Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s "The Right Stuff," cartoon depicts the New York State consumer writing a check for "Fair Trade" products near a scale representing a "balanced world" with fair trade purchases. The purchase of such products supports 100% Fair Trade retailers and the Labor-Religion Coaliton Fair Trade Project, helping farmers receive a fair price for their produce and combating child labor, forced labor and slave labor.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Albany Airport Training and Safety Officer, Bobby Allen at the airfield maintenance division. Albany International Airport workers were negotiating their first contract since they became part of CSEA after 13 months of fighting for the right to join a union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Al Gonzales, shown here with the Monroe-Woodbury (New York) School District bus he drives, is an accomplished bagpiper and motorcyclist whose hobbies have led to acting gigs. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation workers Andrea Taylor and Sahadewa Sadya work in Gantry Plaza State Park in Queens, NY.
Niagara County, New York Local President Elaine Timm volunteers at a phone bank in the Western Region on behalf of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)-endorsed candidates. Months of hard work by CSEA activists and staff produced Election Day success for most CSEA-supported candidates across the state. All of the union's statewide candidates, including Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer and United States Senator Hillary Clinton, scored impressive victories.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Paul Robbins moves fallen tree branches so they may be picked-up by other members of his Department of Transportation crew. CSEA members answered the call in four Western New York counties when a freak October storm ripped down trees and knocked out power to almost 400,000 households. Impassable streets needed to be cleared and fallen trees removed so utility crews could come in and restore power and heat to residents.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Rebecca Yahinaton from the Metropolitan (New York) Region. The photo appeared in the 2007 CSEA calendar. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Macy Jane Astacio plays a vital role as a secretary in the New York State Attorneys General's Office's Telecommunications and Energy division in New York City.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Susan Sharp, shown in the back row at far left, with some of the members of the Western, NY Region Women's Committee during a recent region event. Sharp, 53, a CSEA activist and mom who has been called to activitation on a civil affairs assignment, is a Sergant 1st Class in the Army. She is a keyboard specialist in the medical records department at Gowanda Correctional Facility and has been a member of the Army Reserves for almost 22 years.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Delware County Local President George Lawson fought with other CSEA members for the construction of a co-composting plant. By building a co-composting plant, the county lanfill's life was extended and saved from privatization.