Don't Zone Out. The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) new Occupational Safety and Health campaign is raising safety awareness around the state with a simple message: be careful driving through roadway work zones.
Lizette Marrero of the Long Island Developmental Center Local in the Long Island Region is the PEOPLE (Public Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality) Recruiter of the Month for March 2010. Participation in PEOPLE strengthens Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) clout in the workplace, in the legislature, in the community and in the labor movement.
?Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and Albany County Department of Social Services Unit President Alex Whatley finds the transition to union officer challenging and rewarding. Whatley has elevated occupational safety and health awareness at the Albany County Department of Social Services.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) volunteer member organizers demonstrate on behalf of Center for Family Support workers looking to join CSEA. On far left is Sheila Conroy, Staten Island DDSO Local president. Fourth from right is Abraham Benjamin, Bronx Psychiatric Center Local president, and to his left are Lester Crockett, Metropolitan Region executive vice president; Rosemary Hampton, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center Local president and Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and Roswell Park Cancer Institute Local Women's Committee member Dale Franklin adds a toy to an Easter basket. Members of the committee received enough donations and supplies for the endeavor that they assembled a dozen baskets for children in the pediatric ward and also donated baskets to Haven House, a shelter for women and children.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and Roswell Park Cancer Institute Local Women's Committee members Nancianne Maynard and Sabrina Mitchell assemble Easter baskets for a dozen children in the pediatric ward. Members of the committee received enough donations and supplies that they also donated baskets to Haven House, a shelter for women and children.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and ??Herkimer County Unit President JoAnne LeClair shows the Public Employee Safety and Health violation notice the county received for failing to institute a proper Workplace Violence Prevention program and failing to include the union in the development of such a plan.
Rick Martinez, a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member working for the state Department of Transportation, received recognition for an idea he submitted that has improved snow plow safety. Martinez recommended an additional mirror on the state's trucks, designed to assist drivers with blind spots.
?From left, Pawling School District Unit President Jeff Stevens, Unit Secretary Tammy Fielding and Unit Safety and Health Coordinator Dawn Marino say the Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) successful push for improved lighting at the district bus garage is a win for district transportation workers and taxpayers alike.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Geneva School District Unit members and their supporters pose for a photo after a demonstration. CSEA school units throughout the Western Region are facing layoffs under New York Governor David Paterson's school funding cuts.
Massapequa School District Unit Treasurer Paul Lavigne, left, and activist Mike Molter enlist the support of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members at the Nassau County Educational Employees Local conference. The unit has been working with an expired contract for nearly three years and members have been working with the media and residents to get information out about management's lack of movement in negotiations.
?Suzanne Case and Robert Hale, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from the Canastota Central School District, drive athletic teams to sporting events several times a week on average, promoting and encouraging school and team spirit. As part of CSEA's 100th anniversary celebration, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association and CSEA will honor a CSEA member who displays an extraordinary dedication to and support for high school athletics.
Cattaraugus County Probation Officer and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Nila McIntyre poses with her 2009 Outstanding Service by a Probation Officer Award. McIntyre received the award in recognition of her service, dedication and professionalism, and her contributions to community corrections.
?Nearly 100 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members in the Long Island Region demonstrate outside the district offices of New York State Senator Brian Foley. Foley and Senator Craig Johnson joined with the New York State Senate's Democratic leadership in calling for thousands of state workers to be laid off. They were among several Democratic senators CSEA targeted across the state for proposing the layoff scheme.
?A Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Yonkers School District member gets some help during a demonstration from one of the district's pupils. More than 300 CSEA members, other school workers, administration and Board of Education representatives, PTA representatives, students and concerned community members demonstrated in Yonkers against proposed budget cuts and layoffs in the district.
The cover of the May 2010 Work Force. More than 300 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, other school workers, administration and Board of Education representatives, PTA representatives, students and concerned community members demonstrate in Yonkers against proposed budget cuts and layoffs in the district.(12 x 13 photograph)
Michael Patterson, left, hands Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) PEOPLE (Public Employees Organized for Political and Legislative Equality) Coordinator Cheryl Palmer 16 new PEOPLE membership applications as he arrives for CSEA/AFSCME Lobby Day in February.
City of Beacon Unit President Reuben Simmons sees the importance of building the Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) reputation in the Beacon community. Simmons is pictured here working on cleanup efforts after a major storm passed through the area.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and Humane Education Instructor Gelsy Freese with pomeranians Brandi, left, and Chanel, two of the dogs used in the Pet Therapy Program.
