From left, demolition crew members Dave Bouchard, Bob Crews (in excavator cab), Dick Kane and Foreman Shawn Cotton. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Montgomery County Department of Public Works employees are saving the county money through their efforts with a new demolition program. The workers are trained to knock down condemned, vacant and unsafe structures, saving the county from hiring private contractors to do the work.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Rockland County Local President Fritz Ernest, seen here in the street sweeper he drives for the Village of Spring Valley Department of Public Works, says he has been targeted by village officials for his union activity. A pattern of anti-nion behavior from Village of Spring Valley officials has CSEA firing back against the village.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Rachel Chudoba is a single mom who juggles three jobs to make ends meet. She worries about losing health insurance for herself and her son if she is laid off from her job with the New York State Police. CSEA members working in the state's executive branch agencies aren't convinced that Governor David Paterson's proposal to lay off 8,700 workers is going to bring any savings to the state. In fact, it will likely cost the state more with lost productivity, overtime, unemployment benefits and the loss of morale the layoffs could bring to a work force that's already stretched thin.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo, left, and Orange County Local 1st Vice President Charlie Romer check out the new sign the Orange County Local provided in Wallkill. The sign, emblazoned with the blue and red CSEA logo, is the design of Orange County Local 1st Vice President Charlie Romer, who works for the town's Highway Department. The local purchased the sign after town officials opted to tear down the existing welcome sign, which was in bad condition due to age.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members speak out about New York State Governor David Paterson's plan to move forward with 8,700 state employee lay offs, which is reckless and irresponsible on the governor's part. CSEA members deliver essential services every day that are now at serious risk.
Steven Myers, vice president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Department of Transportation Region 4 Local, offers opening remarks during a Workers Memorial ceremony April 28 at the Pittsford shop. Behind him is a poster created in memory of Kevin Forsyth, 46, a DOT worker from Niagara County who died last year after being struck by a vehicle in a work zone.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo joins state Department of Transportation Regional Director Joan Dupont in a memorial garden outside the DOT Region 8 headquarters in Poughkeepsie. DOT workers maintain the garden, which is dedicated to co-workers who died on the job. CSEA members across the state marked Workers Memorial Day, April 28, with ceremonies and other observances to honor workers who have died or been severely injured on the job.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Reggie Hillriegel, a driver at the Sullivan Correctional Facility's dairy farm in Fallsburg, NY, poses with a tool of the trade. The farm is operated by the New York state Department of Correctional Services, charged with providing dairy for inmates at state correctional facilities nearby.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region President Colleen Wheaton addresses the Onondaga County Legislature at a public hearing. CSEA activists beat back a proposal to contract out the Onondaga County Mental Health Department's School Based Support Program, which places counselors into area school districts to provide full-time mental health clinical services throughout the school year.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Farmer Jeremy Hubert cares for a poinsettia plant in a greenhouse at the farm at the Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg, NY. The plants are used for local beautification projects. The farm is operated by the New York state Department of Correctional Services, charged with providing dairy for inmates at state correctional facilities nearby.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Onondaga County Local President Phil Graham addresses the Onondaga County Legislature at a public hearing. CSEA activists beat back a proposal to contract out the Onondaga County Mental Health Department's School Based Support Program, which places counselors into area school districts to provide full-time mental health clinical services throughout the school year.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Mattituck-Cutchogue School District Unit members and their supporters attend a Board of Education meeting in an effort to spur stalled contract negotiations that have dragged on for almost three years. CSEA spearheaded a campaign to raise public awareness of the protracted negotiations.
From left, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Standing Committee on Occupational Safety and Health members Frank Cosentino, George Walsh, Paul Blujis, and Jeannette Engle stand as Anthony DeCaro reads the name of a CSEA member who died on the job in the last two years at a memorial ceremony during the 2008 State Conference on Occupational Safety and Health. CSEA OSH Chair Jim McHugh is at right, behind Decaro. Committee member Karen Pecora also took part in the ceremony. More than 800 CSEA members attended the conference.
