Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, right, and AFSCME International President Lee Saunders, left, during the 2013 AFSCME Lobby Day.
Certified Nursing Assistant Lindsey Atkins spends a few minutes comforting Cayuga County Nursing Home resident Morris Bigness as the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) continues to fight for the future of senior care in Cayuga County.
Erie County Local Executive Vice President Denise Szymura looks at a serving line in the new Terrace View public nursing home. The new home that replaces the 87-year-old Erie County Home and Infirmary, adjacent to the Erie County Medical Center, will save about $1 million annually in patient costs and is expected to reduce operating losses by about 60 percent.
An illustration by Graphic Artist Ralph Distin depicts how the loss of decent middle-class jobs must be considered in any analysis of economic development and recovery.
The Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary E. Sullivan speaks during a news conference calling for a reality check on New York state's mental health policies. From left, Public Employees Federation President Susan Kent, Sullivan, CSEA Statewide Treasurer Joseph McMullen, and CSEA Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley.
Capital Region Head Start and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members discussed specific concerns with United States Representative Paul Tonko after he spoke at the Capital Region Spring Conference about the dangers of the federal government's budget sequestration and its effect on working families. 750,000 jobs could be lost and government services including Head Start, meat inspection and border security will be reduced if this continues through 2013.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and Developmental Assistant at Hudson Valley DDSO Donovan Dixon, makes a point during a meeting held recently on the DDSO campus in Thiells, NY relating to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's plans and job security.
Kevin Kumor of the Erie County Local in the Western Region was the PEOPLE Recruiter of the Month for December 2012. CSEA's PEOPLE program protects and improves our jobs, benefits and pensions in Washington, Albany and in your community.
Polla Milligan of the Food Bank of Western New York, left, receives a check for $3,700 from Denise Szymura, Erie County Local Women's Committee chair. The committee raised the money through an auction basket benefitting the food bank. Local members are urged to make food or monetary donations to the food bank. Since 2004, the local and its Women's Committee have donated a total of $28,215 and 4,161 pounds of food to the food bank.