A preschool student in Manlius, Onondaga County, NY, getting a firm grip on the controls of a town snowplow during a presentation at the preschool. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members in the town's department of public works visited the preschoolers, teachers, and parents to talk about winter safet and avoiding accidents with town trucks during the winter.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Bob Plunkett, co-chair of the Capital Region Veterans Committee, delivers cookies and candy to the 109th Airlift Wing at the Stratton Air National guard base in Scotia, New York. Across New York State CSEA members are caring community members, donating time and raising money for local charities and community projects all year long.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Mindy Davidson competed in a triathlon in Florida hoping to raise $5,000 for leukemia research. Davidson, who works for Nassau County (New York) BOCES, is among thousands of CSEA members each year who improve their communitiies by volunteering for neighborhood programs and raising money for local charities all year long. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue making a point in the St. Lawrence County, New York Manager's office in Canton while State Police Superintendent Jim McMahon and State Office of Mental Health Commissioner James Stone look on. Donohue had traveled to New York State's North Country in the aftermath of a devastating ice storm in January 1998 to help recognize the efforts of CSEA members responding to the disaster that left much of the region without power for weeks in the heart of winter.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, center, posing with CSEA St. Lawrence County Local President Betty Thomas and County Administrator Donald R. Brining outside the county office building in Canton, New York. Donohue had traveled to the North Country in the aftermath of a devastating ice storm in January 1998 to help recognize the efforts of CSEA members responding to the disaster that left much of the region without power for weeks in the heart of winter. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Dave Sniatecki, left, and Tim Ryan point out a security camera in the aisle of one of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's Metro buses. The camera system, originally installed to fight fraud, has also helped discourage rowdy behavior and solve criminal cases. Sniatecki and Ryan are members of CSEA's Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Supervisory Unit.
Civil Service Employeess Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, right, shakes hands with State Comptroller H. Carl McCall as he announces CSEA's endorsement of McCall for New York State Governor at the Desmond Americana Hotel in Albany. McCall lost the 2002 election to incumbent Governor George E. Pataki.
This Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon, by CSEA graphic artist Ralph Distin, depicts Governor George E. Pataki as oblivious to the needs of state workers in their fight for a fair contract as well as their efforts to obtain one, which culminated in a 20,000 member-strong rally at the state Capitol. A contract agreement was reached a short time later in early Jan. 2000.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, at podium, announcing the union's endorsement of H. Carl McCall for New York State Comptroller on the steps of the State Capitol. Joining Donohue are, from left, CSEA Audit and Control Local President Georgianna Natale, CSEA Executive Vice President Mary E. Sullivan, Donohue, Statewide Secretary Barbara Reeves, McCall, CSEA Capital Region President Carmen Bagnoli, and CSEA Treasurer Maureen Malone.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Board of Directors representative Carol Thornton holding a portion of a sculpture she created in tribute to four CSEA social service workers murdered while on the job in Schuyler County in 1992.