Sheriff's Deputy and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Robert Rice and CSEA member Lee Torrance, a State Police Communications Specialist, outside the Essex County Public Safety Building. The coordinated response by CSEA-represented state and county workers in Essex County is credited with saving the life of a 3-month-old baby.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s cartoon depicting the fat cat business interests misrepresenting facts to the media regarding proposed legislation about public employee retiree health care benefits.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Retiree Benefits Under Attack! Cover of the June 2008 Work Force illustrates the attempts by two New York State corporations to mislead the media and the public over legislation to protect local government retirees' health care benefits.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Farm Manager Mike Walter who is responsible for supervising the dairy farm operation at the Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg, New York, tends to the fields adjacent to the facility. The farm is operated by the New York state Department of Correctional Services, charged with providing dairy for inmates at state correctional facilities nearby.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, Duane Hannold and Reggie Hillriegel with one of the Holstein cows used for milking at the farm at the Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg, NY. The farm is operated by the New York state Department of Correctional Services, charged with providing dairy for inmates at state correctional facilities nearby.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Genesee Parks Local President Tom Cervone looks out over the water at Darien Lakes State Park from the wooden footbridge. CSEA-represented park workers across New York State prepared their facilities for an anticipated very busy summer season.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Don Williams of the Chautauqua County Unit, left, and Western Region 1st Vice President Hank Hoisington place a wreath at the workers memorial during a May 3 ceremony at Erlandson Overview Park in Frewsburg. The Chautauqua County Workers Memorial Committee hosts the annual event, led by CSEA retiree James Kurtz. Ceremonies were also held by the state Department of Transportation Region 4 (Rochester) Local and Western New York Developmental Disabilities Service Office Local.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Lee Torrance, a State Police Communications Specialist, on the job in the Essex County 911 Center. The coordinated response by CSEA-represented state and county workers in Essex County is credited with saving the life of a 3-month-old baby.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Wilson School District Aide Lisa Shaffer and Secretary Lisa Gigliotti send their message to passing motorists during a recent demonstration at Wilson Middle/High School in CSEA's Western Region. The Wilson Schools Support Staff Unit has declared impasse in contract talks with management. CSEA hopes a neutral third-party mediator can help work out issues including health insurance, the disciplinary procedure and the need for fair and equitable treatment of workers throughout the district.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Long Island Region Veterans Committee members Herm Williams, left, and Ed Hussey stand at attention as color bearers at a Memorial Day observance at Calverton National Cemetery in Long Island, NY. Committee members decorated the graves of more than 60 former CSEA members buried in Calverton. The committee also conducted a Flag Day ceremony where committee members properly disposed of worn, torn and tattered U.S. flags.
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 and PEF members and staff demonstrate outside the New York State Court of Appeals May 1 during a Law Day event Governor David Paterson attended. Demonstrators marched around the building chanting phrases such as "cut the waste, not the workers."
Fighting swine flu on all fronts: Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members protecting the public. Across the state, CSEA members have been responding to the swine flu outbreak in various ways. Cover photo, a worker at the Erie County Health Department testing flu samples, is courtesy of Erie County Medical Center.
Anthony Adamo, 1st vice president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) SUNY New Paltz Local, is the PEOPLE Recruiter of the Month for April, 2009. CSEA's PEOPLE program protects and improves our jobs, benefits and pensions in Washington, Albany and in your community.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Capital Region President Kathy Garrison, right, addresses Schenectady County legislators before a vote authorizing the bonding of a new county nursing home, as CSEA members and Glendale home residents look on.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Joy Simmerman, here on the job as an administrative aide at SUNY New Paltz, recently graduated from college because of tuition assistance benefits available through the [NYS & CSEA] Partnership for Education and Training, education and training opportunities for NYS CSEA-represented employees and NYS agencies through Labor-Management Cooperation.
Kerry Kennedy, human rights lawyer and activist, and daughter of former U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, speaks at the Justice for Farmworkers rally in Albany. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) joined the Justice for Farmworkers campaign taking part in a rally to support farm workers in their fight for the same rights enjoyed on the job by non-agricultural workers.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Steve Watkins, a lab worker at Wadsworth Lab, Griffin Lab location, works in waste-stream management stocking supplies in the lab and making sure lab materials are decontaminated and sanitized. Photo and quote used in story about state workers involved in the fight against Swine Flu.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) custodians and maintenance workers were critical to helping the Deer Park School District provide a safe environment for teachers and students after threat of the swine flu led to the district closing all six schools. From left, Andrew Vitucci, Joe Abate, John Andria, Larry Tyronolone, Ricky Mongelli, Joe Leon, Dennis Melaniff and Mike Sheehan, Jr. at Robert Frost Middle School. The union members and those at other schools in the Deer Park School District helped get the school ready after it was closed due to swine flu.
