Beulah Bailey Thull served as the 11th president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) from 1934 until 1935. Under her presidency the first chapter of the Association was formed in New York City. Thull was a major proponent of the Group Accident and Sickness Plan.(8 x 10 in. photograph)
William M. Thomas served as the 1st president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) from 1910 until 1918. Thomas urged lawmakers to provide state employees tenure protection, appropriate salaries, and adequate retirement benefits.(8 x 10 in. photograph)
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, left, at the Civil Service Employees Association's 2001 Annual Delegates Meeting in Buffalo, NY. Clinton is holding a denim shirt and a glass bowl on a pedestal that were gifts from CSEA. Also shown are CSEA Statewide Secretary Barbara Reeves (partially blocked) and CSEA President Danny Donohue.(5 x 7 in. photograph)
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue introduces United States Senator Hillary Clinton at CSEA's endorsement of Clinton for United States president, saying she is the right candidate at a moment of great need. This image appeared in the September 2007 issue of the CSEA's monthly publication, The Work Force.(8 x 10 in. photograph)
Flanked by CSEA retirees and CSEA Communications Associate Stephen Madarasz, State Comptroller H. Carl McCall announces a lawsuit against New York Governor Mario Cuomo for raiding public employee pension funds.(5 x 7 in. photograph)
From left to right, CSEA Central Region President Jim Moore, Nassau Comptroller Peter King, CSEA Long Island Region President Danny Donohue, CSEA Southern Region President Pat Mascioli, New York City Council President Carol Bellamy, and CSEA Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio posing in the middle of the street at the 1986 New York City Labor Parade.(5 x 7 in. photograph)
CSEA members holding signs at a protest staged at a highway groundbreaking. The signs read, "Show some respect," "Where's George?" "Where's King George?" and "We're still here doing the work making you look good."(8 x 10 in. photograph)
City of Rochester Library Workers Unit Treasurer Lorry Wisse and President Ove Overmyer celebrate National Library Week by accepting a dozen copies of The Main Street Moment: "Fighting Back to Save the American Dream", a book by former AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee and current AFSCME President Lee Saunders that points out the ongoing attacks on middle-class working people and how Americans are fighting back.
Erie Next Wave members Laurie Santiago, left, Alison Schoonover, Keith Ralph and Rachel Casey celebrated Earth Day by cleaning a Buffalo waterfront park, using the opportunity to reach out to their community and help educate children about not littering.
State parks workers Richard Van Horn, left, and Matt Lemonis repair a section of the boardwalk leading to Jones Beach after Hurricane Sandy inflicted $100 million in damage to Long Island's state parks and beaches. Parks workers across Long Island have been working to get state, county, town and village parks ready for the summer season after Hurricane Sandy's devastating damage last fall.