An AFSCME activist dressed as "Monopoly Man" and an inflatable corporate pig hand out fliers in front of the New York State Capitol Building recently, urging people to tell state lawmakers to say "No" to Tier 6.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley and Capital Region President Kathy Garrison take part in a rally alongside members of the Public Employee Federation (PEF) at the Capitol in Albany, NY.
?Thousands of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members joined with the Public Employee Federation (PEF) members across the state on May 10 to tell Paterson "Furlough You!" The U.S. District Court for Northern District of New York granted a temporary restraining order preventing New York Governor David Paterson from proceeding with his planned furloughs of state employees.(12 x 13 photograph)
SUNY Downstate Local members lobby state legislators in their Albany offices about a reported restructuring that threatens the loss of thousands of jobs.
A wreath was hung at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Headquarters building in memory of those children and teachers who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley recently told state lawmakers the majority of employees who care for people with developmental disabilities have been inaccurately portrayed in a series of New York Times articles alleging systemic abuse in the state developmental disabilities system. Berkley, who has more than 30 years of experience in the state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities system as a direct care worker, said CSEA represents 18,000 workers who care for nearly 40,000 individuals with developmental disabilities. She said only a tiny fraction of those employees have ever been brought up on disciplinary charges of any nature, let alone client abuse.
In Erie County, hundreds of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members attending CSEA's 99th Annual Delegates Meeting joined with members of the CSEA Erie County Unit to rally in front of the county's Rath Building in downtown Buffalo. Erie County Unit President Joan Bender addressed the crowd. The county executive, Chris Collins, systematically has been dismantling county services and undermining CSEA representatives.
Cover of the October, 2009, Work Force. In Erie County, hundreds of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members attending CSEA's 99th Annual Delegates Meeting joined with members of the CSEA Erie County Unit to rally in front of the county's Rath Building in downtown Buffalo. The county executive, Chris Collins, systematically has been dismantling county services and undermining CSEA representatives.