Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Refrigeration Plant Supervisor Tom Borden as he retraces the path of the Olympic speed skaters walking through a tunnel on route to the skating oval where Eric Heiden skated to victory with five gold medals in all five distances, a highlight of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games held in Lake Placid, New York. CSEA members operate and maintain the venues that are still in use for national and international competitions that take place in Lake Placid. Photos, story appeared in the February 2005 Work Force.
Outside the Ann Hutchinson School in the Eastchester School District are Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)-represented custodians, from left, Kevin Moynihan, Unit President, Robert Grassi, Chris Sassone and Carmine Giannelli. CSEA members were unknowingly exposed to asbestos while working on the school.
Harry Albright discusses his experiences withthe Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)during a 2005 interview for the CSEA 100 History project. Albright, who served as counsel to CSEA from the mid-1950s until the mid-1960s, passed away in October, 2008. As counsel, he was deeply involved in advancing the association's agenda and representing members' interests through the legislative and legal systems.
Saratoga County Public Health Nurse and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Lorie Urquhart cares for infants and families in her work with the Maternal Child Health Program. The program helps families with all aspects of infant care from pre-natal to post-partum, with an emphasis on early detection of developmental issues.
Fighting swine flu on all fronts: Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members protecting the public. Across the state, CSEA members have been responding to the swine flu outbreak in various ways. Cover photo, a worker at the Erie County Health Department testing flu samples, is courtesy of Erie County Medical Center.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Reggie Hillriegel, a driver at the Sullivan Correctional Facility's dairy farm in Fallsburg, NY, poses with a tool of the trade. The farm is operated by the New York state Department of Correctional Services, charged with providing dairy for inmates at state correctional facilities nearby.
Steven Myers, vice president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Department of Transportation Region 4 Local, offers opening remarks during a Workers Memorial ceremony April 28 at the Pittsford shop. Behind him is a poster created in memory of Kevin Forsyth, 46, a DOT worker from Niagara County who died last year after being struck by a vehicle in a work zone.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members speak out about New York State Governor David Paterson's plan to move forward with 8,700 state employee lay offs, which is reckless and irresponsible on the governor's part. CSEA members deliver essential services every day that are now at serious risk.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo, left, and Orange County Local 1st Vice President Charlie Romer check out the new sign the Orange County Local provided in Wallkill. The sign, emblazoned with the blue and red CSEA logo, is the design of Orange County Local 1st Vice President Charlie Romer, who works for the town's Highway Department. The local purchased the sign after town officials opted to tear down the existing welcome sign, which was in bad condition due to age.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Rachel Chudoba is a single mom who juggles three jobs to make ends meet. She worries about losing health insurance for herself and her son if she is laid off from her job with the New York State Police. CSEA members working in the state's executive branch agencies aren't convinced that Governor David Paterson's proposal to lay off 8,700 workers is going to bring any savings to the state. In fact, it will likely cost the state more with lost productivity, overtime, unemployment benefits and the loss of morale the layoffs could bring to a work force that's already stretched thin.