The Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan speaking to a crowd at a solidarity rally for workers' rights at the New York state Capitol building in Albany used to illustrate pull out quotes from a book by Bill Fletcher Jr. titled "They're bankrupting us!" And 20 Other Myths About Unions.
Bill Fletcher Jr., a long-time activist, labor organizer and educator has worked with Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) on several projects over the past 15 years and was the keynote speaker at CSEA's Centennial Annual Delegates Meeting in 2010. He has recently released a book titled ''They're bankrupting us!'' And 20 Other Myths About Unions dispelling many myths and misconceptions associated with labor unions.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, from left, Marcia McCabe, Andy Aitken and Lisa Klein sit before a small sampling of toys that they and their co-workers collected for children of domestic violence victims. All three work as probation officers for Ulster County.
Illustration by Graphic Artist Ralph Distin depicts the state of unions as the Hostess factory filed for bankruptcy while "fat cat" executives rewarded themselves bonuses and raises.
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.