Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) leaders and activists across the Central Region taking time out from the Region Spring Conference in Corning to honor those who lost their lives in workplace fatalities over the years. CSEA conference attendees participated in a moving ceremony, put together by the Region Safety and Health Committee, where a plaque was presented and candles were lit in the memory of more than 40 members from our Region who have been lost in the last two dozen years.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) State Negotiating Team members planting a tree in front of the Troy Hotel where contract negotiations are taking place as part of a Workers Memorial Day ceremony. CSEA members across the state joined other AFL-CIO labor unions in remembering workers who were killed or injured on the job during the past year. This photograph appeared in the June, 2007 issue of the CSEA monthly newspaper The Work Force.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Chenango County Probation Supervisor Marc Yerton in his office at the Chenango County Office Building pointing to the office's only security measure ? a piece of red tape on the floor that probationers and other visitors to his office are supposed to stay behind. This photo appeared in the May 2006 Work Force as part of a series of articles illustrating the need for worksite security around New York State. CSEA led the fight to enact legislation through a statewide media campaign and grassroots member efforts. Governor George Pataki signed the Worksite Security Act June 7, 2006, making New York State a leader in protecting public work sites.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members and Van Duyn Home and Hospital workers working the phone banks to fight to keep the home open. Van Duyn Unit officer Ruth Smith seated with her back to the camera, displays a T-shirt with the slogan CSEA developed, "Don't Cut Our Safety Net." The Onondaga County public nursing home was recommended by the Berger Commission to be taken over by a nearby private hospital late in 2006. However, it has been deterimined that the Van Duyn Home will remain publicly owned and operated.
Day care provider and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)/VOICE (Voice of Organized Independent Childcare Educators) founding member Fran Nantista with some of the children for whom she cares. With CSEA, she is fighting for collective bargaining rights for daycare providers across New York State. As a provider she has concerns with the State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and thinks a union voice can help providers. Nantista was featured in the Leading Edge in the CSEA monthly pulbication Work Force. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Treasurer Maureen Malone at a table selling "CSEA Cooks From the Heart" cookbooks at the 2006 Women's Conference in Tarrytown, New York. Malone was a leader in CSEA's ongoing efforts to build CSEA Street in Louisiana, which suffered extreme damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. She spearheaded the cookbook consisting of recipes from union members and staff to help raise money toward the project. Malone is retiring from her union office as well as her state job after 33 years as a CSEA activist. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Patricia Smith with one of her canine charges. CSEA members across New York State are often called upon to come to the rescue of abused or neglected animals, while at the same time keeping the public safe from wild and feral creatures that pose a threat. In addition to the 40 hours per week her job requires, Smith makes extra night and weekend trips to the dog shelter ensuring the dogs receive hands-on care following their stints with homelessness or abuse. When she's not taking care of the eight or so dogs at the shelter, Smith is responsible for enforcing animal codes in the town. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Grand Island, New York, Animal Control Officer and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Greg Butcher. CSEA members across New York State are often called upon to come to the rescue of abused or neglected animals, while at the same time keeping the public safe from wild and feral creatures that pose a threat. On Grand Island, located on the Niagara River between Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Butcher and his two part-time deputies respond to domestic pet and wildlife calls. He is a peace officer who wears the uniform of the Grand Island Police Department, has graduated from an animal control academy and is qualified to investigate animal cruelty cases.
Effective Communication Facilitator Elizabeth Heilpern, left, discussing real-life strategies for workplace communications with Saratoga Springs School District employees Lorraine Montgomery, middle, and Rachel Thorne, right, during a staff development day at the school district coordinated by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s WORK (Worker's Opportunities, Resources and Knowledge) Institute. CSEA members attended workshops on topics that included dealing with difficult students, improving communication skills and gang awareness. The WORK Institute was created as part of CSEA's mission to recognize working men and women as our greatest resource. Through the WORK Institute, CSEA is committed to expanding education and training opportunities that enable workers to reach their career goals and potential. Photo appeared in the CSEA monthly publication the Work Force.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Krista Neville, at work as a cashier in the Cayuga County Department of Motor Vehicles in Auburn, New York. Neville's suggestion that something be put in the computer system asking about club membership for snowmobile registrants was adopted statewide in the form of a new pop-up screen that asks about club membership and automatically calculates the correct fee.