Farmworkers fight for their rights at a recent rally at the state Capitol. The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) joined the Justice for Farmworkers campaign, taking part in a rally to support farm workers in their fight for the same rights enjoyed on the job by non-agricultural workers.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Metropolitan Region members joined other AFSCME activists and members of the Coalition of Labor Union Women at the 3rd annual Walk to Beat the Clock in Washington, D.C. The walk helps to raise money and awareness about cervical cancer. It was started by Tamika Felder, an AFSCME member and cervical cancer survivor (holding the CSEA banner on the left) who formed Tamika and Friends, a movement to end cervical cancer.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon depicting swine flu (represented by pig) being attacked by knight in armor (public workers who provide testing, cleaning, education, etc. to keep NYS public safe and healthy.)
Port Jervis School District's Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members rally against a contracting out proposal for the district's transportation services. Despite a valiant fight by members, district residents voted to approve a 2009-10 school budget that includes contracting out district transportation. The move will affect about 100 CSEA members working as bus drivers, monitors and mechanics.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Tracy Fricano Chalmers, regional coordinator for public health emergency preparedness, tests samples for swine flu at the Erie County Health Department. Samples come to the testing center from a 17-county region.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Gayle Zimmerman, registered nurse and communicable disease coordinator at the Saratoga County Public Health Department, answered calls from anxious residents, doctors' offices, school personnel, business owners and the media when news of the swine flu outbreak hit.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Clinton County Local President Joe Musso, front center left, and Clinton County Corrections Officers Unit President Terry Guynup listen as Capital Region President Kathy Garrison, not shown, addresses the crowd. The Clinton County Corrections officers held a demonstration before a county legislature meeting to protest stalled contract talks.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Dave Cohn, a developmental aide at Broome Developmental Center in Binghamton, NY, coached his Special Olympics Division 2 basketball team to an impressive 16-2 win. Cohn is pictured with two of the athletes he coaches. CSEA volunteers of all sorts came out to help make the 2008 Special Olympics New York Summer Games a success.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members John Fabro, left, and Jim Cody, maintenance mechanics at Playland, prepare to replace fencing at the park. CSEA members maintain the park located in Rye, NY, in Westchester County.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Louis Carrieri and Antonio Pilloni, painters at Playland, spruce up a curb in a parking lot. CSEA members maintain the park located in Rye, NY, in Westchester County.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Long Island DDSO Local President Daryl Wilson makes a point during a workshop during CSEA's annual Spring Workshop which focused on building skills that will carry CSEA into its next 100 years.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Staten Island DDSO electrician Mario Papa has volunteered at the Special Olympics Summer Games more than a decade as a swim coach. CSEA members volunteer for the event in various capacities as a way to give back to their communities.
A vintage cartoon by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) artist Ralph Distin that first ran in CSEA's official publication, The Public Sector, in July 1998.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Secretary Denise Berkley, right, recently received the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists' Rising Star award at the CBTU's national convention in St. Louis. The award is given to CBTU members in recognition of their commitment to the CBTU agenda and all AFL-CIO constituency groups. Berkley is pictured with CSEA Human Resources Generalist Portia Given at the recent CSEA Spring Workshop. Given and Nassau County Local member Rudy Bruce were both elected to the CBTU's National Executive Council this year. CSEA works in coalition with and supports participation in CBTU and other diverse constituencies to promote mutual goals, promote labor solidarity, enhance skills of members through trainings and promote a better understanding and an appreciation of our differences.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) recently hosted two Korean researchers from the Korea Institute of Public Administration studying American public employee unions. South Korean federal workers recently won the right to collectively bargain. The two spoke with CSEA representatives about collective bargaining, dues collection, labor-management relations and other issues. From left are Hwang Sung-Won, research fellow; CSEA Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley; CSEA Director of Contract Administration Ross Hanna; CSEA Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan; Suh Won Seoh, Ph. D.; CSEA Treasurer Joe McMullen, and the Korean translator.
Sabrina Mosseau, left, a nurse and volunteer at the American Cancer Society, with Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley. More than 800 union officers and occupational safety and health activists attended the conference to learn more about how to keep workers safe in the workplace.
More than 150 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members attended a collage workshop hosted by labor cartoonists Gary Huck and Mike Konopaki. Members used everyday items found in magazines and other publications to make engaging work site posters to promote safety and solidarity. Here, Konopaki works with an OSH activist.
