The Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley speaking to members of CSEA that work in the New York State Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's state budget.
From left, the Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) Metropolitan Political Action Coordinator Matthew D'Amico and Lottery Marketing Representative John Montelbano meet with State Assemblyman Micah Z. Kellner, far right, and his staff about privatizing and other issues at the New York State Lottery.
New York State Canal Authority workers are dwarfed by an immense flood gate structure as they lower flood gates at Erie Canal Lock 8 in Rotterdam in 2012. Canal workers were critical in clearing debris and repairing locks and infrastructure following devastating storms in 2012. Now, thanks to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's politically motivated layoffs, there will be fewer workers for this type of work.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from CSEA's Rockland County Unit say no to transferring the Summit Park Nursing Care Center to a local development corporation.
From left, Suffolk County Sheriff Vincent DeMarco, Long Island Region Political Action Coordinator Gretchen Penn and Assistant to the Sheriff Butch Langhorn discuss the ramifications of the state's continued funding cuts to mental health services.
Sumi Abedin, a garment worker who survived a factory fire last November (2012) that killed 112 Bangladeshi workers, along with Bangladeshi Labor Activist Kalpona Akter, came to Albany to speak out, urging New York state to adopt a Sweatshop-Free Procurement Policy that includes fire safety measures. From left, Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley, Executive Vice President Mary E. Sullivan, Akter, Abedin, and Statewide Treasurer Joe McMullen.
Plungers dressed as Star Wars characters Darth Vader and a storm trooper show their support to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members taking the chilly plunge into the Long Island Sound at the Polar Plunge in Port Washington's North Hempstead Beach Park.
From left, Clarence Central School District bus drivers Patty Reitz, Linda Helmbrecht, Debbie Hoffman, Diana Cooper and Williamsville bus driver Debbie Morley promote the importantance of the service they provide to the community during the annual Polar Plunge in Rochester. The five plunged into icy Lake Ontario along with other Western Region Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members in support of the Special Olympics.