Jim Rose, a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) regional attorney in the Southern, NY Region, shows off his collection of union buttons and pins. He is an avid collector of union memorabilia, with a collection of more than 1,000 buttons from CSEA and other unions. His office doubles as a small labor museum of sorts, showcasing the many years of progress.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Rensselaer County, NY 911 Unit President Todd Smith, far right, and Capital Region 2nd Vice President Mike Gifford, second from right, lead the Rensselaer County 911 Unit's demonstration outside the county's office building to urge county officials to settle a fair, equitable contract. The previous contract expired on Dec. 31, 2003 and negotiations began more than two years ago.
Mattituck-Cutchogue (New York) School District Unit President Sam Strickland leads a demonstration of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from all over Long Island who turned out to support members in the school district unit fighting for a fair contract.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island, NY Region President Nick LaMorte speaks at the school board meeting on behalf of Mattituck-Cutchogue School District Unit members. CSEA members from all over Long Island turned out at a demonstration to support members in the school district unit fighting for a fair contract.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) SUNY Upstate Medical University workers and Van Duyn workers rallied outside Upstate University Hospital to support protesters walking from Buffalo to Albany, NY, to oppose the cuts and privatization of facilities proposed by the Berger Commission. SUNY Upstate Medical University Local member Doreen Jacobs was one of many who participated in the rally.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members demonstrated outside SUNY Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York, to oppose the Berger Commission's proposed cuts, mergers and privatization of public health care facilities. From left are SUNY Upstate Local President Michelle Hunter, CSEA Central Region Political Action Coordinator Rick Noreault and SUNY Upstate Local 2nd Vice President Gloria Smith.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Tim Sabo, a mechanical equipment operator and truck driver for the Wallkill Highway Department in Orange County, NY, cleans out a sander following a snowstorm.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Hector Cruz, an animal caretaker for the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, NY, maks sure the steer he is caring for at the town's Ecology Site, Park and Animal Preserve has plenty of hay.
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. Olympic Regional Development Authority workers Mattthew Bimonte, left, and Wayne Moran stand by a ski jump at the Olympic Ski Jump Complex in Lake Placid, where they worked on electronic timing, snow making and trail grooming during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members who worked at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games posing in front of the net used to score the winning goal in the famous "miracle on ice" hockey game victory against the Soviet team. Left to right are David Wilcox, Tom Borden, Ron Rosio and Charles Terry. CSEA members operate and maintain the venues that are still in use for national and international competitions in Lake Placid, New York.