President Jimmy Carter addresses delegates to the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 1980 Annual Delegates Meeting in Niagara Falls, NY. Seated behind Carter are U.S. Rep. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, CSEA Executive Vice President Tom McDonough, AFSCME President Jerry Wurf and CSEA President Bill McGowan.
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.
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.
Governor Mario Cuomo prepares to sign the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) contracts with New York State. At the table are, from left, Governor's Office of Employee Relations Director Liz Moore, CSEA/AFSCME negotiator Ernie Rewelinski (standing), and CSEA President William L. McGowan. Cuomo and Rewelinski are shaking hands.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President William McGowan with then CSEA Treasurer (now Executive Vice President) Mary Sullivan and then CSEA Secretary Irene Carr in front of the State Capitol in Albany, New York, preparing to cut a 24-foot, 450-pound birthday cake to be served to thousands of workers. May is Public Employee Recognition Month in New York State and CSEA was celebrating the anniversary of the signing of the nation's first civil service law by Governor Grover Cleveland in May, 1883.
Seated at a table during a press conference are AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Bill Lucy, AFSCME President Jerry Wurf, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President William L. McGowan, and CSEA Executive Vice-President Tom McDunnough announcing CSEA's affiiation with AFSCME in Albany, New York.