1) Dave Galletly reports on CSEA contract negotiations breaking down with the state. PEF will agree to delay paychecks by four weeks. 2) Brian Shields reports on Manfred Ohrenstein maintaining Senate Minority Leader position and other leadership positions 3) Alan Chartock?s commentary regarding Manfred Ohrenstein and his challenger for Minority Leader. 4) Bruce Robertson reports on Department of Parks and Recreations cut backs. 5) Mike Fondacaro interviews Fred Dicker regarding alleged abuses at the Martin Luther King Institute for Non-Violence. 6) Lee Farbman reports on large increase in state judiciary cases. 7) Fondacaro interviews Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine regarding labor union contract negotiations. 8) Paul Rosenthal reports on this week?s events in state government.
1) Dave Galletly reports New York?s highest court voted that Manfred Ohrenstein could be prosecuted for hiring no-show workers, but could not for using state payroll to pay campaign workers. 2) Alan Chartock?s commentary on the Ohrenstein case. 3) Karen Dewitt reports on CSEA contract negotiations with the state, layoffs, and furloughs. 4) Bruce Robertson reports on NY business council?s report on public employee union?s historical contract agreements and possibility of freezing state salaries to help solve budget deficit. 5) Brian Shields interviews Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine regarding union contract negotiations and the budget deficit. 6) Paul Rosenthal reports on this week?s events in state government.
Interview clips from the CSEA 100 Project to commemorate the union's 100th anniversary in 2010. Clips are from interviews with H. Carl McCall, Joseph Persico, Elizabeth Moore, Joe Dolan, Mel Osterman, and Marty Langer.
Marty Langer served as statewide Political Action Chairman. Under Bill McGowan, Langer was director of the Labor Management Committee and went on to be the consultant for CSEA's Mental Hygiene Group. The interview took place in July 2001
Ramona Gallagher & Bob Lattimer served as president of Local 352 in 1973-1974. Appointed to the Statewide Political Action Committee and was the first Political Organizer for the joint CSEA-AFSCME Political Action Committee. The interview took place in August 2002.
Al DeMarco was former Deputy Director of the Governor?s Office of Employee Relations speaking about the CSEA. The interview took place on March 7, 2006.
Paul Castellani, former official in the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities speaking about the CSEA. The interview took place on March 7, 2006.
Loretta Carol held position of Executive Secretary in the Executive Office. Worked for three statewide secretaries, Irene Carr, Candy Saxton, and Barbara Reeves.
Dr. William Bronston, Physician who was instrumental in revealing the terrible conditions at the Willowbrook Hospital for the Mentally Retarded in the 1970s. The interview took place on August 19, 2007
Linda Angello, New York State Commissioner of Labor speaking about the Public Employee Safety and Health Act. The interview took place on March 15, 2006.
Harry Albright, former Rockefeller Administration law council speaking about his working relationship with the CSEA. The interview took place on July 13, 2005
CSEA President Danny Donohue introduces United States Senator Hillary Clinton at CSEA's endorsement of Clinton for United States president, saying she is the right candidate at a moment of great need.
Beulah Bailey Thull served as the 11th president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) from 1934 until 1935. Under her presidency the first chapter of the Association was formed in New York City. Thull was a major proponent of the Group Accident and Sickness Plan.(8 x 10 in. photograph)
William M. Thomas served as the 1st president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) from 1910 until 1918. Thomas urged lawmakers to provide state employees tenure protection, appropriate salaries, and adequate retirement benefits.(8 x 10 in. photograph)
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, left, at the Civil Service Employees Association's 2001 Annual Delegates Meeting in Buffalo, NY. Clinton is holding a denim shirt and a glass bowl on a pedestal that were gifts from CSEA. Also shown are CSEA Statewide Secretary Barbara Reeves (partially blocked) and CSEA President Danny Donohue.(5 x 7 in. photograph)
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue introduces United States Senator Hillary Clinton at CSEA's endorsement of Clinton for United States president, saying she is the right candidate at a moment of great need. This image appeared in the September 2007 issue of the CSEA's monthly publication, The Work Force.(8 x 10 in. photograph)
Flanked by CSEA retirees and CSEA Communications Associate Stephen Madarasz, State Comptroller H. Carl McCall announces a lawsuit against New York Governor Mario Cuomo for raiding public employee pension funds.(5 x 7 in. photograph)
From left to right, CSEA Central Region President Jim Moore, Nassau Comptroller Peter King, CSEA Long Island Region President Danny Donohue, CSEA Southern Region President Pat Mascioli, New York City Council President Carol Bellamy, and CSEA Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio posing in the middle of the street at the 1986 New York City Labor Parade.(5 x 7 in. photograph)
CSEA members holding signs at a protest staged at a highway groundbreaking. The signs read, "Show some respect," "Where's George?" "Where's King George?" and "We're still here doing the work making you look good."(8 x 10 in. photograph)
AFSCME President Gerald McEntee holds up a sign stating, "Giambra, you're fired" at a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie County rally against big business taking over county services held on September 29, 2005. Gerald McEntee is standing in front of the Erie County Office Building where County Executive Joel Giambra's office is located.
