Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from the union's Metropolitan, Southern, and Long Island New York State regions marching in the 1992 New York City Labor Day Parade. The CSEA is New York's largest union.
Archbishop Cardinal John O'Conner of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York posing with children of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members following the New York City Labor Day Parade.
John F. Kennedy Jr., a guest speaker at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City, shaking hands with CSEA New York State Psychiatric Institute Local 419 President Tony Bailous.
John F. Kennedy Jr., a guest speaker at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City, posing with CSEA members Carol Backstrom of the Bronx Psychiatric Center Local, Candy Saxon of the Niagara County Local and Diane Lucchesi of the SUNY New Paltz Local.
Presidential candidate Bill Clinton, a guest speaker at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City, pictured with CSEA President Joseph E. McDermott. CSEA Statewide Secretary Irene Carr is seated on the right.
New York City Mayor David Dinkins shaking hands with Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Joseph E. McDermott. Dinkins was a guest speaker at the 1992 New York State CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City.
New York City Mayor David Dinkins addressing the delegates at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting.
John F. Kennedy Jr., a guest speaker at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting, shaking hands with CSEA Brooklyn Developmental Center Local Delegate James Gripper.
An unidentified young supporter of Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) 1992 New York State Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City.
New York City Mayor David Dinkins, pictured here with Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 010 President Vincent Martusciello (right), was a guest speaker at the CSEA 1992 New York State Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City.
Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton, a guest speaker at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City. In this photograph Clinton makes his way through the crowd, shaking hands with delegates.
AFSCME President Gerald McEntee addressing the delegates at the 1992 New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City. Seated from left to right are Presidential candidate Bill Clinton, a guest speaker at the meeting, and CSEA President Joseph E. McDermott.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 505 members working on a prize winning float for the 1st annual Central New York Labor Council Labor Solidarity Parade in Utica, New York, September 12, 1991. More than 100 CSEA Central Region activists participated in the event. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Matilda Cuomo holds up a copy of The Daily News with the front page headline: "CUOMO PULLS AN UPSET," after her husband Mario defeated New York City Mayor Ed Koch in the 1982 Democratic Primary for Governor.
President Jimmy Carter laughs at a comment by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Bill McGowan, at podium, at CSEA's 1980 Annual Delegates Meeting in Niagara Falls, NY. From left are CSEA Executive Vice President Tom McDonough, Carter, U.S. Rep. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, unidentified Secret Service agent and McGowan.
President Jimmy Carter shakes hands with Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Bill McGowan at the union's 1980 Annual Delegates Meeting in Niagara Falls, NY. In background are U.S. Rep. John LaFalce and U.S. Rep. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
President Jimmy Carter speaks to delegates at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 1980 Annual Delegates Meeting in Niagara Falls, NY. Seated, front, are AFSCME President Jerry Wurf and CSEA President Bill McGowan. Seated rear are New York Governor Hugh Carey and NYS Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink.
President Jimmy Carter at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 1980 Annual Delegates Meeting in Niagara Falls, NY. in background are: NYS Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink (partially obscured) CSEA Attorney Jim Featherstonhaugh (partially obscured) AFSCME President Jerry Wurf, CSEA President Bill McGowan and CSEA Statewide Treasurer Jack Gallagher.
President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 1980 Annual Delegates Meeting in Niagara Falls, NY. At left is AFSCME President Jerry Wurf and at right is CSEA President Bill McGowan.
President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 1980 Annual Delegates Meeting in Niagara Falls, NY. From left to right are CSEA Capital Region President Joseph McDermott, CSEA Executive Vice President Tom McDonough, Carter, U.S. Rep. John LaFalce and U.S. Rep. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
United States President Jimmy Carter speaks at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 1980 Annual Delegates Meeting in Niagara Falls, NY after the union endorsed his candidacy. To the right of Carter are New York Governor Hugh Carey, CSEA President William L. McGowan (1977-88) and AFSCME President Jerry Wurf.
A news clipping from The Civil Service Leader that includes a cartoon depicting a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) bowling ball knocking down bowling pins representing other unions including AFSCME, SEIU, and the Teamsters. CSEA had recently won a landside representation election in Suffolk County and was expected to sweep upcoming elections in Islip Town and Babylon Town.
Candidates for top office in the State Administration were guest speakers during the 60h annual meeting of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) in Buffalo. NY. Governor Nelson Rockefeller is seen at left along with fellow Republican, Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz, center, and Dr. Theodore Wenzl, CSEA president.
Dr. Theodore C. Wenzl, president of the Civil Service Employees Association, is shown receiving the keys to a 1971 Chevrolet Camaro from S. M. Weiss, general manager of De Russo Chevrolet in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Camaro is the number one prize in CSEAs Super Sign-Up Season membership drive jackpot. Other prizes in the Super Jackpot include ten RCA color TV sets, five Panasonic stereo receivers and 50 Helbros wrist watches. The gigantic membership drive will be conducted throughout New York State during the eight-week period of Oct. 1 to Nov. 27. CSEA added 17,500 members during the contest.
Candidates for top office in the State administration were guest speakers during the 60th annual meeting of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) in Buffalo. CSEA President Theodore Wenzl is flanked by Arthur Goldberg, Democratic candidate for governor and one of his running mates, State Comptroller Arthur Levitt. Goldberg was a former U.S. Supreme Court Justice and United Nations Ambassador.
