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.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region President Colleen Wheaton, third from left, joins about 50 other plungers from the Central Region "Polar Peeps" team in the frigid waters of Oneida Lake December 2012. The CSEA group was, once again, the largest fund-raising team at the event "Freezin' for a Reason", exceeding their fund raising goal of $15,000. Also pictured are Team Co-Captains Tammy Witteman, second from left, and Casey Walpole, fifth from left.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region President Colleen Wheaton speaks out in support of not selling Onondaga county's Van Duyn Home & Hospital nursing home to a local development corporation (LDC) at an Onondaga County Legislature public hearing in fall 2012.
Supporters of the Chemung County Nursing Facility fill the Chemung County legislative chambers to show their opposition to privatizing the county nursing facility.
David Lee of the Binghamton University Local in the Central Region was the PEOPLE recruiter of the month for November, 2012. The Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) PEOPLE program protects and improves our jobs, benefits and pensions in Washington, Albany and in the community.
Central Region President Colleen Wheaton, front, and Central Region Judiciary Local activist Stephanie Beck haul away debris from the home of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Carol Pfleghardt. Also helping in the flood cleanup were Tammy Witteman, Tom Witteman, Andy Witteman, Phil Graham, Amy Graham, Sarah Graham, George Lawson, Sandi Badger, Janice Danaher and Mark Kotzin.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Treasurer Joe McMullen, right, presents a $1,000 donation on CSEA's behalf to Ken Wiggins, President, and Tim McGraw, 1st Vice President, of the United Way of Delaware & Otsego Counties from CSEA's disaster relief fund to help with flood relief efforts. McMullen also presented a $1,000 donation on CSEA's behalf to the Tioga United Way for flood relief.
Many Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state had their lives turned upside down by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The story of how the storm had an impact upon Amy Potter, a senior account clerk typist for the Tioga County Department of Social Services' Accounting Department, her husband Chris and their three children is just one example of the hardships faced by affected CSEA members. The Potters' house is surrounded by water after some of the water had already started to recede.
Many Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state had their lives turned upside down by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The story of how the storm had an impact upon Amy Potter, a senior account clerk typist for the Tioga County Department of Social Services' Accounting Department, her husband Chris and their three children is just one example of the hardships faced by affected CSEA members. Amy Potter stands amid her empty shell of a home, showing pictures of her house surrounded by water and the damage inside.