The 2008 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Occupational Safety and Health Conference featuring a collage promoting solidarity and good health.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Madison County White Collar Unit officers speak with county Board of Supervisors Chairman John Becker at the unit's Meet the Supervisors Picnic where members and elected representatives from the county Board of Supervisors discussed concerns about upcoming contract negotiations. From left are unit Treasurer LeeAnn Andrae, President Russell Stewart, Becker, and Secretary Betty Jo Johnson.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Ginny Dolph, a certified nursing assistant at Batavia Veterans Home in Genesee County, stands with a device for safely lifting patients. The veterans home has instituted safe lifting policies for workers, reducing injuries, but many direct care workers are still subjected to mandatory overtime. CSEA is pushing for an end to mandating overtime for workers.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Clinton County Jail corrections officers and their supporters demonstrate for a fair contract. The Clinton County Corrections officers held a demonstration before a county legislature meeting to protest stalled contract talks.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Joe Greco, left, an electrician at Playland, and Anthony Fogal, an electrical helper, prepare a vacant site where a ride called the Yo-Yo is slated for installation. CSEA members maintain the park located in Rye, NY, in Westchester County.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Derrick Graham, a plumber at Playland, makes repairs to an outdoor shower at Playland Beach. CSEA members maintain the park located in Rye, NY, in Westchester County.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members under age 35 take part in a plenary session on the "CSEA Next Wave" initiative to engage younger union members in the union during the annual Spring Workshop. The workshop focused on building skills that will carry CSEA well into its next 100 years.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s State Mission Achievement Award Winner Paul Blujus, a certified nursing assistant at the New York State Veterans Home in Batavia, NY, and Buffalo State Employees Local Vice President, left, and Local Government Mission Achievement Award Winner Theresa Palmer, the CSEA Binghamton Central School District Unit President, stand with CSEA President Danny Donohue after winning their awards. CSEA's Mission Achievement Awards are the union's highest honor and salutes members who exemplify CSEA's mission.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Staten Island DDSO electrician Mario Papa, right, poses for a photo on the winners podium with his gold winning swimming team at the 2008 Special Olympics. They are joined by co-coach Beth Lawrence, left. Papa has volunteered at the Special Olympics Summer Games more than a decade as a swim coach. CSEA members volunteer for the event in various capacities as a way to give back to their communities.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Eastern Correctional Facility workers participated in Walk MS Sullivan County in Monticello, NY. The Eastern Correctional local raised nearly $900 through the walk. Shown in photo are CSEA members Jen Camisa, local president; Tracy Travis, Cindy Gillepsie, Roni Dupree and her daughter and Ellen Scott, and non-CSEA represented workers Sue Lewis and Jim Wilson also participated in the walk.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) workers at South Beach Psychiatric Center in Staten Island, NY, check their watches in unison, symbolically showing how their work days are often extended by mandatory overtime. CSEA is pushing for an end to mandating overtime for workers.
Saratoga County Public Health Nurse and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Lorie Urquhart cares for infants and families in her work with the Maternal Child Health Program. The program helps families with all aspects of infant care from pre-natal to post-partum, with an emphasis on early detection of developmental issues.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Occupational Safety and Health activists Jeff Hyman, George Lawson, Sarah Smith and Frank Cosentino represent management in a skit about getting occupational safety and health concerns addressed during collective bargaining.
Harry Albright discusses his experiences withthe Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)during a 2005 interview for the CSEA 100 History project. Albright, who served as counsel to CSEA from the mid-1950s until the mid-1960s, passed away in October, 2008. As counsel, he was deeply involved in advancing the association's agenda and representing members' interests through the legislative and legal systems.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, joined by 40 CSEA volunteer organizers, addresses the AFSCME Convention after CSEA was awarded the International's organizing award. More than 200 CSEA elected delegates led the way as part of AFSCME's 38th International convention. CSEA is AFSCME's largest affiliate. Delegates debated and acted on scores of issues and resolutions and heard inspiring speeches from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton and former Vice President Al Gore, among others. Delegates also attended numerous educational workshops, forums and other events to share perspectives and ideas with union members from across the country.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Finger Lakes DDSO workers Elisabeth Brundage, Jennifer Knorr and Mary Abrams recently graduated from a licensed practical nursing program provided to them through the NYS-CSEA Partnership. The program included a distance learning LPN Skills Refresher course provided to students through the CSEA WORK Institute. Statewide, eighteen CSEA members participated in the recent program, with other workers coming from the Central and Southern regions.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s first-time AFSCME Delegates pose for a picture at the San Francisco convention. More than 200 CSEA elected delegates led the way as part of AFSCME's 38th International convention. CSEA is AFSCME's largest affiliate. Delegates debated and acted on scores of issues and resolutions and heard inspiring speeches from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton and former Vice President Al Gore, among others. Delegates also attended numerous educational workshops, forums and other events to share perspectives and ideas with union members from across the country.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Kathy Filkins on her new housekeeping job at Capital District Psychiatric Center. Filkins had been employed at the CDPC in Albany, NY, as a mental health therapy aide for 20 years until an attack at the hands of a patient put her out of work for nearly two years. She is now back to work at the Center thanks to a joint effort between labor and managment.
