Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Rensselaer County, NY 911 Unit President Todd Smith, far right, and Capital Region 2nd Vice President Mike Gifford, second from right, lead the Rensselaer County 911 Unit's demonstration outside the county's office building to urge county officials to settle a fair, equitable contract. The previous contract expired on Dec. 31, 2003 and negotiations began more than two years ago.
Mattituck-Cutchogue (New York) School District Unit President Sam Strickland leads a demonstration of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from all over Long Island who turned out to support members in the school district unit fighting for a fair contract.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island, NY Region President Nick LaMorte speaks at the school board meeting on behalf of Mattituck-Cutchogue School District Unit members. CSEA members from all over Long Island turned out at a demonstration to support members in the school district unit fighting for a fair contract.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) SUNY Upstate Medical University workers and Van Duyn workers rallied outside Upstate University Hospital to support protesters walking from Buffalo to Albany, NY, to oppose the cuts and privatization of facilities proposed by the Berger Commission. SUNY Upstate Medical University Local member Doreen Jacobs was one of many who participated in the rally.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members demonstrated outside SUNY Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York, to oppose the Berger Commission's proposed cuts, mergers and privatization of public health care facilities. From left are SUNY Upstate Local President Michelle Hunter, CSEA Central Region Political Action Coordinator Rick Noreault and SUNY Upstate Local 2nd Vice President Gloria Smith.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Tim Sabo, a mechanical equipment operator and truck driver for the Wallkill Highway Department in Orange County, NY, cleans out a sander following a snowstorm.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Hector Cruz, an animal caretaker for the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, NY, maks sure the steer he is caring for at the town's Ecology Site, Park and Animal Preserve has plenty of hay.
Faces of The Work Force are photos taken by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) staff from around the state showing members at work throughout the year. Olympic Regional Development Authority workers Mattthew Bimonte, left, and Wayne Moran stand by a ski jump at the Olympic Ski Jump Complex in Lake Placid, where they worked on electronic timing, snow making and trail grooming during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) labor supervisor Charles Terry pointing to the snow guns in operation on the highest trails of Whiteface Mountain. During the 1980 Winter Olympic Games held in Lake Placid, New York, Terry helped groom and create trails before the downhill skiing events on the mountain. CSEA members operate and maintain the venues that are still in use for national and international competitions in Lake Placid.
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.