Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Buffalo State Employees Local member Kristine Maszczak helps build a bench as part of her work for the United Way's recent Day of Caring. Members of the CSEA Buffalo State Employees Local spent a recent morning building benches and planters as part of the United Way's annual Day of Caring. For many of the volunteers it's a way of giving back to the community.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Wayne County, New York Unit Vice President Linda Pearce at a recent contract rally. CSEA members are objecting to a move by the Wayne County Board of Supervisors in hiring an outside negotiator, which union officials said is a waste of taxpayer money. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s special train-the-trainer session held recently focused on an often overlooked but critical job at road construction sites, the workers who direct traffic, or "flaggers." Road work zones are typically one of the most dangerous to work in, and flagging or directing traffic is one of the most dangerous jobs because it puts the worker on the front line of traffic flow. National statistics show that each year more than 100 workers are killed and more than 20,000 are injured in road construction sites. Randy Boylan, left, and Robert Wilson, both state Department of Transportation workers, demonstrate flagging procedures during a training sessin at CSEA's Rochester satellite office. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Ed Dry of Cattaraugus County, New York one of many Department of Transportation workers who helped clear streets following an October storm. Officials have said the wood chips from the storm would cover 25 acres and the tree limbs picked up and hauled away would fll a professional football statium. CSEA members answered the call in four Western New York counties when a freak October storm that dumped nearly two feet of snow on the area ripped down trees and knocked out power to almost 400,000 households.
Niagara County, New York Local President Elaine Timm volunteers at a phone bank in the Western Region on behalf of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)-endorsed candidates. Months of hard work by CSEA activists and staff produced Election Day success for most CSEA-supported candidates across the state. All of the union's statewide candidates, including Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer and United States Senator Hillary Clinton, scored impressive victories.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Paul Robbins moves fallen tree branches so they may be picked-up by other members of his Department of Transportation crew. CSEA members answered the call in four Western New York counties when a freak October storm ripped down trees and knocked out power to almost 400,000 households. Impassable streets needed to be cleared and fallen trees removed so utility crews could come in and restore power and heat to residents.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Susan Sharp, shown in the back row at far left, with some of the members of the Western, NY Region Women's Committee during a recent region event. Sharp, 53, a CSEA activist and mom who has been called to activitation on a civil affairs assignment, is a Sergant 1st Class in the Army. She is a keyboard specialist in the medical records department at Gowanda Correctional Facility and has been a member of the Army Reserves for almost 22 years.
A Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and deputy county sealer from the Erie County Department of Weights and Measures, Stephen James, inspects a gas station pump at a Buffalo supermarket. James works to ensure that scales are accurate and the equipment consumers use is functioning properly.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Tracy Auten keeps the public safe in her job as a dispatcher for Town of Amherst's Public Safety Department in Erie County, NY.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and Watkins Glen School District employee, Tom Harbot, cleans up a cafeteria table. Hobart is one of many CSEA members who will be helped by a newly passed law mandating the use of enviromental cleaning products in New York State schools.