through the CSEA WORK Institute. Statewide, eighteen CSEA members participated in the recent program, with other workers coming from the Central and Southern regions.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Occupational Safety and Health activists Jeff Hyman, George Lawson, Sarah Smith and Frank Cosentino represent management in a skit about getting occupational safety and health concerns addressed during collective bargaining.
Saratoga County Public Health Nurse and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Lorie Urquhart cares for infants and families in her work with the Maternal Child Health Program. The program helps families with all aspects of infant care from pre-natal to post-partum, with an emphasis on early detection of developmental issues.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) workers at South Beach Psychiatric Center in Staten Island, NY, check their watches in unison, symbolically showing how their work days are often extended by mandatory overtime. CSEA is pushing for an end to mandating overtime for workers.