Cover image of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s January 2011 Work Force addresses the issue of threatened layoffs of New York State employees: People work. Layoffs don't.
Photo of the Month in the January 2011 Work Force. Representatives from the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and management from Tarrytown and Yorktown participated in a weeklong train-the-trainer course on working in confined spaces. The workshop, taught by staff from the CSEA Occupational Safety and Health Department at the headquarters of Highland Hose Co. No. 1 in Lloyd, will allow participants to train co-workers on how to work safely in confined spaces. CSEA members Anthony Ruggiero Jr. and John Kelly died on Labor Day in Tarrytown after apparently succumbing to fumes in a manhole. The Village of Tarrytown had not offered proper confined space training to its work force. CSEA recently conducted similar trainings across the state.
Illustration by graphic artist Ralph Distin in the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s January 2011 Work Force depicting Governor Andrew Cuomo as the newly elected governor of New York with his father, former Governor Mario Cuomo.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) memberr Anabel Rosa, a worker at the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped and the only Spanish-speaking keyboard specialist in the state, is one of hundreds of state workers facing the loss of their jobs. She was one of hundreds of state workers targeted for layoffs by New York Governor David Paterson.
Town of Hempstead welders and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Harold Pinder, left, and Kenneth Hill help the town save money through welding to restore aging equipment.
Fulton County Local President Ron Briggs speaks out about the county's proposed sale of public health services, as Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members hold signs in support.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, including newly elected SUNY Canton College Association Local President Toni Besio, left, and Secretary-Treasurer Michelle Johnson help prepare a meal for students.
The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) volunteer member organizers from the Metropolitan Region were honored with the Nadra Floyd Award at CSEA's 100th Annual Delegates Meeting. The award recognizes members who have made an extraordinary contribution to the growth of CSEA's membership. In the picture, Metropolitan Region Organizing/Membership Committee Chair Ramon Lucas accepts the award from CSEA President Danny Donohue, left, and is joined by Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio, second from right, and Statewide Treasurer Joe McMullen, right.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Bronx Psychiatric Center Local President Abraham Benjamin speaks with a television station reporter while CSEA members demonstrate outside the center. The workers demonstrated over a lack of workplace violence law enforcement and layoffs.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region "Polar Peeps" team members take the plunge in Oneida Lake, including Team Captain Jeffrey Colburn, dressed in the yellow Peeps suit. Central Region President Colleen Wheaton is to Colburn's immediate left.
As Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Madison County Local activist Karen Bright watches, SUNY Binghamton Local President David Lee gets down and chilly in the waters of Oneida Lake.
The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region Judiciary Local "Chain Gang," winners of the best costume award, pose with Special Olympics New York CEO Neal Johnson. From left are Darlene O'Hara, Brenda Leone, Johnson, Local President Don Lynskey, Natalie Spilman, Sheila Sears and Gaige Gonyeau-Spilman.
Ad used on the back page of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s January 2011 Work Force addressing the issue of proposed layoffs and the value public sector workers bring to communities.
The cover of the March 2011 Work Force published by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA): State Budget not good for you: Unprecedented, unfair, unbearable!
The Photo of the Month in the March 2011, Work Force. Nearly 100 VOICE/Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Monroe County child care providers met recently and eagerly submitted written commitments to help in fighting proposed budget cuts to child care. They also pledged to "Get on the bus" bound for Albany on May 14 to meet with hundreds of other providers from around the state.
A photo of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Herman Williams, a Mental Hygiene Therapy Aide at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center, appeared with a quote about cuts to the proposed state budget.
An illustration by graphic artist Ralph Distin: Words of Wisdom for Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members on defending public employees and unions against attacks.
Upstate Medical University worker and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Tracy Devoise cares for a young patient. Health care services at public hospitals and nursing homes in New York are jeopardized by the proposed state budget.
A photo of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and SUNY Upstate Local President Kathy Yeldon appeared with a story about budget cuts to SUNY hospital workers.
A photo of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Justin Lelonek, Department of Social Services, Erie County Unit and Next Wave member, appeared with a quote about the attacks on public employees and concern over budget cuts.
A photo of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Maria Johnson, Buffalo Psychiatric Center Local, appeared with a quote about the attacks on public employees and concern over budget cuts.
A photo of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Steve Borkofsky, right, a custodian at the Deer Park School District, appeared with a quote about the attacks on public employees and concern over budget cuts. Walter Wojnarowski is on the left.
A photo of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Mary Casale, residential program assistant at Hudson River Psychiatric Center, appeared with a quote about the attacks on public employees and concern over budget cuts.
A photo of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Gerard Kent, a therapy aide at Taconic DDSO, appeared with a quote about the attacks on public employees and concern over budget cuts.
A photo of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Kevin Thompson, a bridge maintenance assistant, Jefferson Residency, Bridge Department at the state Department of Transportation, appeared with a quote about the attacks on public employees and concern over budget cuts.