Outside the Ann Hutchinson School in the Eastchester School District are Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)-represented custodians, from left, Kevin Moynihan, Unit President, Robert Grassi, Chris Sassone and Carmine Giannelli. CSEA members were unknowingly exposed to asbestos while working on the school.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Erie County Local members Gail Sharp-Zawadzki and Jeff Brzyski participated in a llama dressing contest at "America's Fair, the Erie County Fair," held in August. Brzyski and his llama, dressed as Zorro, won second-place. Sharp-Zawadzki and her llama took a third-place ribbon. The Erie County Local represents members in the western region of New York.
Onondaga County, NY, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Probation Officer Richard Schenosky with his plaque recognizing him as Probation Officer of the Year. The awarded is presented annually by the state Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives in recognition of exceptional service, dedication and professionalism performed by a probation officer who has contributed significantly to the field of community corrections and strengthened its role within the criminal justice system.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Mattituck-Cutchogue School District Unit member Donna Kowalsick casts her (contract ratification) vote. The ratification concludes a difficult negotiating process that began when the previous contract expired on June 30, 2006. The new contract is the result of the revamped contract campaign CSEA recently implemented to turn up the heat on the district's school board and restart stalled contract negotiations.
Director of the state Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives Robert Maccarone, left, congratulating Warren County, NY, Probation Supervisor John Adams and the county's Supervisor of Preventative Services and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Maureen Schmidt on their award for outstanding collaboration between probation and social services.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Mattituck-Cutchogue School District Unit members file into the school gymnasium to cast their contract ratification vote. The ratification concludes a difficult negotiating process that began when the previous contract expired on June 30, 2006. The new contract is the result of the revamped contract campaign CSEA recently implemented to turn up the heat on the district's school board and restart stalled contract negotiations.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Tryon Residential Center Local members, from left, Courtney N. Lee, Isaac Brown, Guy Newborn, Jeff Miskinis (back row center), Local President Mike Geraghty and Eric Jensen. The workers say the agency (New York State Office of Children and Family Services) is doing little to help them deal with staffing and assault issues on the job. Workers at the center, located in Johnstown, NY, often face abuse and short staffing.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon depicting New York State Governor David Paterson weilding an ax (Paterson's proposed cuts) to chop down a tree (NYS budget deficit) that lands on a person (public services). Bubble reads "Just hold still, this may hurt a little . . .".
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Lansing Residential Center Local Vice President Andy Mantella displays a cell phone image of his injured finger after an attack at the youth detention facility located in Tompkins County, NY. Workers at the center are demanding more staffing and resources from the Office of Children and Family Services after several workers there were forced to confront a violent situation at the facility without adquate means to do their jos safely.
Workers at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Lansing/McCormick Residential Center unhappy with the dangers created by short staffing at Office of Children and Familiy Services facilities. Workers are demanding more staffing and resources from the OCFS after several workers at Lansing were forced to confront a violent situation at the facility without adequate means to do their jobs safely. The residential center is in Lansing, a town in Tompkins County, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Andrea Adrian, a family child care provider in Schenectady County and member of VOICE/CSEA, teaches the children in her care during their morning art program. In April 2009 the CSEA Board of Directors adopted the Early Learning and Care program's plan to integrate CSEA's nearly 25,000 newly organized family child care providers into the union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Otsego County members and their families recently protested their contract stalemate by marching in the Otsego County, NY, Fair Parade and distributing CSEA leaflets to the public. From front to back are Otsego County Manor workers Robert Griffith, Dottie Naughton and Lester Shaw, and Alexis Duda, daughter of unit Vice President Crystal Davidson.
