Enthusiastic supporters greet United States Senator Hillary Clinton at the announcement of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s edorsement of Clinton for president of the United States.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region President Ginger Sheffey greeting United States Senator Hillary Clinton at a luncheon during the New York State Fair in Syracuse. CSEA announced its endorsement of Clinton as the 2008 presidential candidate earlier in August. CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, New York City Police Department Inspector Jim Keogh, left, and Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson meet with members concerned about workplace safety at Bronx Psychiatric Center as a follow-up by State Assemblyman and Mental Health Committee Chair Peter Rivera addressing worker concerns at one of the most dangerous places to work in the state Office of Mental Health system.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) New York State Bridge Authority Local member David Morgan performs maintenance on the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Highlands. September is Disaster Preparedness Month but CSEA members across the state are constantly prepared for emergencies and are making sure drinking water is safe, bridges are strong and roads are clear.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, Glendale (Home) Housekeeping staff, left to right, Diana Gannon, Anna Conyers, Mina Aini and Susan Nichols show their support of the county's plan to build a new county nursing facility for county residents, at a recent meeting of the Schenectady County Legislature.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon, in recognition of September as Disaster Preparedness Month, depicting a CSEA member practicing safety first on New York's infrastructure.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Webster New York highway department maintenance mechanic Sue Trottier and Foreman Joe Herbst, along with co-workers, have taken Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) training as part of the towns disaster preparedness. CSEA members across the state work every day to make sure our roads are safe, our drinking water is clean and our state and local governments deliver vital services.
Pilgrim Psychiatric Center workers demonstrate outside the facility with the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) rat in the background. The CSEA members are fighting on-the-job violence, overtime issues and short staffing.
United States Senator Hillary Clinton autographing a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) sign supporting her at the union's booth at the New York State Fair. Central Region President Ginger Sheffey, far left, back row, is among the CSEA activists and officers looking on. CSEA announced its endorsement of Clinton as the 2008 presidential candidate earlier in August, 2007.
State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, left, joins Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue and members from the State Contract Negotiating Team during CSEA Night at a Tri-City ValleyCats baseball game in Troy, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Christopher Kruse works with water meters at his Ossining (New York) village work site. He recently earned statewide honors for saving a woman's life during a house fire.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Ernie Feeney, shown here beside a New York State Thruway Authority Bridge Patrol truck, is responsible for the safety of thousands of Tappan Zee Bridge commuters. Feeney, a bridge supervisor for the Thruway Authority's Tappan Zee Bridge Patrol, rescued an 18-year-old woman contemplating a deadly jump into the Hudson River.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Capital Region members met with United States Representative Kirsten Gillibrand to thank her for voting in support of the Employee Free Choice Act, as well as for her support of working people in the 20th Congressional District, which covers parts of the Capital District, Hudson Valley and North Country. Shown from left are Gillibrand, Greene County Local President and Federal Political Action Liaison George Greiner, Saratoga Springs City Hall Unit President Katherine Moran and Saratoga County Local President and Federal Political Action Liaison Ron Revers.
United States Senator Hillary Clinton appeared at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s endorsement announcement of her as the 2008 presidential candidate. CSEA President Danny Donohue said she is the right candidate at a moment of great need.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) New York State Bridge Authority Local member David Hawkins works on bridge maintenance recently. CSEA members across the state perform similar work keeping New Yorks bridge's safe.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Delaware County, NY bridge engineer Tom Markus welding the "wing wall" of a County Route 47 culvert in Tompkins. CSEA members in the Capital, Central, and Southern regions are working hard to help rebuild the flood-devastated infrastructure.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, left, and Retiree Division Chair Charles Peritore, right, congratulating Harold Price, center, on winning the Retiree Mission Achievement Award at the 2006 Retirees Delegates Meeting in Syracuse, New York. Price serves as vice president of the New York Metropolitan Retirees Local. He retired in 1985 from 31 years of service at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Terrance Hinkle and Louis Rouse transport patients to and from their treatment procedures at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) retiree member Mary Palmer sitting outside her flood-damaged Sidney, New York home showing one of several rejection letters she's received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, from which she's requested assistance. Palmer's frustrations and losses mirror those of hundreds of CSEA members, family, and friends who were affected by the severe late June flooding across much of the Southern, Capital and Central regions of New York State.