Voters elect Mark Poloncarz as the new county executive in Erie County. The victory marks the end of the reign of Chris Collins, an out-of-touch politician who became known as "King Collins" for his my-way-or-the-highway style.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Outgoing Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio gets a standing ovation from delegates during the 2011 Annual Delegates Meeting. Boncoraglio retired in 2011 after 40 years in the labor movement.
Statewide PEOPLE Committee Chair and Long Island Developmental Center Local President Rutha Bush displays the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) PEOPLE cup that was presented to the Long Island Region at the 2011 Annual Delegates Meeting. The cup honors the region that recruits the most new PEOPLE members during the year.
Town of Hempstead Local member A.J. Smith discusses the PEOPLE program with another Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member. Smith was the PEOPLE recruiter of the month for September 2011.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio, shown in this 1971 photo when he first began working at the South Beach Psychiatric Center, retired after 40 years in the labor movement. A hands-on leader since his days as a mental health therapy aide at South Beach Psychiatric Center, Boncoraglio was always known and feared by management. While the topic of race played a very sensitive and often tense role during his early years as region president, Boncoraglio's fairness and insistence on coalition building helped the region become very important in terms of influence within the union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio, shown in photo at a demonstration in Manhattan, retired after 40 years in the labor movement. A hands-on leader since his days as a mental health therapy aide at South Beach Psychiatric Center, Boncoraglio was always known and feared by management. While the topic of race played a very sensitive and often tense role during his early years as region president, Boncoraglio's fairness and insistence on coalition building helped the region become very important in terms of influence within the union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio, shown in this 2011 photo, retired after 40 years in the labor movement. A hands-on leader since his days as a mental health therapy aide at South Beach Psychiatric Center, Boncoraglio was always known and feared by management. While the topic of race played a very sensitive and often tense role during his early years as region president, Boncoraglio's fairness and insistence on coalition building helped the region become very important in terms of influence within the union.
Many Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state had their lives turned upside down by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The story of how the storm had an impact upon Amy Potter, a senior account clerk typist for the Tioga County Department of Social Services' Accounting Department, her husband Chris and their three children is just one example of the hardships faced by affected CSEA members. The Potters' house is surrounded by water after some of the water had already started to recede.
Many Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the state had their lives turned upside down by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The story of how the storm had an impact upon Amy Potter, a senior account clerk typist for the Tioga County Department of Social Services' Accounting Department, her husband Chris and their three children is just one example of the hardships faced by affected CSEA members. Amy Potter stands amid her empty shell of a home, showing pictures of her house surrounded by water and the damage inside.