Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members honored workers on Labor Day through parades, picnics and other events across the state. In New York City, CSEA also paid a special tribute to all of those lost on September 11, 2001, as the city's Labor Parade coincided with the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attacks. In this photo CSEA members get fired up at the New York City Labor Parade.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members honored workers on Labor Day through parades, picnics and other events across the state. In New York City, CSEA also paid a special tribute to all of those lost on September 11, 2001, as the city's Labor Parade coincided with the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Erie County Local activists, including Local President Joan Bender, second from left, front row, march in the Buffalo Labor Parade.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members honored workers on Labor Day through parades, picnics and other events across the state. In New York City, CSEA also paid a special tribute to all of those lost on September 11, 2001, as the city's Labor Parade coincided with the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attacks. CSEA Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, right, who is also president of the Capital District Area Labor Federation, marches in the Capital District Labor Parade.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members honored workers on Labor Day through parades, picnics and other events across the state. In New York City, CSEA also paid a special tribute to all of those lost on September 11, 2001, as the city's Labor Parade coincided with the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attacks. From left, Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte, Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo, Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley, Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio and Metropolitan Region Executive Vice President Lester Crockett lead the CSEA delegation in the New York City Labor Parade in honor of those lost on 9/11.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members honored workers on Labor Day through parades, picnics and other events across the state. In New York City, CSEA also paid a special tribute to all of those lost on September 11, 2001, as the city's Labor Parade coincided with the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Southern Region activist Reuben Simmons honors those lost in the 9/11 attacks while marching in the New York City Labor Parade.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Treasurer Joe McMullen, New York State United Teachers Vice President Maria Neira and CSEA Executive Vice President Mary E. Sullivan, took part in a ceremony at NYSUT (New York State United Teachers) to honor those lost on September 11, 2011. Sullivan spoke at the event in her capacity as Capital District Area Labor Federation president, and reflected on the tragedy and loss of five CSEA members.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) activists Shana Davis, center, and Abraham Benjamin, right, were recently honored by the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU). Benjamin received an award for his work with the CBTU's Men's Committee, and Davis received the CBTU Woman of Hope Award. At left is CBTU Region 1 Director Terry Melvin, who is also the secretary-treasurer of the New York State AFL-CIO.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s LEAD Class of 2011 gathered recently for their graduation in Albany. CSEA's Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program is an intensive multi-faceted program aimed at enhancing the leadership skills of CSEA leaders and activists. Taught by both union staff and outside experts, this program begins with a general background of the labor movement and labor history, the negotiating process, governmental processes, and other important information about CSEA.
A photo of Frank Cosentino, a senior mail and supply clerk for state Liquor Authority, used in the special section of the September 2011 Work Force, Always Remember: A commemorative 10th anniversary retrospective. The horror of witnessing victims leaping from windows brought Consentino into the forefront of safety and health issues affecting working people. He is currently the statewide chair of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Occupational Safety and Health Committee, serves as the Metropolitan Region health and safety chair and also chairs the State Labor/Management Safety and Health Committee.