Unidentified people attending a United University Professions (UUP) Delegate Assembly. This image appeared in the February 1988 edition of The Voice. In the bottom margin is a sticker indicating the photographer. Written in the bottom margin is ".25-1.78" and "VOICE P.10 100%."
Attending a United University Professions (UUP) Delegate Assembly are, left to right: an unidentified man; John M. "Tim" Reilly, President of UUP form 1987 to 1993; and Jeanne Galbraith, on the UUP Executive Board from 1982 to 1987, and was UUP Secretary from 1987 to 1993. This image appeared in the February 1988 edition of The Voice. Written in the bottom margin of the original is ".11-1.55" and "VOICE P.10 100%."
Attending a Task Force on Undergraduate Education meeting and associated with United University Professions (UUP) are, from left corner, clockwise: John M. "Tim" Reilly, UUP President from 1987 to 1993; Ellen Hornig; Nancy Kleniewski; Norman Solokoff; John Crary, on the UUP Executive Board from 1981 to 1986; and Vice President for Academics from 1986 to 1988; Lewis Brownstein; Craig Little; and Joseph Greenfield. Written in the top margin of the original is "Task Force on Undergrad Ed" and "VOICE P.6 60%."
People attending a United University Professions (UUP) AIDS Work Group meeting include: Edward Alfonsin, UUP Secretary from 1975 to 1980, Membership Development Chair from 1981 to 1987 and Executive Board from 1987 to 1997; Rodney Whalen, UUP Health and Safety Specialist; Lawrence Flood; Penny Tronolone; David Rekosh; and Lee Dryden. The photographer's stamp is in the bottom margin of the original. Written in the bottom margin is ".21-1.61" and "VOCIE P.6 96%."
Rowena Blackman-Stroud, United University Professions (UUP) Executive Board Member, and Michael Silverberg, Academic Delegate, attending the United University Professions (UUP) 1988 Winter Delegate Assembly. This image appeared in the February 1988 edition of The Voice. Written in the bottom margin of the original is ".20-1.72" and "VOICE P.10 76%."
John M. "Tim" Reilly speaking at a United University Professions (UUP) event. Tim Reilly was UUP president from 1987 to 1993. This image appeared in the December 1987 edition of The Voice. Written in the top margin of the original is "VOICE 62%," and written in the left margin is "12-170."
In the United University Professions (UUP) Administrative Office are, left to right: Stanley Wojtowicz, Benefits Specialist; Douglas Burnett, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) Assistant Vice President; John McCormack, Executive Vice President, and John M. "Tim" Reilly, UUP President. Tim Reilly was UUP president from 1987 to 1993. This image appeared in the December 1987 edition of The Voice. Written in the bottom margin of the original is "VOICE 100% P.5 14-160."
John M. "Tim" Reilly speaking to reporters regarding a 1987 AFL-CIO boycott supported by the United University Professions (UUP). Tim Reilly was UUP president from 1987 to 1993. This image appeared in the December 1987 edition of The Voice. In the top margin in written "VOICE P.1" "100%" is crossed out. Written in the bottom margin is "K 44 Pi wide" "20-120" and "156%" is crossed out. There is a NYSUT Graphics/Photography logo sticker in the left margin.
John M. "Tim" Reilly speaking to reporters regarding a 1987 AFL-CIO boycott supported by the United University Professions (UUP). This image appeared in the December 1987 edition of The Voice. Tim Reilly was president of UUP from 1987 to 1993.
Attending an event associated with the Employeee Assistance Program (EAP), left to right: Richard Clark, Chair of EAP Committee; John E. Van de Wetering, president of the State University of New York at Brockport; Nuala Drescher, president of United University Professions (UUP) from 1981 to 1987; and Karen Heaney.
AFSCME President Gerald McEntee holds up a sign stating, "Giambra, you're fired" at a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie County rally against big business taking over county services held on September 29, 2005. Gerald McEntee is standing in front of the Erie County Office Building where County Executive Joel Giambra's office is located.
From left to right, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Western Region President Flo Tripi, Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio, Statewide President Danny Donohue, AFSCME President Gerald McEntee, Statewide Treasurer Maureen Malone, and Southern Region President Diane Hewitt march with a large CSEA banner in an Erie County protest against big business taking over county services on September 29, 2005.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Bonnie Peters and Rose Conti of Chautauqua County join their fellow members in a rally against big business taking over county services on September 29, 2005. The rally took place in front of County Executive Joel Giambra's office in Erie County.
