Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Derrick Graham, a plumber at Playland, makes repairs to an outdoor shower at Playland Beach. CSEA members maintain the park located in Rye, NY, in Westchester County.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Joe Greco, left, an electrician at Playland, and Anthony Fogal, an electrical helper, prepare a vacant site where a ride called the Yo-Yo is slated for installation. CSEA members maintain the park located in Rye, NY, in Westchester County.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Clinton County Jail corrections officers and their supporters demonstrate for a fair contract. The Clinton County Corrections officers held a demonstration before a county legislature meeting to protest stalled contract talks.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Ginny Dolph, a certified nursing assistant at Batavia Veterans Home in Genesee County, stands with a device for safely lifting patients. The veterans home has instituted safe lifting policies for workers, reducing injuries, but many direct care workers are still subjected to mandatory overtime. CSEA is pushing for an end to mandating overtime for workers.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Madison County White Collar Unit officers speak with county Board of Supervisors Chairman John Becker at the unit's Meet the Supervisors Picnic where members and elected representatives from the county Board of Supervisors discussed concerns about upcoming contract negotiations. From left are unit Treasurer LeeAnn Andrae, President Russell Stewart, Becker, and Secretary Betty Jo Johnson.
The 2008 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Occupational Safety and Health Conference featuring a collage promoting solidarity and good health.
More than 150 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members attended a collage workshop hosted by labor cartoonists Gary Huck and Mike Konopaki. Members used everyday items found in magazines and other publications to make engaging work site posters to promote safety and solidarity. Here, Konopaki works with an OSH activist.
Sabrina Mosseau, left, a nurse and volunteer at the American Cancer Society, with Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley. More than 800 union officers and occupational safety and health activists attended the conference to learn more about how to keep workers safe in the workplace.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) recently hosted two Korean researchers from the Korea Institute of Public Administration studying American public employee unions. South Korean federal workers recently won the right to collectively bargain. The two spoke with CSEA representatives about collective bargaining, dues collection, labor-management relations and other issues. From left are Hwang Sung-Won, research fellow; CSEA Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley; CSEA Director of Contract Administration Ross Hanna; CSEA Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan; Suh Won Seoh, Ph. D.; CSEA Treasurer Joe McMullen, and the Korean translator.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Secretary Denise Berkley, right, recently received the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists' Rising Star award at the CBTU's national convention in St. Louis. The award is given to CBTU members in recognition of their commitment to the CBTU agenda and all AFL-CIO constituency groups. Berkley is pictured with CSEA Human Resources Generalist Portia Given at the recent CSEA Spring Workshop. Given and Nassau County Local member Rudy Bruce were both elected to the CBTU's National Executive Council this year. CSEA works in coalition with and supports participation in CBTU and other diverse constituencies to promote mutual goals, promote labor solidarity, enhance skills of members through trainings and promote a better understanding and an appreciation of our differences.