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.
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.
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.
From left, Civil Service Employee Association's (CSEA) PEOPLE Coordinator Cheryl Palmer, Western Region PEOPLE Committee Chair Maria Johnson, CSEA Statewide and Long Island Region PEOPLE Committee Chair Rutha Bush, CSEA President Danny Donohue, Metropolitan Region PEOPLE Committee Chair Marie Rogers and Southern Region PEOPLE Committee Chair Reuben Simmons at the AFSCME Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.
The Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) Statewide and Long Island Region PEOPLE Committee Chair Rutha Bush, far left, discusses the PEOPLE program with Southern Region PEOPLE Committee Chair Reuben Simmons, Western Region PEOPLE Committee Chair Maria Johnson and Metropolitan Region PEOPLE Committee Chair Marie Rogers during the AFSCME Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.
North Colonie Central School District custodians Scott Vertefeuille, left, and Mike Hebert stand before an Automated Electronic Defibrillator (AED) device which they recently used to save the life of a man who had a heart attack while playing basketball.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Activist Monica Streets asks a question during the meeting at Hudson Valley Developmental Disabilities Services Office (DDSO) concerning New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's plans for the Office of People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).
Hudson Valley Developmental Disabilities Services Office (DDSO) Local President Basil Townsend hands out member contact information cards to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Gwendolyn Vassel.
The Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley and Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo answer questions from Hudson Valley Developmental Disabilites Services Office (DDSO) members concerning New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's plans for Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).
Orange County Unit Secretary Linda Jansen, center, discusses her concern over state aid cuts with Assemblyman James Skoufis. Jansen is accompanied by actvists from the Newburgh School District Unit.