Western Region President Flo Tripi, left, congratulates Monroe County Local activist Ove Overmyer on being named Working Families Advocate of the Year by the Rochester Labor Council.
Rochester State Employees Local activist Kim Whitlock was honored for her attendance and service as a delegate to the Rochester Labor Council at a labor dinner
Lancaster Blue Collar Unit President Mike Rath, left, Depew Boys & Girls Club Director Jeff Kupka, Depew Blue Collar Unit President Lew Heltman, Depew White Collar Unit President Sharon Quinn, Boys & Girls Club Executive Director Dave Hoch and Depew Blue Collar Unit member Robert Miechowicz discuss the damaged game room at the Depew Boys & Girls Club. The building, which was built in the 1920s and occupied by the Boys & Girls Club since 1936, suffered significant fire damage early in January.
A dinghy represents the variety of debris Sanitary District No. 2 workers in Nassau County dealt with in Sandy cleanup. Coincidentally, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members had recently helped defeat a proposed dissolution of the district, saving 68 jobs and assuring uninterrupted delivery of public services during nature's worst.
Woodworker John Parmiter replaces the trim on an office door at the town of Hempstead Department of Public Works building after it was flooded during Sandy.
A police escort was provided to the City of Glen Cove Unit members as their convoy heads south to Long Beach to help with Sandy cleanup efforts. Workers packed one truck with parts to repair their vehicles on the fly if necessary and not waste any time.
"A sincere thank you to Civil Service Employees Association(CSEA) members from every part of New York who helped respond to Hurricane Sandy. Many CSEA members from Long Island, New York City and the lower Hudson Valley were directly involvd in the front line activities during the storm and in its immediate aftermath. Thousands more left their homes and traveled hundreds of miles to help as part of organized response teams or volunteer efforts. Still others are unsung heroes continuing to help pick up lives every day in ways that don't get a lot of attention. CSEA is proud of all you and we are grateful for your dedication and compassion. We must all continue to work together to rebuild a better New York."
SUNY Downstate Local members lobby state legislators in their Albany offices regarding the restructuring that threatens the SUNY Downstate Medical Center.