Cover of the October, 2009, Work Force. In Erie County, hundreds of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members attending CSEA's 99th Annual Delegates Meeting joined with members of the CSEA Erie County Unit to rally in front of the county's Rath Building in downtown Buffalo. The county executive, Chris Collins, systematically has been dismantling county services and undermining CSEA representatives.
Joseph Lochner, known as "Mr. CSEA," was Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) first employee and would remain an employee for the next 45 years. Photo was taken around the time of his retirement in 1975.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)statewide Secretary Denise Berkley swore in new Department of State Local officers at an event at Troy's Joe Bruno Stadium. Berkley was also on hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for that night's ValleyCats game. Berkley poses with ValleyCats fan Dylan Mendez, son of Department of State Local member Anna Mendez, and two ValleyCats players.
Rosalind Conti, a Chautauqua County Local activist, was the PEOPLE recruiter of the month for June, 2009. PEOPLE stands for Public Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality.
Ruby Mims, Erie County Local member, was a PEOPLE recruiter for the month of July, 2009. PEOPLE stands for Public Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality.
Illustration by graphic artist Ralph Distin depicting the wrong ways of trying to save the state money, including the issue of forced furloughs on local government workers.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Western Region President Flo Tripi, right, rallies Monroe County members during a demonstration outside the county office building. Members protested the county's unfair labor practices, which have included Taylor Law violations, attempts to weaken the union, and a "whistleblower hotline" that encourages people to report "illegal" or "unethical" behavior by CSEA members.
Southold Unit members listen to unit and local leaders explain the agreement putting an end to town Supervisor Scott Russell's plan to lay off 10 percent of the town work fore and severely cut the quality of public services.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Orange County Unit member Nick Ercoline, right, and his wife, Bobbi, embrace in an image taken at the Woodstock Festival in August 1969. The image was later used on the cover of a live album from Woodstock. The Ercolines eventually married and are still together.