Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Law Library Assistant William Sommer. Sommer works in the 5th Judicial District Supreme Court Law Library in Syracuse, NY where he and his co-workers maintain the law library for four different courts and the chamber collections for eight judges. CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Barbara "Bobbie" Griffin helping a group of children safely cross the street. Griffin, a school crossing guard in Auburn, NY, has stood at the same intersection for more than 40 years. CSEA is New York State's largest union.
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. Supporters at the rally included members of the United Auto Workers union. Van Duyn Unit President Barb Taylor is at far left.
Van Duyn Home and Hospital Director of Safety and Security Kelly Neish makes a call at a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)-sponsored phonebank to urge state legislators to reject the Berger Commission report. She's not a CSEA member but one of CSEA's management supporters at Van Duyn.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Political Action Coordinator Rick Noreault, right, hands a packet of signed letters to New York State Assemblywoman Joan Christensen, Democrat, Syracuse, center. Also around the table, left to right are: CSEA SUNY Upstate Medical University Local 615 President Michelle Hunter, Local 615 3rd VP Kimberly Mays, and CSEA Van Duyn Home & Hospital Unit President Barbara Taylor.
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) members John Conners, left, and David Hale teach toddlers at the Highbridge, New York, Preschool valuable winter safety tips that could save their lives. For the second year, workers in the Manlius Highway Department in Onondaga County took one of their big snowplows out to a "show and tell" program at the preschool to teach yougsters that a plow is not something to be scared of, but also to remind them to stay out of its way.
As part of their on going concern for their community, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members at SUNY Oswego donated food to needy local families. Union member Manuel Orta loads a box of food destined for the Salvation Army as members Dan Hoefer, Joe Miceli and Margaret Turner prepare another container. Across New York State CSEA members are caring community members, donating time and raising money for local charities and communnity projects all year long.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region President Jim Moore, at right, presents a check to the organizers of the Blodgett Library renovation. CSEA's Onondga County, New York, area Locals participated in a huge fund-raising effort that raised nearly $6,000 to help renovate a school library in one of Syracuse's poorest public schools.