This Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon, by CSEA graphic artist Ralph Distin, was part of a priority campaign by the union to win a permanent cost of living allowance for New York's public employee retirees. The COLA and other pension improvements became a reality in 2000 because of the union's persistence.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region President Jim Moore marches with Sidney Hospital Unit President Karen Eggleston and other members at a Sidney Hospital contract demonstration in Delaware County.
Frank Marco, Executive Director of the Fiscal Policy Institute, speaking at a meeting of the New York State Senate. The Fiscal Policy Institute is a think-tank support by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and other organizations.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 813 President Karen Eggleston, Local Vice President George Lawson, and Unit President Carlton Shelton hold up signs at a Deleware County Picket.
Danny Donohue serves as the 22nd president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) from 1994 to the present . Under his leadership, CSEA is stronger and more effective because of his multi-pronged agenda that emphasizes contract negotiations, political action and organizing. Under Donohue's leadership, CSEA has earned a reputation for being at the forefront on a wide range of public policy issues. Donohue has been a leading advocate on issues of importance to all New Yorkers including fair and responsible budgets, affordable prescription drug coverage, preserving quality health care, and improving public education. CSEA was the first union in the state to negotiate for less-expensive prescription drugs from Canada. Donohue's leadership on the New York State AFL-CIO's Pension Task Force produced the most sweeping pension improvements in a generation for public employees, securing permanent cost-of-living allowances for retired public employees.
A Pataki zero dollar reserve note floats around on the grass during a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) demonstration. The note states, " It's about economics. It's about fair play. It's about 79% for management and 0% for the workers. How far can you and your family stretch this one?" The device was one of numerous grassroots tactics employed during protracted state contract negotiations in 1999 and 2000.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Political Action Coordinator Gerry Fidler speaks out against privatization at a county legislative meeting held at Lewis County Hospital.