Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Broome Developmental Center Local 441 Vice President Kathy Roma and Local 449 President William Krivyanik join CSEA and PEF members at Binghamton Psychiatric Center to protest one year without a contract.
This Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon, by CSEA graphic artist Ralph Distin, targeted public schools whose official school clothing and uniforms were produced by sweatshop labor. Along with its international union AFSCME and the AFL-CIO, CSEA is a staunch advocate for buying union-made products, produced in the USA.
Erie County retiree Vic Marr, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 003 President Tom Rogalski, and Erie County Local 815 President Sal Castro sit at a Coalition Retiree rally against pension fund raids in Rochester. A guest speaker at the rally was New York State Comptroller Carl McCall.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President William L. McGowan (1977-88) shares a light moment with Lt. Governor Mario Cuomo, left and Senate Majority Leader Warren Anderson, right, at a 1982 Public Employee Conference breakfast.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) attorney James Roemer, CSEA President William L. McGowan (1977-88) and GOER Director Sandy Frucher at a press conference announcing a contract settlement for the union's state employee members.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) staff, members of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) and members of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) at the New York State Puerto Rican Legislative Conference held in Albany. Information about these organizations was available to participants at the conference.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members of the Orchard Park Highway Department, from left, Al Marino, Les Locker, Mark Brown, Dean Welch, Ryan Wooliver, John Blesy, Tony Delmonte, Paul Tuttle and Dave Magill, stand in silent protest during a candidates' forum. The workers sent a strong message to candidates running for town office to negotiate in good faith and a reminder that Orchard Park's roads are well-maintained because of the efforts of CSEA members.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and maintenance mechanic Ed Melin builds and repairs the gates, grates and any other metal security fixtures used at the Nassau County jail.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Nassau County Local member A. Douglas Thomas stands outside the Nassau County Juvenile Detention Center, where he works as a youth group worker aide. Thomas has been an advocate for better working conditions for CSEA members and better living conditions for youths at the center.
Supporters of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Campaign for Quality Care in New York's developmental disabilities system at a news conference in White Plains included Westchester County Legislator Clinton Young, State Senator Thomas Morahan, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, Assemblyman Adam Bradley, Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, County Legislator Jose Alvarado, and Assemblyman George Lattimer. CSEA Southern Region President Diane Hewitt is also pictured with CSEA President Danny Donohue. The Quality Care campaign is necessary because of an epidemic in turnover rates ? up to 40 percent annually among front line employees of many not-for-profit agencies that threaten the long-term quality standards of services and care.
Heavy equipment that the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Oswego County highway crew uses to cut back snow banks recently in the village of Parish, NY. Parts of the county have been hit with more than 10 feet of snow, keeping highway workers and other state and municipal workers busy. The CSEA is New York's largest union.
New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi accepts the endorsement of the New York State AFL-CIO in his reelection bid. State AFL-CIO President Denis Hughes and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue are at right.
Gerald McEntee speaks at an unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)/AFSCME meeting. McEntee currently (2005) serves as President of AFSCME (1981-present) and as Vice President of the AFL-CIO.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue speaking with then Governor's Office of Employee Relations Director Linda Angello. Angello is now Commissioner of the New York State Department of Labor.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue shaking hands with State Senator Caesar Trunzo. Trunzo represents New York's 3rd Senate District.
Dan Campbell was Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Capital Region Communications Associate for more than a quarter century. Nicknamed "The Spokesman," Campbell was known for his ever-present bullhorn and his relentless advocacy for the workers he represented. Campbell suffered a heart attack and died shortly after delivering an impassioned speech before the Albany County Legislature to save the jobs of health care workers at the Albany County Jail.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region President Jim Moore marches with Sidney Hospital Unit President Karen Eggleston and other members at a Sidney Hospital contract demonstration in Delaware County.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Port Washington Custodial Unit member Louie Calabrese on drums leading the Power Glide band at the Pride in Port parade in Port Washington, New York, on Long Island. Most of the unit participated in the local community event. More than 300 CSEA members live in the town and work in surrounding areas and are very civic minded. The members of the custodial unit helped raise thousands of dollars for area charities. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Pete Hillier, a driver with the New York state Department of Transportation, suffered bumps and bruises March 2, 2006, after his snowplow was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on route 390 in Wayland. It took two huge tow trucks to pull the plow back up and onto the road.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Albany NY daycare provider Fran Nantista, left, introduces U.S. Rep Michael McNulty to two of the children in her care at a rally against President Bush's 2007 proposed budget which recommended a spending freeze on childcare assistance. Nantista is one of a growing number of family childcare providers working with CSEA to improve their profession and the quality of care for the children they serve.