Rather than simply explain the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Super Sign-up Season membership drive to the delegates at the Annual Meeting in Buffalo, CSEA's Public Relations Department and the advertising agency Van de Car, de Porte and Johnson presented a 30-minute parody of "The Honeymooners" during which "Ralph" explains to "Norton" how they will clean up when the drive gets under way. In the picture, left to right: Carmen Sgarlata playing the role of Ralph Cramden; Marilyn Jackson as Trixie; Betsy Morray of Van de Car, de Porte and Johnson, director of the show; Marvin Nailor as Norton; Mary Beth Corbett as Alice. The script was written by Bud Johnson of the agency.
SIGNED UP YET? - That is the question Eileen DeGeorge and other active Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members will be asking the many thousands of eligible non-members during CSEAs eight-week Super Sign-Up period. DeGeorge is shown holding a button toward the photographer. CSEA added 17,500 members during the contest.
Rockefeller And Goldberg campaign at a convention, seen here listening to one of the speech makers at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) delegate session are, seated, Dr. Theodore C. Wenzl, CSEA president, Solomon Bendet, CSEA second vice-president, Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and, standing, Irving Flaumenbaum, CSEA first vice-president.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members and children wave to the camera at the First Annual CSEA Tax and Finance Local 460 Community Awareness Day on August 16, 1994 in Brooklyn.
The State Department of Transportation Region 2 Chapter of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) recently, for the eighth consecutive time, elected Nicholas J. Cimino president. New officers were installed by CSEA field representative Ted Modrzejewski, at right, standing. Others were, from left, seated: Beatruce Spatto, financial secretary; James Conley, treasurer, and Ann Smith, secretary; standing, from right, Charles Whitney, second vice president; Nicholas V. Serio, first vice president; and Cimino. Courtesy of CSEA Utica State Employees Local (formerly Oneida County Chapter).
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, left, with United States Senator Hillary Clinton and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue at the CSEA announcement of CSEA's endorsement of Clinton for president of the United States.
Senator Hillary Clinton signs an autograph for a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) supporter at the announcement of CSEA's endorsement of Clinton for president of the United States.
Enthusiastic supporters greet United States Senator Hillary Clinton at the announcement of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s edorsement of Clinton for president of the United States.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region President Ginger Sheffey greeting United States Senator Hillary Clinton at a luncheon during the New York State Fair in Syracuse. CSEA announced its endorsement of Clinton as the 2008 presidential candidate earlier in August. CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, New York City Police Department Inspector Jim Keogh, left, and Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson meet with members concerned about workplace safety at Bronx Psychiatric Center as a follow-up by State Assemblyman and Mental Health Committee Chair Peter Rivera addressing worker concerns at one of the most dangerous places to work in the state Office of Mental Health system.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) New York State Bridge Authority Local member David Morgan performs maintenance on the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Highlands. September is Disaster Preparedness Month but CSEA members across the state are constantly prepared for emergencies and are making sure drinking water is safe, bridges are strong and roads are clear.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, Glendale (Home) Housekeeping staff, left to right, Diana Gannon, Anna Conyers, Mina Aini and Susan Nichols show their support of the county's plan to build a new county nursing facility for county residents, at a recent meeting of the Schenectady County Legislature.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon, in recognition of September as Disaster Preparedness Month, depicting a CSEA member practicing safety first on New York's infrastructure.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Webster New York highway department maintenance mechanic Sue Trottier and Foreman Joe Herbst, along with co-workers, have taken Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) training as part of the towns disaster preparedness. CSEA members across the state work every day to make sure our roads are safe, our drinking water is clean and our state and local governments deliver vital services.
Pilgrim Psychiatric Center workers demonstrate outside the facility with the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) rat in the background. The CSEA members are fighting on-the-job violence, overtime issues and short staffing.
United States Senator Hillary Clinton autographing a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) sign supporting her at the union's booth at the New York State Fair. Central Region President Ginger Sheffey, far left, back row, is among the CSEA activists and officers looking on. CSEA announced its endorsement of Clinton as the 2008 presidential candidate earlier in August, 2007.
State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, left, joins Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue and members from the State Contract Negotiating Team during CSEA Night at a Tri-City ValleyCats baseball game in Troy, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Christopher Kruse works with water meters at his Ossining (New York) village work site. He recently earned statewide honors for saving a woman's life during a house fire.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Ernie Feeney, shown here beside a New York State Thruway Authority Bridge Patrol truck, is responsible for the safety of thousands of Tappan Zee Bridge commuters. Feeney, a bridge supervisor for the Thruway Authority's Tappan Zee Bridge Patrol, rescued an 18-year-old woman contemplating a deadly jump into the Hudson River.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Capital Region members met with United States Representative Kirsten Gillibrand to thank her for voting in support of the Employee Free Choice Act, as well as for her support of working people in the 20th Congressional District, which covers parts of the Capital District, Hudson Valley and North Country. Shown from left are Gillibrand, Greene County Local President and Federal Political Action Liaison George Greiner, Saratoga Springs City Hall Unit President Katherine Moran and Saratoga County Local President and Federal Political Action Liaison Ron Revers.
United States Senator Hillary Clinton appeared at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s endorsement announcement of her as the 2008 presidential candidate. CSEA President Danny Donohue said she is the right candidate at a moment of great need.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) New York State Bridge Authority Local member David Hawkins works on bridge maintenance recently. CSEA members across the state perform similar work keeping New Yorks bridge's safe.