Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President William L. McGowan (1977-88), left, with New York Governor Hugh Carey at CSEA's 1982 Annual Delegates Meeting in Buffalo.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President William L. McGowan, third from left, looks on as Governor Hugh Carey signs the Public Employee Safety and Health Act. The union played a major role in passage of the law which made safe workplaces a right instead of a priviledge for thousands of public employees in New York State.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President William L. McGowan shaking hands with Governor Hugh Carey at the 1979 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President William L. McGowan and AFSCME President Jerry Wurf shake hands over the agreement for CSEA affiliation with AFSCME in 1978.
U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan speaking to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members at an unidentified meeting. Moynihan is wearing a baseball cap and holding a plaque. Behind Moynihan is CSEA President William McGowan and other unidentified CSEA members.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President William L. McGowan (1977-88), with trademark cigar, pins 30-year Barge Canal veteran Henry Paul of CSEA Local 502 as Local President Frank Zammiello looks on.