Erie County Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members march with signs stating, "Keep big business out of county government," in a September 29, 2005 rally against big business taking over county services. The rally took place in front of County Executive Joel Giambra's office building.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie County Local President Joan Bender converses with New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi at a rally against big business taking over county services on September 29, 2005. The rally took place in front of County Executive Joel Giambra's office in Erie County.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie County Probation Section President Scott Smith takes part in a September 29, 2005 rally against big business taking over county services. The rally took place in front of County Executive Joel Giambra's office building.
Unidentified representatives from the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s VOICE (Voice of Organized Independent Childcare Educators) membership march in the Labor Day parade held at the 2007 New York State Fair in Syracuse. CSEA members across the state marked Labor Day 2007 with parades, picnics and other special events.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Secretary Barbara Reeves, who is planning to retire early next year, honored for her service at the 2007 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting held in Lake Placid, NY. Listening in the background are President Danny Donohue, Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, Capital Region President Kathy Garrison and Central Region President Ginger Sheffey.
Unidentifed Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, officers, activists and their guests take part in the Labor Day parade held at the 2007 New York State Fair in Syracuse. CSEA members across the state marked Labor Day 2007 with parades, picnics and other special events.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) HRI Local President Deb Hanna, State Employees Local representative Marie Rogers, and LRS John Labriel join a 2007 Labor Day Rally at the World Trade Center in New York City. Unidentified man at left of photo holding sign.
Unidentifed Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Putnam County Unit members demonstrating outside the county's courthouse. More than 100 CSEA members demonstrated outside the county's courthouse before a public budget hearing in an effort to raise public awareness of the vital roles the public work force plays in Putnam County.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Mildred Kelly, shown outside Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY. As a navigator, Kelly tries to knock down barriers that keep people from getting the treatment Roswell Park has to offer. The navigator program began as a pilot in the breast cancer clinic in 2006.
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, second from right, gets a warm welcome from Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, including, from left, CSEA Treasurer Joe Mullen; John Polydouris, New York State Audit & Control Department Local executive vice president; CSEA Retiree Division Chair Charles Peritore; Karen Jazvinski, State Employees Retirement System Local president and Clarence Russell, New York State Audit & Control Department Local president. The photograph was taken at the 2007 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting in Lake Placid, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue congratulating Long Island Developmental Disabilities Services Office Local President Daryl Wilson on achieving over 50 percent participation in the PEOPLE program. Recognition was given during the 2007 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting held in Lake Placid, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Olympic Regional Development Authority Local President Bill Shurter, Capital Region President Kathy Garrison, and CSEA President Danny Donohue firing up the crowd for a fair ORDA contract outside the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, NY. The rally took place during the 2007 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting in Lake Placid, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Mount Vernon Library Unit President Gary Newman. CSEA members working for the Library are fighting for the return of fairness and respect on the job, following months of anti-union behavior from management. Newman said the library's interim director has instituted policies that either violate the union's contract or contribute to a hostile working environment.
Department of Corrections/Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Labor-Management chair Patricia Casler, outside Auburn Correctional Facility, holds a new personal alarm for civilian corrections workers that will be distributed statewide. The device can pinpoint the workers exact location in the event of an emergency. CSEA, the Public Employee Federation and Correctional Services Commissioner Brian Fischer all signed a memorandum of understanding for the new devices.
United States Senator Hillary Clinton with Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members at the union's booth at the New York State Fair in Syracuse. Central Region President Ginger Sheffey is shown left of Clinton. 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 Carol Rogers, a park naturalist for the Niagara Region Interpretive Programs Office at Fort Niagara State Park in Niagara Falls, shows off some of her (stuffed) furry friends to fairgoers at the 2007 New York State Fair in Syracuse.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Diana Gannon, a home health aide for the Herkimer County Public Health Department, demonstrates outside the Herkimer County Office Building. After more than a year and a half of working under an expired contract, 425 CSEA members employed by Herkimer County are fighting for a contract with a wage increase at least equal to what county managers got for 2006.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Nick Fusco, a custodian in the East Williston school district, and Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel. CSEA members from across Long Island demonstrated in front of the East Williston School District's Wheatley School before the districts Board of Education meeting in support of reaching a fair contract with the district.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Southern Region President Diane Hewitt, right, celebrating as President Danny Donohue presents the annual PEOPLE Cup to the Southern Region for recruiting the most new PEOPLE members during the past year. The PEOPLE cup was presented during the 2007 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting held in Lake Placid, NY.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members getting fired up outside Lake Placid's Olympic Center for a fair contract for members employed at the Olympic Regional Development Authority. The rally took place during the 2007 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting in Lake Placid, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Treasurer Joe McMullen, right, congratulating Metropolitan Region Executive Vice President and Bronx Psychiatric Center Local President Denise Berkley on her local achieving over 50 percent participation in the PEOPLE program. Recognition was given during the 2007 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting held in Lake Placid, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Steve Mikle, supervisor of the four-member maintenance crew assigned to the gristmill renovation project at Connetquot River State Park Preserve in Long Island, NY, pumps out water in a marshy area near the gristmill. The project has raised safety and health concerns.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, left, introducing AFSCME International President Gerald McEntee at the 2007 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting held in Lake Placid, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Lori Nilsson meeting New York State candidate for Governor Eliot Spitzer. Some of CSEA's endorsed candidates for statewide office made visits to the New York State Fair in Syracuse, where CSEA Weekend coincided with Labor Day and the fair's annual parade. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
CBS Early Show anchor Hannah Storm posing with Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue as a group of delegates take part in a live broadcast of the program during the 2006 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting in Manhattan, New York. CSEA's 96th Annual Delegates Meeting drew more than 1,000 delegates to conduct the union's annual business. This year's theme, "Meeting the Challenge," focused on the challenges unions face with a business-friendly National Labor Relations Board and federal efforts to dismantle worker protections and strip union workers of their collective bargaining power.
