Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members posing. Several weeks after severe flooding affected hundreds of CSEA members across Central New York State's Southern Tier, CSEA Central Region leaders and activists were helping with flood relief efforts. CSEA Madison County White Collar Unit members worked with administrative staff to collect food and school supplies for flood victims. They also raised money by paying to participate in a "jeans day" at work. Pictured standing are: Linda Jackson, confidential secretary to the Commissioner of Social Services, Russell Stewart, CSEA White Collar Unit president, Karen Bright, CSEA member. Kneeling are CSEA members Tiffany Canning and Jonel Stanhope.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Madison County, New York Unit member Karen Bright, who is employed at the county's Department of Social Services, volunteers for phone banks. 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 statewide candidates, including Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer and United States Senator Hillary Clinton, scored impressive victories.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Madison County White Collar Unit officers speak with county Board of Supervisors Chairman John Becker at the unit's Meet the Supervisors Picnic where members and elected representatives from the county Board of Supervisors discussed concerns about upcoming contract negotiations. From left are unit Treasurer LeeAnn Andrae, President Russell Stewart, Becker, and Secretary Betty Jo Johnson.