Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members John Conners, left, and David Hale teach toddlers at the Highbridge, New York, Preschool valuable winter safety tips that could save their lives. For the second year, workers in the Manlius Highway Department in Onondaga County took one of their big snowplows out to a "show and tell" program at the preschool to teach yougsters that a plow is not something to be scared of, but also to remind them to stay out of its way.
World Trade Center volunteers Air National Guardsmen David Guest, left, and Jim Greenough recall the tragedy of September 11th, 2001. Guest and Greenough were among the hundreds of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across New York State who, as National Guard members or volunteers, helped with the cleanup efforts in lower Manhattan.
As part of their on going concern for their community, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members at SUNY Oswego donated food to needy local families. Union member Manuel Orta loads a box of food destined for the Salvation Army as members Dan Hoefer, Joe Miceli and Margaret Turner prepare another container. Across New York State CSEA members are caring community members, donating time and raising money for local charities and communnity projects all year long.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region President Jim Moore, at right, presents a check to the organizers of the Blodgett Library renovation. CSEA's Onondga County, New York, area Locals participated in a huge fund-raising effort that raised nearly $6,000 to help renovate a school library in one of Syracuse's poorest public schools.
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) Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte posing with CSEA member Larry D'Angelis who received the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award at the eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Ceremonial Brunch held on Long Island, New York. LaMorte remarked that CSEA stays strong because its diversity is the foundation of its strength and that CSEA will continue to strive to make the dream that Reverend King envisioned a reality for each and every member of the CSEA family. Hundreds of union members and community supporters turned out for the Nassau County event, which was among several held statewide to honor the memory of the slain civil rights leader and to commemorate Black History Month. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
A New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon depicting "Belt-Tightening Time": Uncle Sam, sweating, holding an "economic crisis" document; Statue of Liberty sweating, holding a "tough times" document; New York State, sweating, "all of us in N.Y.S." with a tight belt aound it. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Marian Hrycak, a investigator for the state Tax Department's Audit Division, was one of five Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members who lost their lives in the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001.