Jim Kelly, John J. Kelly Jr.'s son, holding a photograph of his father with New York State Governor Thomas Dewey, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President John Powers and an unidentified woman at a 1954 testimonial dinner in honor of Dewey as the governor was leaving office. John Kelly was the dinner's toastmaster. Kelly was a young well-regarded Albany attorney who served as CSEA counsel during the 1950s. CSEA's J. J. Kelly Memorial Scholarship Fund was created when he died unexpectedly, leaving behind a widow and several young children.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members marching in the annual New York State Fair Labor Day Parade, which drew dozens of members and their families. CSEA members in all regions took part in Labor Day parades and events across the state. The strong showing of solidarity sends a resounding message that CSEA is is prepared to fight to protect its 96-year labor legacy.
Paul F. McCarthy speaking with members during a workshop on developing comprehensive conflict resolutions skills. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 96th Annual Delegates Meeting in Manhattan, New York drew more than 1,000 delegates to conduct the union's annual business. This year's theme, "Meeting the Challenge," focused on the challenges unions face with a business-friendly National Labor Relations Board and federal efforts to dismantle worker protections and strip union workers of their collective bargaining power.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, Patrick Hogan has the floor, as Kim Brown looks on during a session on union organizing during the 2006 CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting in Manhattan, New York. The two are child care providers from Westchester County and leaders in the VOICE campaign. VOICE, Voice of independent Childcare Educators, is a professional association of more than 700 family child care providers working with CSEA to improve their profession and the quality of care for the children they serve. CSEA's 96th Annual Delegates Meeting in Manhattan drew more than 1,000 delegates to conduct the union's annual business. This year's theme, "Meeting the Challenge," focused on the challenges unions face with a business-friendly National Labor Relations Board and federal efforts to dismantle worker protections and strip union workers of their collective bargaining power.
Leaders of New York State's Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and Lifespire, a not-for-profit provider of services to people with developmental disabilities, recently met to strengthen labor-management relations and plan strategies to improve quality of care in their operations. Last year, 1,200 Lifespire employees formed a union with CSEA and were recognized by management. Their first contract is in the works. From left are Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio, New York AFL-CIO President Denis Hughes, CSEA President Danny Donohue, Lifespire Inc. President Mark Van Voorst, Lifespire Executive Vice President Tom McAlvanah and Lifespire Vice President for Human Resources Cassandra Dancy-Potts.
New York State candidate for governor Eliot Spitzer addressing the members attending the 2006 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting. He said that if elected, he would work to create a partnership with CSEA to help bring union members fairness and respect on the job. CSEA has endorsed Spitzer in his bid for governor. CSEA's 96th Annual Delegates Meeting in Manhattan drew more than 1,000 delegates to conduct the union's annual business. This year's theme, "Meeting the Challenge," focused on the challenges unions face with a business-friendly National Labor Relations Board and federal efforts to dismantle worker protections and strip union workers of their collective bargaining power.
New York State candidate for governor Eliot Spitzer greeting Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island Region activist Laura Gallagher at the 96th Annual Delegates Meeting. More than a thousand CSEA members attending the union's 96th Annual Delegates Meeting laid the groundwork to further the CSEA's mission of being New York's leading union.
Erie County Medical Center is known throughout Western New York State for its outstanding Level 1 Trauma and Burn Center and emergency care. The hospital is also a leader in cardiac care, kidney transplantation, and musculoskeletal treatment. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) represents about 1,100 workers at the hospital, including many physicians. CSEA member Dr. Erik Jensen, clinical director of anesthesiology at the hospital, plays a critical role in caring for the hospitals trauma patients.
