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. Olympic Regional Development Authority workers Mattthew Bimonte, left, and Wayne Moran stand by a ski jump at the Olympic Ski Jump Complex in Lake Placid, where they worked on electronic timing, snow making and trail grooming during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
The Albany River Rats' hockey team mascot, Rowdy, taking pledges during a fund-raiser for tsunami victim relief efforts. The mini-telethon held at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Headquarters raised more than $100,000 that day, with CSEA activists, staff and Rowdy taking pledges. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) labor supervisor Charles Terry pointing to the snow guns in operation on the highest trails of Whiteface Mountain. During the 1980 Winter Olympic Games held in Lake Placid, New York, Terry helped groom and create trails before the downhill skiing events on the mountain. CSEA members operate and maintain the venues that are still in use for national and international competitions in Lake Placid.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Refrigeration Plant Supervisor Tom Borden as he retraces the path of the Olympic speed skaters walking through a tunnel on route to the skating oval where Eric Heiden skated to victory with five gold medals in all five distances, a highlight of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games held in Lake Placid, New York. CSEA members operate and maintain the venues that are still in use for national and international competitions that take place in Lake Placid. Photos, story appeared in the February 2005 Work Force.
Unidentifed Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, Troy, NY Department of Public Utilities workers repairing a broken water main, one of several that burst in the city, during a bitter cold snap. The cold weather and old pipes wreaked havoc, which kept the crew busy ensuring that the water supplies were turned off quickly without damaging the old valves and then digging to find and replace any damaged pipes.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Kip McHargue, left, and Tommy Gorman of the Troy, NY Department of Public Utilities working a valve to control water at the site of a water main break in the city, which experienced several breaks during a bitter cold snap. The cold weather and old pipes wreaked havoc, which kept the crew busy ensuring that the water supplies were turned off quickly without damaging the old valves and then digging to find and replace any damaged pipes. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members John Conners, left, and David Hale teach toddlers at the Highbridge, New York, Preschool valuable winter safety tips that could save their lives. For the second year, workers in the Manlius Highway Department in Onondaga County took one of their big snowplows out to a "show and tell" program at the preschool to teach yougsters that a plow is not something to be scared of, but also to remind them to stay out of its way.
World Trade Center volunteers Air National Guardsmen David Guest, left, and Jim Greenough recall the tragedy of September 11th, 2001. Guest and Greenough were among the hundreds of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across New York State who, as National Guard members or volunteers, helped with the cleanup efforts in lower Manhattan.
As part of their on going concern for their community, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members at SUNY Oswego donated food to needy local families. Union member Manuel Orta loads a box of food destined for the Salvation Army as members Dan Hoefer, Joe Miceli and Margaret Turner prepare another container. Across New York State CSEA members are caring community members, donating time and raising money for local charities and communnity projects all year long.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region President Jim Moore, at right, presents a check to the organizers of the Blodgett Library renovation. CSEA's Onondga County, New York, area Locals participated in a huge fund-raising effort that raised nearly $6,000 to help renovate a school library in one of Syracuse's poorest public schools.