Hundreds of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from the Orange County Unit and their supporters, including Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo, front row, second from left, recently demonstrated outside the county's government center in Goshen, NY, shortly before a recent county legislature meeting to urge county officials to reach a fair contract with CSEA.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon "Helping Hand" depicts a hand holding cards representing various ways that CSEA members respond to disasters, not just in New York State but across the United States. Members responded to the need for volunteers during Hurricane Katrina.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Secretary Denise Berkley, wearing red CSEA shirt, marches in the 2008 Labor Day Parade with members of the CSEA Metropolitan Region in New York City. CSEA members across the state turned out and marched in several Labor Day-related events. Union members and their families and friends marched for change this year, getting out the word to support Senator Barack Obama for president.
Nearly 1,000 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) delegates and guests attend the opening business session of CSEA's 98th Annual Delegates Meeting in Washington, D.C. The goal of the meeting was to develop short-term and long-term strategies that put the union's stamp on the future.
Michael Asencio, who works for the Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities and is a member of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Westchester County Unit, at an afternoon demonstration to demand a contract after working without one for 1,000 days. As the October 2008 Work Force went to press, CSEA and Westchester County had reached a tentative agreement.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Auburn Unit President Tom Gabak, left, hands CSEA member Rich Wild, his bobblehead likeness. Wild, a recreation maintenance worker at the city-owned Falcon Park in Auburn, NY, will be retiring next year after 33 years with the city, 14 of which he has worked at the park which is home of the Auburn Doubledays minor league baseball team. He was honored with the promotional giveaway at one of the games.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state marched in several 2008 Labor Day-related events. Union members and their families and friends marched for change this year, getting out the word to support Senator Barack Obama for president. Union activist marching in the Buffalo, NY, parade wearing a sign to show why unions matter to working people.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state marched in several 2008 Labor Day-related events. Union members and their families and friends marched for change this year, getting out the word to support Senator Barack Obama for president. Union activists marching in the Buffalo, NY, parade.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state marched in several 2008 Labor Day-related events. Union members and their families and friends marched for change this year, getting out the word to support Senator Barack Obama for president. Erie County Local 815 Section President Gary Ghosen with his grandson enjoy marching in the Buffalo, NY, parade.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state marched in several 2008 Labor Day-related events. Union members and their families and friends marched for change this year, getting out the word to support Senator Barack Obama for president. A contingent of CSEA marchers representing the CSEA St. Lawrence County Local preparing to step off in the Massena, NY, parade. Local President Betty Thomas is holding the banner on the left.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state marched in several 2008 Labor Day-related events. Union members and their families and friends marched for change this year, getting out the word to support Senator Barack Obama for president. Long Island Region activist and Port Washington School District Unit President Rich Acevedo firing up the crowd during the New York City parade.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state marched in several 2008 Labor Day-related events. Union members and their families and friends marched for change this year, getting out the word to support Senator Barack Obama for president. CSEA officers and activists marching in the New York City parade. Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo is in front of the banner on the left; Long Island Region President is holding the banner, second from right; Metropolitan Region George Boncoraglio is on the right. CSEA Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley is holding the banner, second from left.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state marched in several 2008 Labor Day-related events. Union members and their families and friends marched for change this year, getting out the word to support Senator Barack Obama for president. Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte with region activists at the New York City parade.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state marched in several 2008 Labor Day-related events. Union members and their families and friends marched for change this year, getting out the word to support Senator Barack Obama for president. Donna Miller, Monroe County Local 1st vice president, and Chris Routley from the Brighton Highway Unit filling balloons with helium as they get ready to march in the Rochester, NY, parade.
AFSCME President Gerald McEntee expresses frustration while commenting on the nation's financial crisis to the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s delegates during CSEA's 98th Annual Delegates Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members employed in the state Executive Branch get copies of the new state contract in the vendor area during CSEA's 98th Annual Delegates Meeting in Washington, D.C. The contracts were a popular item with state division members.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Veterans Committee Chair Len Beaulieu, members Maryann Phelps and Bob Pyjas, and CSEA President Danny Donohue are escorted from Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns after presenting a wreath. More than 200 CSEA members attended the wreath laying ceremony during the union's 98th Annual Delegates Meeting which was held in Washington, D.C.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte was interviewed for the Leading Edge Meet your leaders series. The photo of LaMorte was taken as he spoke during the 2008 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting held in Washington, D.C.