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue poses at a Saratoga Springs, New York event sponsored by the Foundation of Advocacy for Mental Health along with Tom O'Clair of Rotterdam, State Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco, former New York First Lady Matilda Cuomo, and New York State Sen. Majority Leader Joseph Bruno. Donohue and Cuomo are both members of the foundations board. O'Clair is the father of Timothy O'Clair, whose suicide sparked the effort to pass Timothy's Law, which would require health insurance companies to cover mental illness like other illnesses. CSEA has supported the legislation, which lawmakers expect to approve later this year.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Delaware County, NY heavy equipment operator Terry Constable rebuilding the shoulders of County Route 4 near Tompkins. CSEA members in the Capital, Central, and Southern regions are working hard to help rebuild flood-devastated infrastructure.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members posing. Several weeks after severe flooding affected hundreds of CSEA members across Central New York State's Southern Tier, CSEA Central Region leaders and activists were helping with flood relief efforts. CSEA Madison County White Collar Unit members worked with administrative staff to collect food and school supplies for flood victims. They also raised money by paying to participate in a "jeans day" at work. Pictured standing are: Linda Jackson, confidential secretary to the Commissioner of Social Services, Russell Stewart, CSEA White Collar Unit president, Karen Bright, CSEA member. Kneeling are CSEA members Tiffany Canning and Jonel Stanhope.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Binghamton, NY Area Retirees Local President Olga White as she tells of her losses after Southern Tier flooding. White had no flood insurance and said the FEMA assistance wouldn't cover all her costs, but overall White said the aftermath of the flood left her with a postive outlook. "My priorities have shifted and now I don't pay attention so much to material things. The response I had from people I didn't even know was awesome."
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, back to camera, greeting Senator Hillary Clinton at the 2006 International Convention of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO, in Chicago.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) activists and staff posing with president Danny Donohue during a rally at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital in downtown Chicago to support the four-year struggle of Resurrection Health Care system workers to join a union. Delegates attending the International Convention of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO, in Chicago approved the key components to create a $60 million war chest to expand worker power and reclaim rights under assault.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Lifeline activist Marcus Simmons addressing AFSCME delegates at the 2006 International Convention of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO in Chicago. Workers at the not-for-profit private sector care facility fought for and won the right to join CSEA. The campaign exemplified how CSEA is leading the AFSCME 21st Century Initiative.
Faces of The Work Force are photos taken by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) staff from around the state showing members at work throughout the year. John Klamm, an Onondaga County Parks Department employee, grooms the baseball diamond at Alliance Bank Stadium in preparation for a Syracuse SkyChiefs game.
A Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon depicting "Dressing for success: It's Important." Uncle Sam (Responsible Voter) giving the "V" for victory sign and holding a newspaper with headline "Primary Day 2002, Sept. 10" , is being assisted by "Voter Registration." Umbrella stand (Election 2002) holds umbrella and walking cane; suitcase (last day to register for primary Aug. 16) is waiting next to a sign with arrow that says "to the polls." The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Albany, Ny's Diamond Dog team mascot "Homer" looking on as New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue tosses out the first pitch during "CSEA Night" at an Albany/Colonie Diamond Dogs game. CSEA members maintained the field for the now-defunct Capital District Independent League team.
Tom DiNapoli speaks to a crowd of unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members at the official CSEA endorsement for Tom DiNapoli for Nassau County Executive in August 2001. Tom DiNapoli, first elected in 1986, represents the 16th Assembly District in the New York State Assembly.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members hold up a CSEA banner and signs of support for Tom DiNapoli at the official CSEA endorsement for Tom DiNapoli for Nassau County Executive in August 2001. Tom DiNapoli, first elected in 1986, represents the 16th Assembly District in the New York State Assembly.
Amos Royals, president of the Manhattan State Hospital Chapter of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), at right in first picture, presenting a free toll book to Nora Tracey, head dining room attendant at the hospital, for use on the Triborough Bridge. Employees used the bridge when commuting to work. Looking on is Carl D. Rinker, administrative director at the hospital. The second frame shows the employee using the first ticket for free passage over the bridge. The use of the free toll tickets by State employees on the Island was won by CSEA in negotiations after a long battle.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from across New York State convene for CSEA's annual clambake at Mayfair Park, Marcy in 1969. Courtesy of CSEA Utica State Employees Local (formerly Oneida County Chapter).
