Floodwaters from the New York State's Mohawk River rush toward lock houses at Lock 12 on the Erie Canal in Montgomery County west of Amsterdam, one of the many instances of the June 28, 2006, flood damage to buildings and infrastructure in New York's Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Capital, Central, and Southern regions.
Suffolk County, New York, Police Officer Robert Viggers talking to a young attendee at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island Region International Day and Women's Health Fair about the Ident-A-Kid program. The annual event is held at the Long Island Region office through the combined efforts of the regions Women's and Human Rights Committees. It is one of many CSEA events, often called information fairs, held throughout the year around the state to make information available to members about CSEA's union benefits and services. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Poitical cartoon depicting the popular summer 2006 movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: Deadman's Chest" depiction shows State agencies (Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members) bearing down on disaster funding (pirate with his spoils) for 2006 flooding in New York State. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
A Canal Authority scow crew removes trees and other debris from the Erie Canal, New York State. Sections of the canal from Lock 9 to 15 were affected by heavy flooding. Erosion, as well as structural damage and significant debris trapped in canal gates and lock mechanisms, was to blame for many of the problems. From left, Civil Service Empoyees Association (CSEA) Canal Authority Local members Louis King, Captain Bruce Pavlus, Machinist Bob Lisco, and Crane Operator Ron Klump haul a tree from the Lock 13 gates.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Brian P. Moore, Sr. stands in front of the damaged Erie Canal Lock 10 in Montgomery County, New York. Floods raged through New York's Central, Capital, and Southern regions on June 28, 2006. CSEA members recorded much of the devastation the floods brought.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members worked around the clock at flood relief even when their own work sites, including the State Department of Transportation residency in Fultonville, New York were under water. Floods raged through New York's Central, Capital, and Southern regions on June 28, 2006. CSEA members recorded much of the devastation that the floods brought.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, New York State Attorney General Candidate Andrew Cuomo, CSEA President Danny Donohue and Western Region President Flo Tripi at the CSEA/AFSCME Lobby Day in March. The union endorsed Andrew Cuomo for State Attorney General and Alan Hevesi for New York State Comptroller.
Two unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members assess the flooding damage to a washed-out road in Sullivan County, New York. Floods raged through New York's Central, Capital, and Southern regions on June 28, 2006. CSEA members recorded much of the devastation the floods brought. The CSEA is New York State's largest and most powerful labor union.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members in the town of Hempstead, New York, being trained in safely handling hazardous material spills. CSEA has secured a State Department of Labor Hazard Abatement Board training grant that provides all CSEA-represented work sites with the opportunity to take advantage of free training programs, aimed at increasing members' knowledge and understanding of potential safety and health hazards to help reduce or eliminate workplace injuries or illnesses.
Faces of The Work Force are photos taken by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) staff from around the state showing members at work throughout the year. Omayra Camacho helps protect the public as a crime victims specialist for the New York State Crime Victims Board in New York City.