Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President, Danny Donohue is shown with, from far left, Neal J. Johnson, Special Olympics New York president; Richard Iannuzzi, president of New York State United Teachers; Yolanda Vega of the New York State Lottery; Brian O'Shaughnessy, executive director of the New York state Labor Religion Coalition and New York state AFL-CIO President Denis Hughes as they promote the coalition's Free Trade Coffee project. A custom Special Olympics Blend was presented at the Special Olympics New York Salute to Labor dinner. CSEA President Danny Donohue was honored at the dinner for his continued efforts in an ongoing fight for fairness and respect of all individuals, including those with intellectual disabilities.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Treasurer Joe McMullen speaks out for affordable prescription drugs and taxpayer savings as part of a news conference in Albany, NY. The event brought together an unprecedented alliance that includes the American Association of Retired People (AARP), New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the Business and Labor Coalition of New York (BALCONY), the Public Employees Federation (PEF), Consumers Union, New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) and the Center for Medical Consumers. The alliance is calling on state officials to make prescription drugs more affordable and accessible to New Yorkers through marketing and purchasing reform. CSEA has long supported the idea of using the state's buying power to negotiate the best possible prices for prescription drugs.