More than 80 educational support workers for the Potsdam School District recently turned out to protest a stalemate in their contract negotiations. The high cost of health care forced the workers to reject a district proposal that would have raised workers' out of pocket expenses. At the same time, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members are upset that they earn the lowest wages, but pay 13 percent higher premiums than district teachers.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Oswego County Local President Ken Greenleaf and Central Region Executive Vice President and St. Lawrence County Local President Betty Thomas react to the 44-degree water of Oneida Lake as they take the plunge at the Polar Plunge at Oneida Shores. The event benefited the Special Olympics.
Mark Brantley, a senior management analyst and administrator for the New York County Clerk's Office and member of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), stands on the steps of the state Supreme Court Building in Manhattan.
Ruby Mims, center, of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie County Local in the Western Region is PEOPLE recruiter for the month of December, 2009.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Robbie Ellis, who also serves as Livingston County Local President (left), and Alise Rounsville brave icy Lake Ontario during the Rochester Polar Plunge February 14, 2011.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio demands respect for CFS (Child and Family Service) workers at a rally, surrounded by CFS workers and other supporters.
Gloria Smith of the Upstate Medical Center Local in the Central Region was PEOPLE Recruiter for the month of January, 2010. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) PEOPLE (Public Employees Organized for Political and Legislative Equality) program protects and improves jobs, benefits and pensions in Washington, D.C., Albany and local communities.
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Unit member Larry Lawless uses a backhoe to clear snow from village fire hydrants. While village residents suffered widespread power outages and downed trees, the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) work force did an excellent job keeping the roads clear, enabling utility crews to restore power.
?Nearly 100 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members in the Long Island Region demonstrate outside the district offices of New York State Senator Brian Foley. Foley and Senator Craig Johnson joined with the New York State Senate's Democratic leadership in calling for thousands of state workers to be laid off. They were among several Democratic senators CSEA targeted across the state for proposing the layoff scheme.