Bill Jordan, left, a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member representing Region VI Institutional Services Unit and Tom Ward, a Region V representative of the Operational Services Unit discussing preparations for contract negotiations with New York State in 1987. The State's contract with ISU and OSU, as well as the Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) and the Office of Court Administration (OCA) would expire on March 31, 1988. The CSEA teams represented 110,000 New York State employees.
Negotiating team leaders and representatives from Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and New York State discussing contract language during negotiations which would affect CSEA members in the state Institutional, Operational and Administrative Services Units. Tens of thousands of CSEA members were expected to vote on tentative contracts by the May 13, 1985, ratification deadline. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Administrative Services Unit negotiating team members from Metropolitan Region Ann Worthy and Elliot Bernstein listening and taking notes during contract negotiations with New York State. The negotiating team and the collective bargaining specialists assigned to each of the three bargaining units, Administrative Services Unit, Operational Services Unit and Institutional Services Unit, prepare demands to improve the contract language in each unit. CSEA staff and the negotiating teams use contract demand sheets sent in by thousands of members as a basis for formulating the union's demands. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Operational Services Unit negotiating team member from the Capital Region Leroy Holmes, left, and collective bargaining specialist John Naughter, right, listening during contract negotiations with New York State. The negotiating team and the collective bargaining specialists assigned to each of the three bargaining units, Administrative Services Unit, Operational Services Unit and Institutional Services Unit, prepare demands to improve the contract language in each unit. CSEA staff and the negotiating teams use contract demand sheets sent in by thousands of members as a basis for formulating the union's demands. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Institutional Services Unit negotiating team member from the Western Region Elaine Mootry listening during contract negotiations with New York State. The negotiating team and the collective bargaining specialists assigned to each of the three bargaining units, Administrative Services Unit, Operational Services Unit and Institutional Services Unit, prepare demands to improve the contract language in each unit. CSEA staff and the negotiating teams use contract demand sheets sent in by thousands of members as a basis for formulating the union's demands. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Administrative Services Unit negotiating team member from the Western Region Sara Sievert and Operational Services Unit member from the Central Region listening and taking notes during contract negotiations with New York State. The negotiating team and the collective bargaining specialists assigned to each of the three bargaining units, Administrative Services Unit, Operational Service Unit and Institutional Services Unit, prepare demands to improve the contract language in each unit. CSEA staff and the negotiating teams use contract demand sheets sent in by thousands of members as a basis for formulating the union's demands. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
The New York State Police cordoned off the State Capitol during Governor George E. Pataki's State of the State speech as 20,000 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and PEF members protested stalled contract talks at the Empire State Plaza.
A newspaper clipping from the Utica, NY Observer-Dispatch, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, Miss Rita Castellano checks poster and Phillip Beno takes inventory of sales at State Tax Office in Utica where the push goes on for the state lottery. In the Utica area and throughout the state, sales of lottery tickets are not very high. Courtesy of CSEA Utica State Employees Local (formerly Oneida County Chapter).
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s "Peanut Man" also known as Ken Koopman, was one of more than 20,000 union members attending a January 5 rally over stalled contract talks. CSEA used peanuts as a reference to Gov. George Pataki's wage offer of zero percent per year over a four-year contract.
Governor David Paterson's announcement of Represntative Kirsten Gillibrand as Junior Senator of New York to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan is seen on-stage, top row and fourth from left, among other prominent Albany dignitaries showing support for Governor Paterson's announcement.