Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to close Hudson River Psychiatric Center means vulnerable mid-Hudson Valley residents in need of mental health treatment will slip through the cracks, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue told CSEA, PEF and community members at a demonstration. In this photo Hudson River Psychiatric Center Local President Mary Casale, local Treasurer Jim Schultz and Southern Region 1st Vice President Deb Downey demonstrate along Route 9 in Poughkeepsie.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo and CSEA President Danny Donohue lead a demonstration for mental health services in the Hudson Valley. Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to close Hudson River Psychiatric Center means vulnerable mid-Hudson Valley residents in need of mental health treatment will slip through the cracks, Donohue told CSEA, PEF and community members at a demonstration.
The H.O.U.R. Westchester campaign ? Hourlies Organized and United for Respect ? began because Westchester County Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) leaders saw the need to strengthen the union by organizing these unrepresented employee groups. Nearly 1,000 hourly and seasonal workers work at the county's parks, pools, golf courses and an amusement park and some year-round employees work on an hourly basis with no benefits. In this photo Westchester County Unit President Karen Pecora, third from right, checks in CSEA members at the CSEA Playland Day.
The H.O.U.R. Westchester campaign ? Hourlies Organized and United for Respect ? began because Westchester County Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) leaders saw the need to strengthen the union by organizing these unrepresented employee groups. Nearly 1,000 hourly and seasonal workers work at the county's parks, pools, golf courses and an amusement park and some year-round employees work on an hourly basis with no benefits. In this photo, a Rye Playland seasonal worker talks with a CSEA organizer.
Victoria Kane, a kennel attendant at the Riverhead Animal Shelter, provides quality care to animals in her care despite short staffing and attacks by a local rescue group. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Suffolk Municipal Employees Local members Lou Coronesi, an animal control officer, and kennel attendant Victoria Kane are the only public employees working at the Riverhead Animal Shelter, as the town increasingly relies on part-time "volunteers" to handle daily functions in an apparent move toward privatization.
Sheri Ambuske, an account clerk typist for the Department of Community Services and Mental Health in Olean, is using social media tools like texting, Twitter and Facebook to recruit new members and post current news for PEOPLE in the mostly rural area. She has already recruited 22 new members. PEOPLE is the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and AFSCME's political action program which protects and improves jobs, benefits and pensions in Washington, Albany and in your community. Sheri Ambuske, left, discusses PEOPLE with her co-worker, Maureen Krueger, at the Cattaraugus County office building.
Illustration by graphic artist Ralph Distin: Everything under the sun shows how the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) educates its members for summer safety.
Across the state, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members working in local government are facing job losses and difficult contract negotiations as communities struggle with loss of revenue from a weak economy. The situation will get worse as New York's new tax cap takes effect, limiting the ability of counties, cities, towns, villages and schools to manage their budgets. CSEA members Rachel Casey, left, Chris Chimera and Michele Weaver stand in support of libraries and county services during a We Are Erie County rally in downtown Buffalo.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and the State of New York reach tentative contract: Plan balances shared sacrifice with fairness and respect. CSEA President Danny Donohue, center, is flanked by the CSEA State Executive Branch Negotiating Team and CSEA Director of Contract Administration and chief negotiator Ross Hanna during a news conference announcing CSEA's tentative state contract.
Photo used for the cover of the July 2011 Work Force: Fighting back in Local Government: Nassau, Erie County workers fight for jobs. Across the state, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members working in local government are facing job losses and difficult contract negotiations as communities struggle with loss of revenue from a weak economy. This photo is from a We Are Erie County rally in downtown Buffalo to support libraries and county services.