New York State lawmakers and labor leaders looking on as Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue shakes hands with Governor George E. Pataki after Pataki signed legislation calling for a permanent cost of living allowance (COLA) for the state's public employee retirees. The much needed pension boost had been a chief legislative goal of the CSEA's for years.
New York State Governor George E. Pataki speaking at a press conference announcing a bill awarding retired public employees in New York State a supplement to their pensions. Among the dignitaries looking on are Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, left of Pataki, and state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, right of Pataki. CSEA fought long and hard for the bill which was a top legislative priority for years.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue speaking at a press conference announcing a bill awarding retired public employees in New York State a supplement to their pensions. The union fought long and hard for the bill which was a top legislative priority for years. Looking on are New York Governor George E. Pataki, left, and state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, right.
Flyer created to promote the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s success in the approval of the Governor's Salary Proposal of 1964 and to encourage membership in the Utica Chapter of the CSEA. The proposal granted a raise to all New York State employees and provided for the State to absorb three more points of an employee's contribution to the Retirement System. Thanks for the success of the bill given to: Governor Nelson A. Rockefellar and the leaders of the legislature, local representatives in the Assembly and Senate, CSEA President Joseph F. Feily, Salary Committee chairman Solomon Bendet, Legislative Committee chairman Grace Nulty, Resolutions Committee chairman Henry Shemin, and CSEA Counsel Harry W. Albright. Courtesy of CSEA Utica State Employees Local (formerly Oneida County Chapter).