Village of Babylon Department of Public Works crew members, left to right, Greg Paeitto, Jack Christ and Henry Herman removed mounds of debris from neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
Town of Stony Point Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Brett Bulson clears a downed tree in an area heavily affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Village of Floral Park Unit members Joe Karam, left, and Kevin Ginnane show off their certificates of appreciation from the mayor for helping a local woman recover her engagement and wedding rings.
Town of Hempstead Local President Charlie Sellitto and Conservation and CSEA member and Waterways Commissioner Ronald Masters show off the hydrogen fuel station.
The "plungers", consisting of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island Region members, make their way toward the chilly waters of the Long Island Sound during the Polar Plunge at Bar Beach in Port Washington, NY.
Nassau Educational Local President Monica Berkowitz speaks on behalf of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) at the Polar Plunge at Bar Beach in Port Washington, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) City of Long Beach Unit President John Mooney made statements at city council meetings on behalf of the employees affected by the demotions and pay decreases that occurred.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Town of Hempstead Local member A.J. Smith in the Long Island Region is the PEOPLE Recruiter of the Month for February 2012.
Nassau County recently issued layoff notices to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) 243 Nassau Local members; and nearly 200 more county workers were demoted several pay grades, forcing a direct impact on county residents and the services they receive. Another 114 CSEA members from 16 different departments accepted voluntary retirement packages which preserved roughly 150 jobs that otherwise would have been lost to a second round of layoffs. Auto Shop Supervisor Sean Gavin repairs a street sweeper. Vehicle maintenance, snow removal and care for parks will all be more difficult with Nassau County's loss of workers through layoffs.
Nassau County recently issued layoff notices to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) 243 Nassau Local members; and nearly 200 more county workers were demoted several pay grades, forcing a direct impact on county residents and the services they receive. Another 114 CSEA members from 16 different departments accepted voluntary retirement packages which preserved roughly 150 jobs that otherwise would have been lost to a second round of layoffs. Nassau County Probation Officer Bernice Brown is immersed in data entry tasks, following the layoffs of clerical staff.
Cover of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) monthly publication The Work Force from February 2012. Vital services on the line: Nassau County services face drastic cuts due to misguided layoffs. Nassau County recently issued layoff notices to 243 Nassau Local members; and nearly 200 more county workers were demoted several pay grades, forcing a direct impact on county residents and the services they receive. Another 114 CSEA members from 16 different departments accepted voluntary retirement packages which preserved roughly 150 jobs that otherwise would have been lost to a second round of layoffs. In this photo Nassau County Probation Officer Randy Knight holds a stack of paper work previously done by clerical staff that have been laid off. Probation workers are concerned that public safety will be compromised by the layoffs.
State parks workers Richard Van Horn, left, and Matt Lemonis repair a section of the boardwalk leading to Jones Beach after Hurricane Sandy inflicted $100 million in damage to Long Island's state parks and beaches. Parks workers across Long Island have been working to get state, county, town and village parks ready for the summer season after Hurricane Sandy's devastating damage last fall.
Plungers dressed as Star Wars characters Darth Vader and a storm trooper show their support to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members taking the chilly plunge into the Long Island Sound at the Polar Plunge in Port Washington's North Hempstead Beach Park.
Town of Brookhaven Highway Unit member Billy Peters removes snow from a road dumped there by Nemo, the massive snowstorm that affected much of New York and the Northeast in February 2013.