U.S. Rep. Michael McNulty and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary E. Sullivan led a CSEA/AFSCME rally against President Bush's proposed budget including its recommended freeze on childcare assistance. Day care provider and VOICE activist, Fran Nantista, far left, is one of a growing number of family childcare providers working with CSEA to improve their profession and the quality of care for the children they serve.
Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero, left, contratulates Sgt. Kevin Owens on his honor of being named New York State Deputy Sheriff of the Year. A Civil Service Emplpoyees Association (CSEA) member of the Ontario County Sheriff's Department, Sgt. Owens was shot in April 2005 while responding to a bank robbery.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Patricia Smith with one of her canine charges. CSEA members across New York State are often called upon to come to the rescue of abused or neglected animals, while at the same time keeping the public safe from wild and feral creatures that pose a threat. In addition to the 40 hours per week her job requires, Smith makes extra night and weekend trips to the dog shelter ensuring the dogs receive hands-on care following their stints with homelessness or abuse. When she's not taking care of the eight or so dogs at the shelter, Smith is responsible for enforcing animal codes in the town. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from the Port Washington, New York, School District Custodial Unit with a sketch of the Children's Health Fund Mobile Unit for which they helped raise money. The members are very involved in community events and help raise money for numerous area charities. From left, in front row, are Santos Palacios, James Oldford, Unit President Richie Acevedo and Mark Ell. In the back row from left are Owen Steve Stalvey, Jerry D'Agostino, Tom Garofalo, Long Island Region President Nick Lamorte and Monte Vane. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, center, and CSEA Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio, right, and CSEA members protesting a lack of adequate security at the Brooklyn DDSO in Brooklyn, New York. CSEA questioned why the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities never replaced a problematic security system following a violent sexual attack on two female workers at the center. After an investigation by the union and a highly publicized demonstration, the center's management agreed the security problem existed, upgraded the current system, and committed to install immediately a more effective system.
A Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon depicting the "Right Guard": Knight holding shield (whistle-blower protection bill) on horse (health care workers) slays dragon (health care employers) with a thrashing tail (employer retaliation) to save the maiden (improper quality patient care). The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary E. Sullivan and CSEA President Danny Donohue listen as New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer addresses a meeting of the union's Board of Directors after CSEA announced its endorsement of Spitzer's campaign to become the next governor of New York.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Treasurer Maureen Malone greets former First Lady Rosalynn Carter at an Albany, NY reception hosted by the Foundation of Advocacy for Mental Health. The event helped focus attention on the importance of overcoming stigma and addressing mental health needs. CSEA President Danny Donohue is on the Board of Directors of the Foundation of Advocacy for Mental Health and CSEA co-sponsored the event. Looking on is former First Lady of New York Matilda Cuomo.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, left, applauds as New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer addresses a meeting of the union's Board of Directors after CSEA announced its endorsement of Spitzer's campaign to become the next governor of New York. To the right of Spitzer is CSEA Statewide Secretary Barbara Reeves.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member connected to CSEA's new online E-Learning Center. The online learning center was developed to allow CSEA members to get training via any computer connected to the Internet. This advanced way of learning will enable CSEA members to remain the best and most knowledgeable employees in public sector employment. CSEA's Work Institute administers the programs. CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Montgomery County Local President Ed Russo surveying the flood damage caused by devastating rains that hit many areas of central and southern New York and the Capital Region in June 2006. Russo and other CSEA members of the Montgomery County Departement of Public Works were among those being honored as Hometown Heroes by the Red Cross for their efforts following the devastating floods. