Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members and members of the Albany/Capital District Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) march with a banner at the Albany labor Parade in honor of the September 2001 victims of the World Trade Center, just weeks following the tragic events.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue and CSEA Western Region President Flo Tripi, centered behind a Monroe County banner, leading a contingent of CSEA members in the 2001 Rochester Labor Parade in Rochester, New York. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
A plaque inscribed with the names of 39 state Department of Taxation and Finance workers who were killed in the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) lost five members who worked in the World Trade Center for the state Department of Taxation and Finance in the attacks.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Treasurer Maureen Malone, AFSCME President Gerald McEntee, and CSEA President Danny Donohue hold up a check presented by CSEA to the AFSCME Fallen Heroe Fund. CSEA donated a total of $25,795 to the Fallen Heroes Fund, which aids victims of the 2005 Gulf Coast disasters. The check was presented to AFSCME at CSEA's 95th Annual delegates Meeting.
Just days before the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members who work in Lower Manhattan, New York joined Congressman Jerrold Nadler at Ground Zero as he introduced the September 11 comprehensive Health Benefits Act. From left, CSEA Public Service Commission Local President Renee Jackson, September 11 family representative Sally Regenhard, speaking, and Rep. Nadler discuss the proposed health legislation for people living or working around Ground Zero.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, Patrick Hogan has the floor, as Kim Brown looks on during a session on union organizing during the 2006 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting in Manhattan, New York. The two are child care providers from Westchester County and leaders in the VOICE campaign. VOICE, Voice of independent Childcare Educators, is a professional association of more than 700 family child care providers working with CSEA to improve their profession and the quality of care for the children they serve. CSEA's 96th Annual Delegates Meeting in Manhattan drew more than 1,000 delegates to conduct the union's annual business. This year's theme, "Meeting the Challenge," focused on the challenges unions face with a business-friendly National Labor Relations Board and federal efforts to dismantle worker protections and strip union workers of their collective bargaining power.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members marching in the annual New York State Fair Labor Day Parade, which drew dozens of members and their families. CSEA members in all regions took part in Labor Day parades and events across the state. The strong showing of solidarity sends a resounding message that CSEA is is prepared to fight to protect its 96-year labor legacy.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Will Garrett meeting with United States Senator Hillary Clinton. Some of CSEA's endorsed candidates for statewide office made visits to the New York State Fair in Syracuse, where CSEA Weekend coincided with Labor Day and the fair's annual parade. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s statewide officers and former statewide Treasurer Maureen Malone at the 2007 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting held in Lake Placid, NY. Back row, from left, are Central Region President Ginger Sheffey, Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte, Capital Region President Kathy Garrison, Statewide Secretary Barbara Reeves, Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, Malone, Statewide Treasurer Joe McMullen, President Danny Donohue and Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio. Front row, from left, are Western Region President Flo Tripi and Southern Region President Diane Hewitt.
Unidentifed Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Putnam County Unit members demonstrating outside the county's courthouse. More than 100 CSEA members demonstrated outside the county's courthouse before a public budget hearing in an effort to raise public awareness of the vital roles the public work force plays in Putnam County.
A distant photo of the World Trade Center towers burning before collapse on September 11, 2001. The World Trade Center attacks took the live of five Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member from the state Taxation and Finance Department.
Delegates to the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 2002 Annual Delegates Meeting in New York City hold a candlelight vigil in Central Park to commemorate the first anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Members hold a CSEA bannder. Five CSEA members who worked for the State Taxation and Finance Department in the World Trade Center were killed in the attacks. Identified delegates: fourth from the left is Barbara C. Jones. Jones is employed at the University at Albany in the Facilities Management Department and has served as the Third Vice President and Treasurer of CSEA, Local 691.
The devastation at Ground Zero following the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. In the early days following the attack, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members responded with blood drives and monetary contributions, and many were involved either directly or indirectly in the rescue and recovery efforts.
Ramona Gallagher & Bob Lattimer served as president of Local 352 in 1973-1974. Appointed to the Statewide Political Action Committee and was the first Political Organizer for the joint CSEA-AFSCME Political Action Committee. The interview took place in August 2002.