The cover of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s April 2012 edition of the Work Force. Politics before people: Cuomo, legislators put self-interest first. CSEA slammed New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislative leadership, Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats for a politically expedient deal that trades the future retirement security of working New Yorkers for legislative redistricting lines.
Mountain Brook Family Daycare in Ulster County and VOICE/Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Susan Caswell leads children in her care through a variety of activities on her farm.
??Mountain Brook Family Daycare in Ulster County and VOICE/Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Susan Caswell leads children in her care through a variety of activities on her farm.
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) Freeport Unit President Pete Reinke, right, stands with Diane and George Mulholland, a married couple who have worked for the village for a combined 63 years and whose job titles are not funded in the proposed budget.
Wendy Nashid-Jackson, a licensed family child care provider and VOICE member from Mount Vernon in Westchester County, cares for two young children in this 2009 file photo. During the past year, more than 1,000 public employees formed a union with Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA). This is in addition to the 7,500 licensed family child care providers (VOICE) and the 17,000 license exempt child care providers who now have a first contract with the state Office of Children and Family Services.
Bangladeshi Labor Activist Kalpona Akter translates Sumi Abedin's horrific story to New York state labor leaders, the New York State Labor-Religion Coalition and other social justice activists seeking a sweat-free New York and hoping to put pressure on major retailers who refuse to pay compensation for lost and unpaid wages for those injured.
Sumi Abedin, a garment worker who survived a factory fire last November (2012) that killed 112 Bangladeshi workers, along with Bangladeshi Labor Activist Kalpona Akter, came to Albany to speak out, urging New York state to adopt a Sweatshop-Free Procurement Policy that includes fire safety measures. From left, Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley, Executive Vice President Mary E. Sullivan, Akter, Abedin, and Statewide Treasurer Joe McMullen.
VOICE/Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) moves into next chapter: More than 200 VOICE/CSEA representatives from across New York State met in Albany where they reminisced and celebrated, retracing Local 100A's roots. They met with public officials and CSEA leaders and ratified an Action Plan moving Local 100A into 2012 with ambitious goals. In this photo, from left, CSEA Secretary Denise Berkley, Treasurer Joe McMullen, Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, state Sen. Diane Savino and CSEA President Danny Donohue take part in the VOICE in our Capital conference.
VOICE/Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) moves into next chapter: More than 200 VOICE/CSEA representatives from across New York State met in Albany where they reminisced and celebrated, retracing Local 100A's roots. They met with public officials and CSEA leaders and ratified an Action Plan moving Local 100A into 2012 with ambitious goals. In this photo, VOICE providers listen to speakers at the VOICE in our Capital conference.