Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Westchester Medical Center's Taylor Care Center, the hospital's public nursing home, was a casualty of the first round of layoffs to hit the Medical Center in January 2009 when it was estimated the hospital would lay off 400 workers, with 190 immediate cuts coming through the closure of the Taylor Center. A second wave of layoffs hit WMC recently, putting more than 100 additional hospital workers out of a job and stretching an already leann work force.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Treasurer Joe McMullen performing at a union event. In April 2007, McMullen was elected by the CSEA Board of Directors to fill a vacancy in the statewide treasurer position. He has since qualified for a full term in the union's recent statewide election. A 30-year activist, McMullen has worked as an electrician at the State University of New York College at Oneonta where he was local president. He has always brought a rank and file perspective to his union roles.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Candace Swart, behind the wheel of a school bus she drives for the Webutuck School District in eastern Dutchess County, NY, was honored for her dedication to the job when the Dutchess County Traffic Safety Board named her the Dutchess County School Bus Driver of the Year. As a school bus driver for the district for nearly 31 years, Swart has a proven record of safety on the job, having clocked over 900,000 miles behind the wheel of a Webutuck school bus without an accident.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island State Parks and Recreation Local member Linda Kasten leads guided tours through the Connetquot River State Park Preserve's main house, which once hosted famous guests. CSEA members of the local who work at the preserve, located in Suffolk County, NY, have long played a key role in preserving the high quality of life many Long Island residents make a priority, striving to maintain and enhance attractions such as a gristmill, nature trails, horseback riding paths, bird watching venues and the main house, which is more than 100 years old and features an antique kitchen and dining room complete with paraphernalia from that period.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, right, welcomes AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker during the Capital District Area Labor Federation's annual meeting in Albany, NY, where Holt Baker delivered the keynote address. CSEA plays an active role in the area labor federation, with Sullivan serving as the federation's executive vice president and Capital Region President Kathy Garrison serving as a vice president. Holt Baker is the first African-American woman elected to one of the federation's highest three offices, and she is the highest ranking African-American woman in the labor movement.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Town of Colonie Recreation Maintenance Worker Len St. Gelais performs routine maintenance on a town bicycle path that runs along a six-mile section of the Erie Canal in New York State. CSEA members across the state maintain the canal and 400 miles of bike paths that run along the canal.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Long Island State Parks and Recreation Local member Betty Hirt prefers working outdoors at Connetquot River State Park Perserve in Suffolk County, NY. CSEA members have long played a key role in preserving the high quality of life many Long Island residents make a priority, striving to maintain and enhance attractions such as a gristmill, nature trails, horseback riding paths, bird watching venues and the main house, which is more than 100 years old and features an antique kitchen and dining room complete with paraphernalia from that period.
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation is going green. The agency is implementing a Compressed Pay Period, or CPP, Pilot Program. The new program reflects concern for employees seeking a work/family balance and helps reduce energy use, traffic and air pollution. Eligible employees will be able to decrease the number of their workdays and increase the number of hours worked each day to earn a day off every tenth day. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and DEC worker Tom Hobbs, pictured at his downtown Albany office, took advantage of the earlier pilot program.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Donnie Loomis, a maintenance assistant working in the Cape Vincent Correctional Facility's maintenance building, reaches for a wrench while working in the shop.
Across New York state, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members are showing up wherever the Governor appears to protest and confront him about his threat to lay off 8,700 state employees. Union members are also holding rallies and demonstrations in front of the offices of legislative leaders who are backing the governor's plan. CSEA members protesting State Sen. David Valesky's support of the state budget and 8,700 layoffs. The union's message was also delivered loud and clear in front of the district offices of Rochester Assemblyman Joe Morelle and Utiica Assemblywoman RoAnne Destito.