A winter rescue at Sterling Forest State Park reaffirms the importance of park rangers. On January 27, 2012, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) represented park rangers Doug Busche, right, and Dmitri Benzinger, left, helped rescue an elderly hiker who spent the night in the park after falling into a ditch and was unable to get out.
An illustration by graphic artist Ralph Distin titled " . . . Where Angels fear to tread shows the dangers of New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed Tier 6 Pension Plan", is a defined contribution plan tied to Wall Street fluctuations and places greater risks on the worker.
Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) union members, including Capital Region President Kathy Garrison, second from right, and State Educational Local President Sally Bywater, third from right, participate in a protest in Albany, NY outside a forum where corporate think tank head E.J. McMahon spoke. McMahon, who heads the Empire Center for New York State Policy, has advocated for pushing back public service working families' wages, benefits and pensions.
Members of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie Educational Local created the Polar Plunge Express for their dip into icy Lake Ontario on February 12, 2012.
Artwork used on the cover of the Civil Service Employees Association's March 2012 Work Force. Wall Street's New $cheme Tier 6: Not good for people, not good for economy. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget includes yet another pension tier, Tier 6, which will hurt all workers and do no good for our struggling economy.
Nancy Hoffman, hired as the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s general counsel in 1988, retired in December 2011. Hoffman became the driving force in the legal department's development, leading it from a handful of lawyers, limited resources and no history of accomplishment to one of the most respected and effective operations in organized labor. In this photograph, Nancy Hoffman works at her desk in CSEA Headquarters.
Nassau County recently issued layoff notices to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) 243 Nassau Local members; and nearly 200 more county workers were demoted several pay grades, forcing a direct impact on county residents and the services they receive. Another 114 CSEA members from 16 different departments accepted voluntary retirement packages which preserved roughly 150 jobs that otherwise would have been lost to a second round of layoffs. Auto Shop Supervisor Sean Gavin repairs a street sweeper. Vehicle maintenance, snow removal and care for parks will all be more difficult with Nassau County's loss of workers through layoffs.
Nassau County recently issued layoff notices to Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) 243 Nassau Local members; and nearly 200 more county workers were demoted several pay grades, forcing a direct impact on county residents and the services they receive. Another 114 CSEA members from 16 different departments accepted voluntary retirement packages which preserved roughly 150 jobs that otherwise would have been lost to a second round of layoffs. Nassau County Probation Officer Bernice Brown is immersed in data entry tasks, following the layoffs of clerical staff.
Chautauqua County officials are threatening to sell the county nursing home, and union members are doing everything possible to make sure that does not happen. Bonnie Peters, front, leads a rally outside the Chautauqua County office building. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, labor brothers and sisters, and supporters from the community gathered to demonstrate against the possible sale of the county's public nursing home.