A reprint of a page from the April 17, 1989, edition of The Public Sector, then the Civil Service Employees Association's (CSEA) official newspaper. This page was the first of a four page insert that urged union members to participate in the first Workers' Memorial Day.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and State Department of Taxation and Finance Local activist Douglas Murphy, left, with his son, Douglas Murphy Jr.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Monroe County Part-Time Unit members Jaime Kennedy-Peer, front and Linda Holzapple demonstrate for a fair contract.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and City of Newburgh Unit members Alfred Bevier, left, and Jim Humphrey remove fallen tree branches from a city neighborhood. The Newburgh area was among the hardest hit by a blizzard that affected lower New York in late February. Recent budget cuts in Newburgh resulted in more than a dozen job cuts in the city's Department of Public Works.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and Newark Schools bus mechanic Nate Amos works on one of the school district's buses, helping ensure the safety of school children.
Genesee County Nursing Home Certified Nursing Assistant Yvette Bundy cares for resident Everette A. Johnson. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members like Bundy provide quality care in public nursing homes across the state.
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Unit member Larry Lawless uses a backhoe to clear snow from village fire hydrants. While village residents suffered widespread power outages and downed trees, the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) work force did an excellent job keeping the roads clear, enabling utility crews to restore power.
Town of Oyster Bay Highway Foreman Electrician John Schuerlein was one of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members who had a critical role in helping get Long Island back in order after a fierce storm. Schuerlein helped highway crews identify downed power lines during cleanup operations.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and Greene County 911 Dispatcher Jim DePerna works in the Communications Center of the county's Emergency Services Building. The county's dispatchers were key in helping county residents after a winter storm dumped more than four feet of snow on the county.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members from the Long Island Region "Bathing Beauties" show their union pride amid torrential rains and strong winds at the North Hempstead Beach Park Polar Plunge on March 13.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and Dutchess Educational Local 2nd Vice President Guy Bilyou dries off after taking the Polar Plunge in Fishkill, New York.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and Rochester Public Library Security Guard Antoinette Davis patrols the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County.
VOICE/Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) joined with Voice-Buffalo, a coalition of faith-based organizations and the YWCAs of Erie County to protest drastic cuts in child care. More than 150 providers, parents and community members attended the rally.
Niagara County VOICE/Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) child educator Cathey Sandman (left) stands with U.S. Senator from New York Kirsten Gillibrand (center) after Sandman testified in Washington, D.C., on the need for increased child care funding.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members demonstrate outside Ogdensburg City Hall against the state correctional facility's proposed closure.
Illustration by graphic artist Ralph Distin addresses the issue of work zone safety and the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) road safety initiative "Don't Zone Out."
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members on Long Island rally against New York Governor David Paterson's proposal to close dozens of state parks and historic sites across the state.
Photo of the Month in the April 2010 Work Force. Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Unit member Ed Hembree has a camera's flash reflect off his safety vest while he works to clear a fire hydrant after a late-February blizzard. The efforts of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members across the lower parts of the New York State made it possible for utility crews to rectify the massive power outages that occurred.
The cover of the Civil Service Employee's Association (CSEA) April 2010 Work Force depicts members fighting for public services during budget discussions in New York State.
Gloria Smith of the Upstate Medical Center Local in the Central Region was PEOPLE Recruiter for the month of January, 2010. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) PEOPLE (Public Employees Organized for Political and Legislative Equality) program protects and improves jobs, benefits and pensions in Washington, D.C., Albany and local communities.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) statewide Treasurer Joe McMullen, Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan and Secretary Denise Berkley joined CSEA members at the union's booth during the 2010 Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Conference in Albany. Members participated in several workshops and panel discussions on topics ranging from public education to economic development. AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer William "Bill" Lucy also delivered the keynote address during the event's labor luncheon.
Quadalupe (Lupe) Johnson, posing at her job at the Nassau County Local office, is helping lead Next Wave programs for younger Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Metropolitan Region President George Boncoraglio demands respect for CFS (Child and Family Service) workers at a rally, surrounded by CFS workers and other supporters.
VOICE/Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) activist Benita Whitlock, along with a child to whom she provides day care, participate in a rally against subsidy cuts in Buffalo. VOICE/CSEA joined with Voice-Buffalo, a coalition of faith-based organizations and the YWCAs of Erie County to rally to protest drastic cuts in child care subsidies for working families. Many child care providers may also be forced to close or to lay off employees.
Ruby Mims, the top statewide Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) PEOPLE (Public Employees Organized for Political and Legislative Equality) recruiter for 2009, poses with AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Bill Lucy at the 2010 Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Conference in Albany.
Kevin Kumor of the Erie County Unit, left, John Stading of the Erie Educational Local and Assemblyman Mark Schroeder meet outside the New York Assembly's chambers during the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)/AFSCME Lobby Day 2010.
Brooklyn DDSO Local President Adriane Hudson studies the union's positions on important issues at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)/AFSCME Lobby Day 2010.
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver listens as Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue makes a point while meeting in Silver's office on CSEA/AFSCME Lobby Day 2010.