From left to right, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Western Region President Flo Tripi, Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio, Statewide President Danny Donohue, AFSCME President Gerald McEntee, Statewide Treasurer Maureen Malone, and Southern Region President Diane Hewitt march with a large CSEA banner in an Erie County protest against big business taking over county services on September 29, 2005.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Bonnie Peters and Rose Conti of Chautauqua County join their fellow members in a rally against big business taking over county services on September 29, 2005. The rally took place in front of County Executive Joel Giambra's office in Erie County.
Erie County Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members march with signs stating, "Keep big business out of county government," in a September 29, 2005 rally against big business taking over county services. The rally took place in front of County Executive Joel Giambra's office building.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie County Local President Joan Bender converses with New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi at a rally against big business taking over county services on September 29, 2005. The rally took place in front of County Executive Joel Giambra's office in Erie County.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie County Probation Section President Scott Smith takes part in a September 29, 2005 rally against big business taking over county services. The rally took place in front of County Executive Joel Giambra's office building.
The devastation at Ground Zero following the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. In the early days following the attack, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members responded with blood drives and monetary contributions, and many were involved either directly or indirectly in the rescue and recovery efforts.
A news clipping from the Utica, NY Observer-Dispatch, Mrs. Clara Boone, Utica, president of Central New York Conference of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), discussed current CSEA problems during conference's two-day convention at Hotel Utica. She is flanked by Maurice Sokolinsky, left, of Binghamton, first vice president; Emmett J. Durr, of Ray Brook, executive secretary, and Florence Drew, Binghamton, secretary. State Senator James Donovan will speak tonight to the group at a dinner to begin at 7. Courtesy of CSEA Utica State Employees Local (formerly Oneida County Chapter).
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members gather at a vigil in rememberance of the lives lost in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2002 in New York City's Central Park. The vigil coincided with CSEA's 2002 Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members gather at a vigil in rememberance of the lives lost in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2002 in New York City's Central Park. The vigil coincided with CSEA's 2002 Annual Delegates Meeting held in New York City.
Delegates to the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 2002 Annual Delegates Meeting in New York City hold a candlelight vigil in Central Park to commemorate the first anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Members hold a CSEA bannder. Five CSEA members who worked for the State Taxation and Finance Department in the World Trade Center were killed in the attacks. Identified delegates: fourth from the left is Barbara C. Jones. Jones is employed at the University at Albany in the Facilities Management Department and has served as the Third Vice President and Treasurer of CSEA, Local 691.
A view from the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Metropolitan Region Office in Downtown Manhattan shows the World Trade Center towers burning before collapse on September 11, 2001. The World Trade Center attacks took the live of five CSEA member from the state Taxation and Finance Department.
Unidentified representatives from the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s VOICE (Voice of Organized Independent Childcare Educators) membership march in the Labor Day parade held at the 2007 New York State Fair in Syracuse. CSEA members across the state marked Labor Day 2007 with parades, picnics and other special events.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Secretary Barbara Reeves, who is planning to retire early next year, honored for her service at the 2007 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting held in Lake Placid, NY. Listening in the background are President Danny Donohue, Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, Capital Region President Kathy Garrison and Central Region President Ginger Sheffey.