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. June Gordon keeps the New York State Veterans' Home at Stony Brook on Long Island running smoothly.
From left, University at Albany Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 691 President David Harrison, CSEA President Danny Donohue, graduate interns Erin Hvizdak and Sarah Cross, Associate Professor of History Ivan Steen, and head of University at Albany's M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives Brian Keough celebrate the formal opening of CSEA's archives at the university. Grenander's state of the art facility is housing and preserving important documents, publications and other materials from CSEA's history for future use and research.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, left, hands University at Albany President Kermit Hall a framed poster depicting the union's 95-year history at the opening of CSEA's archives at the university's M.E. Granander Department of Special Collections and Archives. Grenander's state of the art facility is housing and preserving important documents, publications and other materials from CSEA's history for future use and research.
New York State Senator Dale Volker speaks to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) delegates at the 95th Annual Delegates Meeting held in Buffalo, NY.
AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Bill Lucy welcomes new delegates to the 95th Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Annual Delegates Meeting held in Buffalo, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Southern Region President Diane Hewitt, Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio, New York City Mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer, Long Island Region President Nicholas LaMorte, and CSEA President Danny Donohue lead CSEA members in the NYC Labor Day Parade.
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. Kaycee Kzyzak, an attendant at Putnam County's Tilly Foster Farm in Brewster, NY proudly grooms one of the farm's horses.
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. Diane Parker, a bus driver for the Williamsville School district, ensures that children get to and from school safely.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Treasurer Maureen Malone, AFSCME President Gerald McEntee, and CSEA President Danny Donohue hold up a check presented by CSEA to the AFSCME Fallen Heroe Fund. CSEA donated a total of $25,795 to the Fallen Heroes Fund, which aids victims of the 2005 Gulf Coast disasters. The check was presented to AFSCME at CSEA's 95th Annual delegates Meeting.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) delegates vote on an amendment to the union's constitution and by-laws at the 95th Annual Delegates Meeting held in Buffalo, NY.
AFSCME President Gerald McEntee speaks to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) delegates at the 95th Annual Delegates Meeting held in Buffalo, NY. In McEntee's speech to the delegates, he stressed the importance of representation, organization, and political action.
New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi makes a hand gesture to unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) delegates at the 95th Annual Delegates Meeting held in Buffalo, NY. Hevesi spoke on the issue of fiscal responsibility at the state and local level.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue points to a poster portraying a timeline of the union's 95-year history at the University of Albany's M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives. Grenander's state of the art facility is housing and preserving important documents, publications and other materials from CSEA's history for future use and research.
University at Albany President Kermit Hall, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, CSEA University at Albany Local President David Harrison, and University at Albany M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives Head Brian Keough converse at the formal opening of CSEA's archives at the University at Albany.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio leading marchers at a labor rally in New York City. Around New York State, CSEA members take part annually in labor events and parades around Labor Day weekend. In 2004 the rights of working people were under attack. Under the Bush administration Americans saw the loss of 1.7 million jobs, erosion of health insurance coverage along with higher prices, gutting of workers safety and health protections and a National Labor Relations Board hell-bent on benefiting employers at the expense of workers.
New York Governor George Pataki speaks to state Tax Department workers in New York City following the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)lost five members who worked in the World Trade Center for the state Department of Taxation and Finance in the attacks.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue and CSEA Western Region President Flo Tripi, centered behind a Monroe County banner, leading a contingent of CSEA members in the 2001 Rochester Labor Parade in Rochester, New York. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
State Emergency Management Office workers were among many Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members who assisted directly or indirectly in rescue and recovery efforts following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from the labor union's Metropolitan, Southern, and Long Island New York State regions marching in the 1998 New York City Labor Parade.
Ms. Piggy, the mascot of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s float in the 1992 New York City Labor Day Parade. The theme of the float is Privatizing is Hogwash, making the point that CSEA members can do jobs better and more cost-effectively than private contractors. The CSEA is New York's largest union.
The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s float in the 1992 New York City Labor Day Parade. The theme of the float is Privatizing is Hogwash, making the point that CSEA members can do jobs better and more cost-effectively than private contractors.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from the union's Metropolitan, Southern, and Long Island New York State regions marching in the 1992 New York City Labor Day Parade. The CSEA is New York's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 505 members working on a prize winning float for the 1st annual Central New York Labor Council Labor Solidarity Parade in Utica, New York, September 12, 1991. More than 100 CSEA Central Region activists participated in the event. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, left, with United States Senator Hillary Clinton and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue at the CSEA announcement of CSEA's endorsement of Clinton for president of the United States.
Senator Hillary Clinton signs an autograph for a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) supporter at the announcement of CSEA's endorsement of Clinton for president of the United States.
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) 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) 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.