Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue meeting with United States Senator Hillary Clinton at the union's headquarters in Albany, New York. CSEA members lent their enthusiastic support to Clinton's campaigns in 2000 and 2006. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue and Fran Turner, CSEA Director of Legislative and Political Action, at an unidentified CSEA event. A note reading "Fran Turner" was on the original photograph when it was scanned.
United States Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy with two Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members at an unidentified CSEA event. Representative McCarthy represents New York's Fourth Congressional District.
Members of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) State Contract Negotiating Team Tony Bailous, former CSEA New York State Psychiatric Institute Local 419 President, and Kathy Button, CSEA Finger Lakes DDSO Local 436 President. Both are wearing CSEA t-shirts. A note reading "Contract team 1999-2000" is attached to the image.
In one of the largest demonstrations ever held in a city famous for massive protests, 20,000 public employees rallied and marched on the New York State Capitol and the Governor's Mansion in Albany. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members came by the busload for the "Hot Day in February" rally to protest Governor Mario Cuomo's proposed state budget that called for massive cuts in jobs, aid, and services. CSEA members joined members of other public employee unions including PEF, UUP, and AFSCME Council 82. This photo was taken from the roof of CSEA headquarters at 143 Washington Avenue. The protestors are marching down Washington Avnue towards the Capitol from the Washington Avenue Armory at the corner of Lark Street where the event began with a rally inside the armory.