Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan is presented with the Capital District Women's Employment & Resource Center's Harriet Rifkin Leadership Award by the center's Board Chairman Glenn Clermont. Sullivan was honored for her longtime efforts to advance working women. She also serves as the officer liaison to CSEA's statewide Women's Committee. The private, not-for-profit group helps women find success in the workplace by building their economic and personal independence.
Fulton County Local President Ron Briggs speaks out about the county's proposed sale of public health services, as Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members hold signs in support.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Terry Nugent, a senior court analyst at the New York State Board of Law Examiners, now does much of her work electronically, helping the state save thousands of dollars in paper and postage.
CSEA Village of Rouses Point Unit President Jason Juneau stands by a flooded boat ramp in Rouses Point. As devastating floods swept through Clinton, Essex, Warren and parts of Saratoga counties, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members put their personal lives on hold as they scrambled to help residents and businesses and went into action on a moment's notice, staffing a pumphouse around the clock, delivering and laying sandbags and leading a relief effort that netted 15,000 sandbags.
A photo of Bill Howard, a front line coordinator of the state's response to the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, used in the Special Section of the September 2011 edition of the Work Force, Always Remember: A commemorative 10th anniversary retrospective. In 2001, Howard worked as a deputy director of state operations for then-Governor George Pataki. Today, Howards is the director of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Employee Benefit Fund.
Morrea Foote celebrates her retirement from the New York State Teachers' Retirement System in Albany after 60 years of service. For the past 40 years, Foote has been a switchboard operator and receptionist at the teachers' retirement system. Foote, who is retiring to spend more time with her family, was honored by her co-workers with a day dedicated to her, a poster and a tribute by the retirement system board.
Warren County workers and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, including Warren County Unit President Mark Murray, far right, demonstrate in front of the county's municipal center.
Capital District Psychiatric Center Local Vice President Dwayne Parsons, left, congratulates Carl Shank who was honored for his dedication, hard work and longevity. At the time of this photograph, Shank was 85 years old and still working with no plans to retire.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) High Peaks State Employees Local members fill sandbags at the Saranac Lake Village garage. As devastating floods swept through Clinton, Essex, Warren and parts of Saratoga counties CSEA members put their personal lives on hold as they scrambled to help residents and businesses and went into action on a moment's notice, staffing a pumphouse around the clock, delivering and laying sandbags and leading a relief effort that netted 15,000 sandbags.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and Clinton County Correctional Facility Local President Roger Willingham, left, believes the governor is unfairly targeting upstate communities. North Country residents rely heavily on public employment because of the lack of industry. The governor is proposing to close Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility in Clinton County in January 2011, and Moriah Shock Incarceration Facility in Essex County in April 2011.
Capital District DDSO Local President Joseph Howard and Western New York DDSO Local President Dawn Smith with certificates of appreciation they received from the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Commissioner Diana Jones Ritter and John Monteiro, Deputy Commissioner for Workforce and Talent Development. Both are retiring from state service.
City of Saratoga Springs Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members demonstrate outside of a state Conference of Mayors function in the Spa City. The workers were demonstrating over stalled contract talks with Saratoga Springs Mayor Scott Johnson.
State Office of Children and Family Services Local President Richard Chaffin discusses national health care reform with local member Kerry Simonds during the local's 5th annual "I Scream" event in Rensselaer, which raises awareness each year about a hot political issue, informs the membership and "spurs debate."
A photo of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Kevin Thompson, a bridge maintenance assistant, Jefferson Residency, Bridge Department at the state Department of Transportation, appeared with a quote about the attacks on public employees and concern over budget cuts.
A photo of Ken Bergmann, part of the State Emergency Management Office (SEMO) planning section who worked with a team of 10 people out of the state operations center to coordinate the response of several state agencies to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, used in the special section of the September 2011 edition of the Work Force, Always Remember: A commemorative 10th anniversary retrospective published by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA). Bergmann is now retired.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state were involved in the immediate response to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. CSEA members working for the New York State Canal Authority represented by CSEA Black River Valley State Employees, Clinton County State Transportation, Franklin County State Transportation, and St. Lawrence County State Transportation Locals, work to fix a collapsed roadway in Elizabethtown, in Essex County.
Albany County Unit members and their supporters demonstrate before a county legislature meeting to protest the five planned furlough days which cut public services and hit county workers in the wallet.
Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee left their marks on New York, and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members were out in force aiding in the storm recovery, showing the value of public workers across the state. Montgomery County Augo Mechanic Technician Rick Dingman, left, speaks with CSEA President Danny Donohue about the cleanup efforts of county Department of Public Works employees following the damage caused by Hurricane Irene.
In a four week period, Capital Region residents endured an earthquake, a hurricane, a tropical storm, flooding, and in one Montgomery County town, a tornado. Through it all, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members were on the front lines in the clean-up efforts, many continuing to work and volunteer despite their own homes being damaged or destroyed. CSEA members from the Canal Authority work to remove debris from an Erie Canal lock in the Capital Region. Much of the canal remains closed as workers continue to remove debris and repair damaged locks.
The Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) Capital Region President Kathy Garrison leads a demonstration against the sale of Saratoga County's Maplewood Manor nursing home before a publc hearing.