Then Lieutenant Governor Mario Cuomo speaking at the Capital Region Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) meeting in Lake Luzerne. Also shown are, from left, CSEA Department of Transportation Local President and Board of Directors Representative Joan Tobin, Statewide Secretary Irene Carr, then Pennsylvania AFSCME leader (present (2005) AFSCME President) Gerald McEntee, CSEA Capital Region President Joseph E. McDermott, and CSEA President William L. McGowan.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President William L. McGowan, right, with AFSCME President Jerry Wurf at AFSCME Headquarters in Washington D.C. McGowan spearheaded CSEA's 1978 affiliation with the international union, making CSEA its largest affiliate.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President William L. McGowan (1977-88), left, meets with Senate Majority Leader Warren Anderson, right. CSEA attorney Jim Featherstonhaugh is in center.
AFSCME District Council 37 Director Victor Gotbaum with his head at his head while standing at the lecturn at a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) event. At right are CSEA President William L. McGowan and Executive Vice President Tom McDonough.
This Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon, by CSEA graphic artist Ralph Distin, was part of the union's ongoing efforts to secure pay equity for women. CSEA made great strides on this issue throughout the 1980s.