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Clinton County, New York Local President Joe Musso, left, congratulating a member of the winning team of the Plattsburgh All-Star Little League Tournament that the local supported July 22-23, 2006. The local also provided souvenir water bottles and baseball caps bearing CSEA's logo for the tournament's 150 players from 20 teams. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Delegates attending the recent Central and Capital District Conferences of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) held jointly in Cooperstown at the Otesaga Hotel are pictured above. Philip Caruso, president Utica Chapter State office workers; Loren Youngs, Unit Representative Clinton Central School and Jake Banek, Unit Representative Whitesboro Central School are in front. In the rear row are Louis Eddy and Samuel Borelly Oneida County Chapter; Mrs. Dorothy MacTavish, State Wide Secretary Albany; and Ray Castle, Syracuse. At the conference, Louis Sunderhaft, president of Oneida County Chapter CSEA was elected and installed as First Vice-President of the Central Conference Region. Highlight of the three day meeting was the swearing-in of new officers for the Central Conference and for the Conferences County Workshop. Dr. Edward Diamond CSEA Director of Education, was the main speaker. The meeting attended by more than 300 delegates. Courtesy of CSEA Utica State Employees Local (formerly Oneida County Chapter).
A Delaware County, New York, Department of Public Works worker clears flood debris from a ravaged County Route 16. This scene is a familiar one in the dozen counties hit by recent floods. Floods raged through New York's Central, Capital, and Southern regions on June 28, 2006. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members recorded much of the devastation the floods brought. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
State Department of Transportation worker and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Randy Green cleans a highway sweeper after spending twelve hours sweeping highways in Montgomery County, New York. Floods raged through New York's Central, Capital, and Southern regions on June 28, 2006. CSEA members recorded much of the devastation the floods brought.
Ron Ruvo, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Mount Pleasant Blue Collar Unit president and a Traffic Safety Department worker, removes tree limbs damaged in a tornado that ripped through two communities in New York State's Westchester County on July 12, 2006.
Floodwaters from the New York State's Mohawk River rush toward lock houses at Lock 12 on the Erie Canal in Montgomery County west of Amsterdam, one of the many instances of the June 28, 2006, flood damage to buildings and infrastructure in New York's Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Capital, Central, and Southern regions.
Suffolk County, New York, Police Officer Robert Viggers talking to a young attendee at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island Region International Day and Women's Health Fair about the Ident-A-Kid program. The annual event is held at the Long Island Region office through the combined efforts of the regions Women's and Human Rights Committees. It is one of many CSEA events, often called information fairs, held throughout the year around the state to make information available to members about CSEA's union benefits and services. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Poitical cartoon depicting the popular summer 2006 movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: Deadman's Chest" depiction shows State agencies (Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members) bearing down on disaster funding (pirate with his spoils) for 2006 flooding in New York State. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
A Canal Authority scow crew removes trees and other debris from the Erie Canal, New York State. Sections of the canal from Lock 9 to 15 were affected by heavy flooding. Erosion, as well as structural damage and significant debris trapped in canal gates and lock mechanisms, was to blame for many of the problems. From left, Civil Service Empoyees Association (CSEA) Canal Authority Local members Louis King, Captain Bruce Pavlus, Machinist Bob Lisco, and Crane Operator Ron Klump haul a tree from the Lock 13 gates.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Brian P. Moore, Sr. stands in front of the damaged Erie Canal Lock 10 in Montgomery County, New York. Floods raged through New York's Central, Capital, and Southern regions on June 28, 2006. CSEA members recorded much of the devastation the floods brought.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members worked around the clock at flood relief even when their own work sites, including the State Department of Transportation residency in Fultonville, New York were under water. Floods raged through New York's Central, Capital, and Southern regions on June 28, 2006. CSEA members recorded much of the devastation that the floods brought.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, New York State Attorney General Candidate Andrew Cuomo, CSEA President Danny Donohue and Western Region President Flo Tripi at the CSEA/AFSCME Lobby Day in March. The union endorsed Andrew Cuomo for State Attorney General and Alan Hevesi for New York State Comptroller.
Two unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members assess the flooding damage to a washed-out road in Sullivan County, New York. Floods raged through New York's Central, Capital, and Southern regions on June 28, 2006. CSEA members recorded much of the devastation the floods brought. The CSEA is New York State's largest and most powerful labor union.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members in the town of Hempstead, New York, being trained in safely handling hazardous material spills. CSEA has secured a State Department of Labor Hazard Abatement Board training grant that provides all CSEA-represented work sites with the opportunity to take advantage of free training programs, aimed at increasing members' knowledge and understanding of potential safety and health hazards to help reduce or eliminate workplace injuries or illnesses.
Faces of The Work Force are photos taken by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) staff from around the state showing members at work throughout the year. Omayra Camacho helps protect the public as a crime victims specialist for the New York State Crime Victims Board in New York City.