Gowanda Psychiatric Center employees celebrating T-shirt Tuesday, when employees wear special bright blue T-shirts to work that day each week, part of a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) campaign to keep New York State from closing the facility. In the front of this group is CSEA Local 408 President Wayne Jones. The T-shirt has a picture of a foot (Office of Mental Health) stomping on "Gowanda." The CSEA is New York State's largest union.
Civil Service Employyes Association (CSEA), local President Wayne Jones leads a group of Gowanda CSEA members give a cheer at a Gowanda Psychiatric Center Demonstration in December 1990. CSEA fought vigorously, to prevent the New York State Office of Mental Health from closing the western New York facility. CSEA sought unsuccessfully to have an alternative plan for services before closure.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) City of Poughkeepsie employees who inaugurated picket action in front of City Hall are briefed by Lois Cunningham, front left, field representative of the Civil Service Employees Association, which represents all City employees except police and firemen.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Research Director Bill Blom speaking to members at a Metropolitan Conference Training Program held at Willowbrook Developmental Center in Staten Island, New York.
A news clipping from the Utica, NY Daily Press, unidentified members of the Civil Service Employee Association (CSEA) boarded a bus in Utica yesterday (top photo) to take part in protest demonstrations in Syracuse. Similar protests were held in Albany (right) in Buffalo, Rochester, New York City, and Suffolk. There were none in Utica. CSEA officials said they were picketing because the State has not recognized the group as the executive bargaining agent for State employees. Courtesy of CSEA Utica State Employees Local (formerly Oneida County Chapter).
A news clipping from the Utica, NY Observer-Dispatch, unidentified members of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) from Utica area chapters displayed their signs and intentions this morning before boarding two buses for Syracuse. Their intention: to participate in a massive demonstration at the state office building in protest against what they charged was delay of the Rockefellar administration in recognizing CSEA as the bargaining agent for some 133,000 state workers under terms of the recently-enacted Taylor Act. The Association demands sole bargaining rights over a counter claim by the AFL-CIO Council 50, State County and Civil Employees Courtesy of CSEA Utica State Employees Local (formerly Oneida County Chapter).
Utica, NY Mayor Edward Hanna discusses his position on negotiating the possibility of putting some of 25 laid-off city parks system workers back on the payroll while Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Oneida County chapter president Louis Sunderhaft listens. The settlement which was agreed to had to be ratified by both the Utica City Council and the CSEA membership. In return for the reinstatement of the workers, the union would lower its wage demands for its 1975 contract. Courtesy of CSEA Utica State Employees Local (formerly Oneida County Chapter).
New York State Assemblyman Ronald Canestrari speaking at a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) press conference on the steps of the State Capitol. CSEA members, Senator Paul Tonko, Assembly Jack McEneny, and Senator Neil Breslin stand behind Canestrari. A stuffed turkey is featured in the forefront of the photo to symbolize Governor George Pataki's budget. The legislators were calling for a "slice" of the turkey for public employees, but the governor did not leave a piece for them. The turkey was carved at the end of the press conference. A sign in front of Breslin reads "Show Some Respect!" Canestrari is a Democrat representing the 106th District in the State Assembly.
New York State Senator Neil Breslin speaking at a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) rally on the steps of the State Capitol. CSEA Capital Region President Carmen Bagnoli stands behind Breslin. A stuffed turkey is featured in the forefront of the photo to symbolize Governor George Pataki's budget. The legislators were calling for a "slice" of the turkey for public employees, but the governor did not leave a piece for them. The turkey was carved at the end of the press conference. A sign in front of Breslin reads "Show Some Respect!" Breslin is a Democrat representing Albany County in the State Senate.
New York State Assemblyman Jack McEneny speaking at a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) press conference on the steps of the State Capitol. CSEA members, Senator Paul Tonko, Senator Neil Breslin, and Assemblyman Ronald Canestrari stand behind John McEneny. A stuffed turkey is featured in the forefront of the photo to symbolize Governor George Pataki's budget. The legislators were calling for a "slice" of the turkey for public employees, but the governor did not leave a piece for them. The turkey was carved at the end of the press conference. A sign in front of McEneny reads "Show Some Respect!"