A photo of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Betty Eagan, nurse for the Saratoga Springs School District, appeared with a quote about the attacks on public employees and concern over budget cuts.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) activists Pat McVitty, left, and Jeff Tubbs are part of a group of CSEA members fighting to restore several dozen permanent job titles at the state-run ski area at Belleayre Mountain.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Western Region Labor Relations Specialist Penny Gleason, center, leads Dave Dunaj of the Erie Educational Local and Judy DiPaola from the Western Region Judiciary Local through a "courageous conversation" exercise at a recent state budget training, just one of several trainings CSEA will be conducting for members and activists in the upcoming weeks.
Senior information technology analyst and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Capital Region Judiciary Local member Richard Streichert, shown here working on a server, is among the court workers who have helped the state save thousands of dollars through the use of technology.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Terry Nugent, a senior court analyst at the New York State Board of Law Examiners, now does much of her work electronically, helping the state save thousands of dollars in paper and postage.
The Photo of the Month in the April 2011 Work Force. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley joins other activists in delivering a letter from workers to Assemblyman Peter Rivera, during the Annual Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Conference in Albany. The letter, which was distributed to attendees through the conference, illustrated the devastating impact Governor Andrew Cuomo's budget will have on communities and encourages Assembly members to fight for a better New York for all. The annual conference draws hundreds of legislators, community leaders, groups and organizations from across the state.
Hundreds of union supporters from the Capital Region rally at the state Capitol in Albany on February 26 in support of Wisconsin public employees who lost their collective bargaining rights. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members participated in rallies across the state.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie County Local and Unit activists Jeff Bryzski, left in camouflage, and Steve Szymura, shouting, at a Buffalo rally. CSEA members participated in rallies across the state on February 26 in support of Wisconsin public employees who lost their collective bargaining rights.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members joined other union members to rally in Rochester. CSEA members participated in rallies across the state on February 26 in support of Wisconsin public employees who lost their collective bargaining rights.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Treasurer Joe McMullen speaks in the Wisconsin State Capitol, where tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered to protest Governor Scott Walker's attack on public employees. McMullen, CSEA Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan and Capital Region President Kathy Garrison were among CSEA activists and staff who traveled to Wisconsin to lend their voices and support.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, also Capital District Area Labor Federation president, fires up an Albany rally. CSEA members participated in rallies across the state on February 26 in support of Wisconsin public employees who lost their collective bargaining rights.
An illustration by graphic artist Ralph Distin in the April 2011 Work Force published by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) depicting the assault on Wisconsin public employees and the end of collective bargaining rights at the hands of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker while union solidarity shows support.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and Ulster County Local President Terry Gilbert presents county legislators with petitions containing 2,562 signatures of residents who support building a new county nursing home.
The Southern Region Polar Plunge team at the Fishkill Creek. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members in the Southern Region participated in the Polar Plunge to raise money for the Special Olympics. They raised more than $2,200 during the plunge.
Pawling School District Unit Vice President Kevin Richard, left, and President Jeff Stevens, were first-time Southern Region Polar Plunge participants, though Stevens is a longtime volunteer for other Special Olympics programs. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)members in the Southern Region participated in the Polar Plunge to raise money for the Special Olympics.
The Long Island Region Bathing Beauties prepare to plunge. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members in the Long Island Region participated in the Polar Plunge to raise money for the Special Olympics. They raised nearly $3,000.
Bess Watts, Monroe Community College Unit president, played an integral part in the campaign to organize Sodexo fool service workers at the college. The newly certified private sector bargaining unit brings 55 new members to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA).
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Walter Wojnarowski, left, Steve Borkofsky and other CSEA members in the Deer Park School District (Long Island) were instrumental in stemming a potentially dangerous situation after a pre-school student was diagnosed with typhoid fever. The comprehensive cleansing efforts of CSEA members helped prevent other students and staff from contracting the disease.
Maria Mach, president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Sodexo Local at SUNY New Paltz, helped explain contract negotiations to Monroe Community College workers during the organizing campaign which brought 55 new CSEA members to the newly certified private sector bargaining unit at the college.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Office of People with Developmental Disabilities member Christine Bischoff responded to charges made by a New York Times article alleging systemic abuse in the state developmental disabilities system. CSEA represents about 18,000 workers who care for nearly 40,000 individuals with developmental disabilities; only a tiny fraction of those employees have ever been brought up on disciplinary charges of any nature. Most are caring, dedicated professionals.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region activists get fired up for AFSCME (2011) Lobby Day. Hundreds of CSEA members met with their state senators and Assembly members to urge the lawmakers to oppose the governor's proposed state budget cuts and oppose cutting income taxes on wealthy New Yorkers.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue presents an AFSCME T-shirt to New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli at the 2011 AFSCME Lobby Day in Albany.
Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous addresses Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members at the 2011 AFSCME Lobby Day in Albany. Libous was one of the featured speakers at the program before members met with their state senators and Assembly members to urge the lawmakers to oppose the governor's proposed state budget cuts and oppose cutting income taxes on wealthy New Yorkers.