Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) retiree Mary Mallgraf and Richard Chaffin, Capital Region Office of Children and Family Services Local president, work phone banks at CSEA's Capital Region office. Months of hard work by CSEA activists and staff produced Election Day success for most CSEA-supported candidates across the state. All of the union's New York statewide candidates, including Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer and United States Senator Hillary Clinton, scored impressive victories.
Workers at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Lansing/McCormick Residential Center unhappy with the dangers created by short staffing at Office of Children and Familiy Services facilities. Workers are demanding more staffing and resources from the OCFS after several workers at Lansing were forced to confront a violent situation at the facility without adequate means to do their jobs safely. The residential center is in Lansing, a town in Tompkins County, NY.