Delegates to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 91st Annual Delegates Meeting in Buffalo, New York, demonstrating at a unity rally in front of the Erie County Office Building. In a show of labor solidarity in an atmosphere of tough economic conditions, CSEA activists were fired up about their union, fired up about democracy, and fired up for the challenges that lie ahead. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Utica, NY area labor leaders joined in a united effort to discuss area problems of common concern last night in the Ramada Inn, New Hartford. Discussing problems were, from left: Louis Sunderhaft, president of the City and County Chapter of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA); Dwight E. Vicks Jr., president of the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce; Jay Hagenbuch, president of the Utica Teachers Association; George Dooley, labor liaison representative, Northeast region of the United Way of America and dinner speaker; Martin Berger, president of the Greater Utica Federation of Utica. Courtesy of CSEA Utica State Employees Local (formerly Oneida County Chapter).
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) union members grieve during a memorial service at the state Office Campus in Albany for state Department of Taxation and Finance and Department of Transportation workers who were killed or remain missing in the World Trade Center attacks. There were 42 empty chairs, each draped with the state flag, to represent the 42 state workers, 39 from the tax department and three from the state transportation department. The memorial was held on October 11, 2001.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) union members grieve during a memorial service at the state Office Campus in Albany for state Department of Taxation and Finance and Department of Transportation workers who were killed or remain missing in the World Trade Center attacks. The memorial was held on October 11, 2001.
Vehicle Maintenance Team Leader Brian Ridner, left, and Vehicle Maintenance Operator Wayne Shultes, who contacted the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) last year to form a union, work on one of the airport's "clean air" vehicles. Albany International Airport workers were negotiating their first contract since they became part of CSEA after 13 months of fighting for the right to join a union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Al Gonzales, shown here with the Monroe-Woodbury (New York) School District bus he drives, is an accomplished bagpiper and motorcyclist whose hobbies have led to acting gigs. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation workers Andrea Taylor and Sahadewa Sadya work in Gantry Plaza State Park in Queens, NY.
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 Rebecca Yahinaton from the Metropolitan (New York) Region. The photo appeared in the 2007 CSEA calendar. The CSEA is New York State's largest union.