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members holding picket signs. Close to 100 members of the Westchester County (New York) Unit rallied outside a birthday fundraiser for Westchester County Executive Andy Spano at the Rye Town Hilton. Unit members have been working without a contract since December 31, 2005 and are at impasse. Sticking points are health insurance and wages. It is the third successful picket in a month for unit members. CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members participating in the "taking action puzzle" workshop led by instructors from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. CSEA activists and Syracuse, New York, City School District workers Laury Willoughby and Debra Martin used what they learned in the union's Labor Education And Development (LEAD) Program to turn a "staff development day" for their co-workers in the school district into an innovative "union development day" to help build union through learning. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Theodore C. Wenzl hold the bill the Governor signed into law covering pay raises and other benefits for State employees as members of the Civil Service Employees Association Institutional Service Unit bargaining team look on. From left are team chairman Felice Amodio, Clarence Laufer, Wenzl, Zelda Kessler, Juanita Morris, Eva Nelson, CSEA research assistant Cynthia Walker, CSEA collective bargaining specialist Robert Guild, Connie Hatcher, Rockefeller, team secretary Amos Royals, Robert Redifore, and CSEA attorney James D. Featherstonhaugh. Missing are team vice-chairman Donald Brouse and Marie Donaldson.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Buffalo State College Local President Helen Hughes, right, and 1st Vice President Jerry Richmond, demonstrating a blind corner in the college's tunnel system. The photograph was used in CSEA's union publication, The Work Force, to illustrate safety concerns CSEA members have and how members and activists across the state have been proactive in using the Worksite Security Act to address potential risks to workers and the public in public buildings and work sites. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Suffolk County, New York daycare provider Roxanne Savage, pointing to the daycare's information center where tips on child care, nutrition and safety are posted. Independent child care providers across New York State came one step closer to having a union voice after Governor Eliot Spitzer signed an executive order on May 8, 2007, allowing them union representation.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, retirees, and their supporters in the Village of Skaneateles, New York, who lined the street to protest a vote by the Village Board that eliminated health care coverage in retirement for many current and future retirees. The union then packed a village board meeting to condemn the board members for failing to bring the issue to the union prior to their action.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members rally together in support of extending NYC rent control laws in front of the State Capitol in Albany,NY in June 1997.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Southern Region President Diane Hewitt, second from left, Hudson Valley DDSO Local President Sara Bogart, Westchester County Unit President Jack McPhillips, and Monroe County Unit President Jim Volpone in Washington, D.C., to protest against the Bush administration proposed Social Security reforms. The Social Security event was part of a legislative conference presented by CSEA's international union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
New York Senator Chuck Schumer addresses Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) activists along with those from AFSCME District Councils 37 and 1707 at a legislative conference presented by CSEA's international union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). As part of the event, hundreds of union members and other groups were joined by an impressive united front of Democratic House and Senate members for a Capitol Hill rally that demonstrated the resolve to protect Social Security benefits.
New York State Veteran's Home at Batavia Director of Nursing Barbara Bates, Administrator Joanne Hernick, Certified Nurse Aide Paul Blujus and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Occpational Health and Safety Specialist John Bieger discussing the nursing home's success with zero lift at a safe patient handling seminar in Albany, New York. CSEA is leading a statewide coalition of health care organizations, labor organizations and safety advocates that say it's time to stop requiring New Yorks health care workers to manually lift patients in their care, seriously injuring thousands of hospital and nursing home workers every year.
An unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) retiree member participating in a rally in Albany, New York. The retirees brought their message, part of the CSEA battle for annual cost-of-living increases for public employee retirees, to the Capitol and the Legislative Office building: Governor Mario Cuomo said on April 24th 1991 his sympathies are not with retirees: "It's our money." The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Jenette Engel of Oswego County and Colleen Wheaton of SUNY Potsdam participating with hundreds of their fellow AFSCME members in 108 degree heat in an informational picket on behalf of hotel and culinary workers in downtown Las Vegas during the AFSCME convention. Contracts were settled within days of the AFSCME agitation.