Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. (CSEA), American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1000 Records✖[remove]943
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Candace Swart, behind the wheel of a school bus she drives for the Webutuck School District in eastern Dutchess County, NY, was honored for her dedication to the job when the Dutchess County Traffic Safety Board named her the Dutchess County School Bus Driver of the Year. As a school bus driver for the district for nearly 31 years, Swart has a proven record of safety on the job, having clocked over 900,000 miles behind the wheel of a Webutuck school bus without an accident.
Workers at the Guild for Exceptional Children in Brooklyn, NY, celebrate their organizing win with the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA). Workers demonstrated their overwhelming desire to form a union at their workplace not just once, but twice after a new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule forced them into an election to defend an already successful card check campaign.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island State Parks and Recreation Local member Linda Kasten leads guided tours through the Connetquot River State Park Preserve's main house, which once hosted famous guests. CSEA members of the local who work at the preserve, located in Suffolk County, NY, have long played a key role in preserving the high quality of life many Long Island residents make a priority, striving to maintain and enhance attractions such as a gristmill, nature trails, horseback riding paths, bird watching venues and the main house, which is more than 100 years old and features an antique kitchen and dining room complete with paraphernalia from that period.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Otsego County member Tony Effner proudly displays his handmade protest sign that sits on the back of his truck, highlighting the union's contract struggle. The union stepped up visibility as part of a strategic campaign to let the public know the value of their county work force and the services they provide.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, Stephanie Y. Green and LaDonna Swain prepare lunch in the Erie County Medical Center cafeteria. The two are members of the Morrison private sector food service local at the hospital in Buffalo, NY. CSEA's Erie County Local is leading mobilization efforts to keep Buffalo's Erie County Medical Center public. Members of CSEA and two other unions at the hospital collected more than 2,000 postcards to be mailed to Western New York state legislators. The postcards call on state lawmakers to protect the public hospital, which the Erie County Executive wants privatized.
Guild for Exceptional Children workers stand strong in joining the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA). Workers demonstrated their overwhelming desire to form a union at their workplace in Brooklyn, NY, not just once, but twice after a new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule forced them into an election to defend an already successful card check campaign.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, Don Williams and Hank Hoisington memorialize fallen workers. Workers Memorial Day is observed on the anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (April 28, 1970) and is an international day of mourning for those who die on the job. CSEA also dedicates April 28 to fighting for safe and healthy work sites for all workers.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Western Region President Flo Tripi and Western New York DDSO Local President Dawn Smith take a moment near candles lit in memory of CSEA members at a ceremony at the facility. Workers Memorial Day is observed on the anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (April 28, 1970) and is an international day of mourning for those who die on the job. CSEA also dedicates April 28 to fighting for safe and healthy work sites for all workers.
Barbara Rustin, president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Metropolitan Region Retirees Local, is the PEOPLE Recruiter of the Month. She recruited 34 members at the MVP level. Rustin is dedicated to fighting for working families. In the photo, Rustin, far right, campaigns for Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential race in Philadelphia shortly before the Pennsylvania presidential primary. CSEA's PEOPLE program protects and improves our jobs, benefits and pensions in Washington, Albany and in your community. Your support and participation in PEOPLE strengthens CSEA's clout in the workplace, in the legislature, in your community and in the labor movement.
Family members of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members who died on the job take part in a Workers Memorial Day ceremony at CSEA's 2008 Statewide Conference on Occupational Safety and Health.